MatthewStraussKatzMDFASTRO

Interim Chair and Residency Program Director

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Department of Radiation Oncology
800 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02111
Phone+1 617-636-6161

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterResidency, Radiation Oncology, 2003
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityInternship, Internal Medicine, 1998 - 1999
University of Massachusetts Medical SchoolClass of 1998

PubMed

90 citations
Therapy insight: Potential of statins for cancer chemoprevention and therapy.
Matthew S. Katz
Nature Clinical Practice. Oncology. 2005-02-01
498 citations
Salvage Radiotherapy for Recurrent Prostate Cancer After Radical Prostatectomy
Andrew J. Stephenson, Shahrokh F. Shariat, Michael J. Zelefsky, Michael W. Kattan, E. Brian Butler
JAMA. 2004-03-17
617 citations
Breast Cancer Subtype Approximated by Estrogen Receptor, Progesterone Receptor, and HER-2 Is Associated With Local and Distant Recurrence After Breast-Conserving Therapy
Paul L. Nguyen, Alphonse G. Taghian, Matthew S. Katz, Andrzej Niemierko, Rita Abi Raad
Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2008-05-10

Lectures

Risks Versus Benefits: Using Social Media Safely
2018 ASCO Annual Meeting - Chicago, Illinois - 06/2/2018

How a Twitter Hashtag Provides Insights for Doctors and Support for People with Breast CancerOctober 22nd, 2020
The Coronavirus and Cancer CareMarch 17th, 2020
“Medical Distancing” May Help Protect Cancer Patients from Exposure to COVID-19March 17th, 2020
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Chair, Communications, Massachusetts Medical Society 2017 - Present
Member, Education Committee, American Society of Radiation Oncology 2015 - Present
Member, Social Media Working Group, American Society of Clinical Oncology 2015 - Present
Faculty Advisor, Executive Commitee, Association of Residents in Radiation Oncology 2015 - Present
Member, Cancer Committee, Lowell General Hospital 2012 - Present
Member, Communications, Massachusetts Medical Society 2013 - 2017
Member, Special Committee on Men’s Health, Massachusetts Medical Society 2010 - 2013
Chair, Communications, American Society for Radiation Oncology 2010 - 2012
Member, Treatment and Survivorship Working Group, New Hampshire Comprehensive Care Coalition 2007 - 2010