RachelC.BlitzblauMD
Radiation Oncology • Durham, NCBreast Cancer
Associate Professor, Radiation Oncology, Duke University School of Medicine
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Office
2100 Erwin Rd
Durham, NC 27705Phone+1 919-684-8111
Education & Training
Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Radiation Oncology, 2006 - 2010
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 2005 - 2006
Tufts University School of MedicineClass of 2005
Certifications & Licensure
NC State Medical License 2010 - 2025
CT State Medical License 2008 - 2010- American Board of Radiology Radiation Oncology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
Clinical Trials
- Feasibility of Blood Oxygenation Level-Dependent Contrast (BOLD) Breast MRI Induced by Breath- Holding Start of enrollment: 2013 Sep 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 49 citationsThe use of adjuvant radiotherapy in elderly patients with early-stage breast cancer: changes in practice patterns after publication of Cancer and Leukemia Group B 9343.Manisha Palta, Priya Palta, Nrupen A. Bhavsar, Janet K. Horton, Rachel C. Blitzblau
Cancer. 2015-01-15 - 98 citationsA KRAS-Variant in Ovarian Cancer Acts as a Genetic Marker of Cancer RiskElena Ratner, Lingeng Lu, Marta Boeke, Rachel E. Barnett, Sunitha Nallur
Cancer Research. 2010-08-15 - 382 citationsRadiation therapy for the whole breast: Executive summary of an American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) evidence-based guideline.Benjamin Smith, Jennifer R. Bellon, Rachel C. Blitzblau, Gary M. Freedman, Bruce G. Haffty
Practical Radiation Oncology. 2018-05-01
Journal Articles
- The Association of Extent of Axillary Surgery and Survival in Women with N2–3 Invasive Breast CancerJennifer K Plichta, Oluwadamilola M Fayanju, Rachel C Blitzblau, Rachel A Greenup, Laura H Rosenberger, E Shelley Hwang, Cecilia T Ong, Annals of Surgical Oncology
Press Mentions
New Information from NCCN on Most Common Type of Cancer; Diagnosed in Millions Every YearOctober 13th, 2021
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