RobertDaleTimmermanMD

Radiation Oncology • Dallas, TX

Benign Diseases, Central Nervous System Cancer, Pediatric Radiation Oncology, Thoracic Cancer

Professor and Chair of Radiation Oncology and Professor of Neurosurgery, UT Southwestern Medical Center

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Office
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, TX 75390
Phone+1 214-645-8525

Fax+1 214-645-9233

Education & Training

Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Radiation Oncology, 1991 - 1994
University of South DakotaInternship, Transitional Year, 1990 - 1991
University of South Dakota, Sanford School of MedicineClass of 1990
University of Tennessee SystemMS, Reactor Physics, 1986
Iowa State UniversityBS, Nuclear Engineering, 1983

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 2004 - 2026
IN State Medical License 1994 - 2017
American Board of Radiology Radiation Oncology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
Staff Appreciation Award Department of Radiation Oncology, UTSW, 2014
George Edelstyn Lecture Award Royal College of Radiologists, 2014
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012
Morton Kligerman Award Lecture University of Pennsylvania, 2011
Bruell Lecture Award Cleveland Clinic, 2010
The Best Doctors in America 1998
Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare 1996
National Registry of Who's Who (Lifetime Member) 1996
Alpha Omega Alpha 1989
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Clinical Trials

Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Inoperable Stage I or Stage II Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Start of enrollment: 2004 May 01
Completed
Phase 2
Erlotinib and SBRT in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Start of enrollment: 2007 Jun 25
Completed
Phase 2
Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Prostate Cancer Start of enrollment: 2006 Jul 01
Completed
Phase 1, Phase 2
Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Patients With Hepatic Metastases. Start of enrollment: 2004 Jul 01
Completed
Phase 1
Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Stage I or Stage II Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer That Can Be Removed By Surgery Start of enrollment: 2007 Dec 01
Completed
Phase 2
Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy and Vertebroplasty in Treating Patients With Localized Spinal Metastasis Start of enrollment: 2009 Feb 01
Completed
Phase 2
Comfort Level of Two Abdominal Compression Methods Used to Hold Patients Still While Undergoing Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Lung Tumors Start of enrollment: 2009 Feb 01
Terminated
Phase 1
MRI in Assessing Hypoxia in Patients With Localized Prostate Cancer Undergoing Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Start of enrollment: 2009 Sep 01
Withdrawn
Not Applicable
Specialized Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Stage II, Stage III, Stage IV, or Recurrent Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and Poor Performance Status Start of enrollment: 2009 Oct 01
Completed
Phase 1
Cyberknife® Partial Breast Irradiation (PBI) for Early Stage Breast Cancer Start of enrollment: 2010 Oct 04
Completed
Phase 1
Hippocampal-Avoiding Whole Brain Irradiation With Simultaneous Integrated Boost for Treatment of Brain Metastases Start of enrollment: 2011 Oct 18
Completed
Phase 2
Radioactive Iodine Implants for Pan-invasive Pituitary Macroadenomas Start of enrollment: 2011 Sep 30
Terminated
Phase 2
Hypofractionated Image-Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT) in Patients With Stage II-III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Start of enrollment: 2012 Oct 01
Completed
Phase 3
Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS) Dose-Escalation Study for Brain Metastasis Start of enrollment: 2015 Dec 18
Recruiting
Not Applicable
Investigating Radiation-Induced Injury to Airways and Pulmonary Vasculature in Lung Stereotactic Ablative Body Radiotherapy (SAbR) Start of enrollment: 2017 Oct 03
Completed
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

110 citations
Stereotactic body radiation therapy for low and intermediate risk prostate cancer-Results from a multi-institutional clinical trial.
Raquibul Hannan, Vasu Tumati, Xian Jin Xie, L. Chinsoo Cho, Brian D. Kavanagh
European Journal of Cancer. 2016-05-01
12 citations
Preliminary Evaluation of PTV Margins for Online Adaptive Radiation Therapy of the Prostatic Fossa.
Howard E Morgan, Kai Wang, Yulong Yan, Neil Desai, Raquibul Hannan
Practical Radiation Oncology. 2022-12-10
733 citations
Radiation dose-volume effects in the lung.
Lawrence B. Marks, Søren M. Bentzen, Joseph O. Deasy, Feng-Ming Spring Kong, Jeffrey D. Bradley
International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2010-03-01

Journal Articles

Neutrophil-lymphocyte and Platelet-lymphocyte Ratios as Prognostic Factors after Stereotactic Radiation Therapy for Early-stage Non-small-cell Lung Cancer
Cannon NA, Meyer J, Iyengar P, et al., J Thorac Oncol., 1/1/2015
A Retrospective Analysis of Tumor Volumetric Responses to Five-fraction Stereotactic Radiotherapy for Paragangliomas of the Head and Neck (Glomus Tumors)
Chun SG, Nedzi LA, Choe KS, et al., Stereotact Funct Neurosurg., 1/1/2014
Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer: Review of Experience of a Multicenter Phase I/II Dose-Escalation Study
Kim DW, Straka C, Cho LC, Timmerman RD., Frontiers in Oncology., 1/1/2014
RTOG 0631 Phase 2/3 Study of Image Guided Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Localized (1-3) Spine Metastases: Phase 2 Results
Ryu S, Pugh SL, Gerszten PC, et al., Practical Radiation Oncology., 1/1/2014
Reply to "Survival analysis for apparent diffusion coefficient measures in children with embryonal brain tumors," by Grech-Sollars et al
Koral K, Bowers DC, Timmerman R., Neuro Oncol., 1/1/2013
A Phase II Study with Cetuximab and Radiation Therapy for Patients with Surgically Resectable Esophageal and GE Junction Carcinomas: Hoosier Oncology Group G05-92
Becerra CR, Hanna N, McCollum AD, et al., J Thorac Oncol., 1/1/2013
Hypofractionated External-beam Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer
Cho LC, Timmerman R, Kavanagh B., Prostate Cancer., 1/1/2013
Multi-staged Robotic Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Large Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformations
Ding C, Solberg TD, Hrycushko B, Medin P, Whitworth L, Timmerman RD., Radiother Oncol., 1/1/2013
Optimization of Normalized Prescription Isodose Selection for Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy: Conventional Vvs Robotic Linac
Ding C, Solberg TD, Hrycushko B, Xing L, Heinzerling J, Timmerman RD., Med Phys., 1/1/2013
Development of a Modified Head and Neck Quality Assurance Phantom for Use in Stereotactic Radiosurgery Trials
Faught AM, Kry SF, Luo D, et al., J Appl Clin Med Phys, 1/1/2013
Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy (SABR) For Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Iyengar P, Westover K, Timmerman RD, Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine., 1/1/2013
A Radiation Oncologist's and Thoracic Surgeon's View on the Role of Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy for Operable Lung Cancer
Timmerman RD, Fernando HC, Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery., 1/1/2013
Intraduodenal Sarcoma Recurrence of Retroperitoneal Origin: An Unusual Cause for a Duodenal Obstruction
Bao JJ, Mansour JC, Timmerman RD, Kirane A, Ewing GE, Schwarz RE., World Journal of Surgical Oncology., 1/1/2012
Biological-based Optimization and Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy Delivery for Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy
Diot Q, Kavanagh B, Timmerman R, Miften M., Med Phys, 1/1/2012
American College of Surgeons Oncology Group Z4099/Radiation Therapy Oncology Group 1021: A Randomized Study of Sublobar Resection Compared with Stereotactic Body Radio...
Fernando HC, Timmerman R., J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg., 1/1/2012
Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy versus Intensity-modulated Radiation Therapy: An Emerging Initial Radiation Treatment Option for Org...
Hodges JC, Lotan Y, Boike TP, Benton R, Barrier A, Timmerman RD, J Oncol Pract., 1/1/2012
Cost-effectiveness Analysis of SBRT versus IMRT: An Emerging Initial Radiation Treatment Option for Organ-confined Prostate Cancer
Hodges JC, Lotan Y, Boike TP, Benton R, Barrier A, Timmerman RD., The American Journal of Managed Care., 1/1/2012
Dosimetric and Deformation Effects of Image-guided Interventions during Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy of the Prostate Using an Endorectal Balloon
Jones BL, Gan G, Diot Q, Kavanagh B, Timmerman RD, Miften M., Med Phys., 1/1/2012
Imaging Changes after Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Lung and Liver Tumors
Lo SS, Teh BS, Wang JZ, et al., Expert Rev Anticancer Ther., 1/1/2011
Phosphorus-32 Therapy for Cystic Craniopharyngiomas
Barriger RB, Chang A, Lo SS, et al., Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology., 1/1/2011
From the Guest Editors: Treatment of Early-stage Lung Cancer
Timmerman RD, Fernando HC., Cancer J., 1/1/2011
Phase I Dose-escalation Study of Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy in Patients with Hepatic Metastases
Rule W, Timmerman R, Tong L, et al., Annals of Surgical Oncology., 1/1/2011
The Expanding Roles of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy and Oligofractionation: Toward a New Practice of Radiotherapy
Kavanagh BD, Timmerman R, Meyer JL., Frontiers of Radiation Therapy and Oncology, 1/1/2011
Rib Fracture following Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy: A Potential Pitfall
Stanic S, Boike TP, Rule WG, Timmerman RD., Clinical Nuclear Medicine, 1/1/2011
Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy: Normal Tissue and Tumor Control Effects with Large Dose per Fraction
Timmerman R, Bastasch M, Saha D, Abdulrahman R, Hittson W, Story M., Frontiers of Radiation Therapy and Oncology., 1/1/2011
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Books/Book Chapters

Lung Cancer
Chapter: Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Lung Cancer
Timmerman, RD, and Kavanagh, BDBlackwell, Malden, MAEdition 3rd,2011
Lung Cancer: Principles and Practice
Chapter: Stereotactic Techniques for Lung Cancer Treatment
Timmerman, RD, Solberg, T, Kavanagh, BD, and Lo, SSLippincott, Williams, and Wilkins, Baltimore, MDEdition 4th,2010
Image Guided and Adaptive Radiation Therapy
Editors: Timmerman, R., Xing, L.Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins, Baltimore, MD2009
Diseases of the Breast
Chapter: Management of Isolated Liver Metastasis
Miksad R, Hanto D, Timmerman R, Come SLippincott Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, MDEdition 4th,2009
Principles and Practice of Radiation Oncology
Chapter: Stereotactic Irradiation of Tumors Outside the Central Nervous System,
Kavanagh, BD, Bradley, JD, Timmerman, RDLippincott, Williams, and Wilkins, Baltimore, MDEdition 5th,2008
IMRT - IGRT - SBRT: Advances in the Treatment Planning and Delivery of Radiotherapy
Editors: Meyer, J, Kavanagh, B, Purdy, J, Timmerman, R.Karger, Basal, Switzerland2007
Treating Tumors that Move with Respiration
Editors: Urschel, HC, Luketich, JD, Papiez, L, Timmerman, RD.Springer-Verlag, New York, NY2007
Extracranial Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Radiotherapy
Chapter: Extracranial Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Radiotherapy for Lung Tumors
Page 197.0 - 230.0Timmerman, R, and Wulf, JBC Decker, Inc., Hamilton, OntarioEdition 1st,2006
Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy
Editors: Kavanagh, B., Timmerman, R.D.Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins, Baltimore, MD2005
Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy
Chapter: Normal Tissue Dose Constraints Applied in Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy
Page 29.0 - 37.0Timmerman, R, and Lohr, FLippincott, Williams, and Wilkins, Baltimore, MD2005
Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy
Chapter: Dosimetry of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Treatments
Page 57.0 - 68.0Papiez, L, Moskvin, V, and Timmerman, RLippincott, Williams, and Wilkins, Baltimore, MD2005
ACRO Practice Management Guidelines
Chapter: Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy: Toward the Proper Implementation of Technical and Biological Innovation
Timmerman, RD, Kavanagh, BAmerican College of Radiation Oncology, Bethesda, MD2005
The Cambridge Handbook of Advanced Cancer Care
Chapter: Primary Brain Tumors
DesRosiers, P, Timmerman, R.D.Cambridge University Press2003
Cancer Medicine
Chapter: Testis Cancer
Page 1747. - 1768.Hanna, N, Nichols, C., Timmerman, R., Foster, R, Roth, B, Einhorn, L.B.C. Decker, Inc., Hamilton, OntarioEdition 6th,2003
Cancer Medicine
Chapter: Neoplasms of the Testis
Page 2177. - 2214.Nichols, C., Timmerman, R.D., Foster, R., Roth, B., Einhorn, L.H.Williams & Wilki, BaltimoreEdition 4th,1997
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Lectures

Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy: Toward the Proper Implementation of Technical and Biological Innovation
Bethesda, MD - 1/1/2006
Evolution of Stereotactic Radiation Delivery
Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN - 1/1/2004
Dose-Volume Statistics: Applications in Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN - 1/3./1994
Penile Cancer: Applications of Radiation Therapy
Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN - 1/19/1995
Radiation Therapy for Soft Tissue Sarcomas
Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN - 1/17/1994
New and Innovative Techniques for Management of Brain Tumors
Riley Children's Hospital, Indianapolis, IN - 1/16/1995
Biological Basis of Radiation Therapy
Medical Center Indianapolis, IN - 1/11/1995
Biological Basis of Radiation Therapy Related to Head and Neck Cancer
Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN - 1/12/1996
Organ and Function Sparing Approaches Using Radiotherapy for Oral Cancers
Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN - 1/12/1996
Gamma Knife Radiosurgery as Treatment for Endocrinopathies and Tumor Growth from Pituitary Adenomas
Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN - 1/23/1998
Gamma Knife and Other New Developments in Radiation Oncology
University Medical Center Indianapolis, IN - 1/5./1998
Gamma Knife
Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN - 1/26/1999
Choroidal Melanoma: A New Indication for the Gamma Knife?
Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN - 1/21/1999
Principles and Practice of Modern Radiation Therapy
Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN - 1/12/2000
Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy: Clinical Indications
Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN - 1/7./2001
Extracranial Stereotactic Radioablation: Biological Basis and Early Results of a New Therapeutic Paradigm
University of Colorado Cancer Center, Denver, CO - 1/29/2002
Stereotactic Radioablation of Lung Tumors
Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN - 1/31/2002
Research in Radiation Oncology
Indianapolis, IN - 1/19/2003
Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy in Lung Cancer: Clinical and Functional Outcome
Indianapolis, IN - 1/20/2004
Indications for Radiosurgery
Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN - 1/9./2004
Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Non-invasive Ablation of Lung Cancer
Dallas, TX - 1/13/2004
Developing an Image Guided Radiotherapy Program
Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada - 1/29/2004
Ablative Radiotherapy Strategies
Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, Dallas, TX - 1/10/2005
Surgery without a Knife
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX - 1/25/2006
Non-Invasive Ablation in the Brain and Body
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX - 1/3./2006
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Other

Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy Uncertainties: Delineation, Setup and Motion☆
Robert Timmerman, MD, ScienceDirect
https://www.doximity.com/articles/0615bcad-47ce-4b58-9925-bd21642a7b2a
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-11-12

Authored Content

Real-Time Whole Brain Radiotherapy: A Single Institution ExperienceDecember 2017

Press Mentions

Clinical Trial Sets Stage for New Paradigm in Kidney Cancer TreatmentAugust 18th, 2022
With $71 Million Radiotherapy Expansion, UT Southwestern Spearheads Adaptive TreatmentsAugust 30th, 2021
PULSAR Radiation Therapy: UT Southwestern Physicians Develop New AI Strategy to Improve Tumor ControlAugust 21st, 2021
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Grant Support

Extracranial Stereotactic Radioablation In Lung CancerNational Cancer Institute2003
Phase 1b/Ii Repetitive Dose Trial Of Gadolinium Texaphyrin InjectionNational Center For Research Resources1998–1999