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Office
520 S Paulina St
Chicago, IL 60612Phone+1 312-942-0712
Education & Training
- Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated HospitalsResidency, Radiation Oncology, 1985 - 1987
- University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 1975 - 1976
- Pennsylvania Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 1974 - 1975
- Duke University HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 1973 - 1974
- Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 1973
- University of PennsylvaniaBA, Magna Cum Laude, 1965 - 1969
- Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated HospitalsFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology
Certifications & Licensure
- IL State Medical License 2004 - 2026
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Hematology
- American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology
- American Board of Radiology Radiation Oncology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2004-2014
- Chicago Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014
- America's Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly, 2005-2013
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Clinical Trials
- Radiation Therapy Plus Gadolinium Texaphyrin in Treating Patients With Cancer of the Pancreas That Cannot Be Removed by Surgery Start of enrollment: 2000 Apr 01
- Gemcitabine Hydrochloride With or Without Erlotinib Hydrochloride Followed by the Same Chemotherapy Regimen With or Without Radiation Therapy and Capecitabine or Fluorouracil in Treating Patients With Pancreatic Cancer That Has Been Removed by Surgery Start of enrollment: 2010 Apr 05
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 35 citationsHigh-dose therapy and blood or marrow transplantation for non-Hodgkin lymphoma with central nervous system involvement.Yvette L. Kasamon, Richard J. Jones, Steven Piantadosi, Richard F. Ambinder, Ross A. Abrams
Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation. 2005-02-01 - 1202 citationsResected adenocarcinoma of the pancreas— 616 patients: Results, outcomes, and prognostic indicatorsTaylor A. Sohn, Charles J. Yeo, John L. Cameron, Leonidas G. Koniaris, Sunjay Kaushal
Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2000-11-01 - 202 citationsCombined modality treatment of resectable and borderline resectable pancreas cancer: expert consensus statement.Ross A. Abrams, Andrew M. Lowy, Eileen M. O'Reilly, Robert A. Wolff, Vincent J. Picozzi
Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2009-04-24
Journal Articles
- Post-Treatment Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio Predicts for Overall Survival in Brain Metastases Treated with Stereotactic RadiosurgeryDian Wang, Jeffrey J Olson, Jaymin Jhaveri, Walter J Curran, Robert H Press, Zachary S Buchwald, Aidnag Diaz, Philip A Blumenfeld, Gaurav Marwaha, Ross A Abrams, Kirte..., Journal of Neuro-Oncology
- Advances in Radiation Therapy for Primary and Metastatic Adult Soft Tissue SarcomasBlumenfeld P, Sen N, Abrams R, Wang D, Curr Oncol Rep, 1/1/2016
- Comparison of investigator-delineated gross tumour volumes and quality assurance in pancreatic cancer: Analysis of the on-trial cases for the SCALOP trialFokas E, Spezi E, Patel N, Hurt C, Nixon L, Chu KY, Staffurth J, Abrams R, Mukherjee S, Radiother Oncol, 1/1/2016
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Post-Resectional CA 19-9 Values > 90 Are Associated with Significantly Worse Survival In Patients With Pancreatic Carcinoma Treated With Adjuvant Therapy On RTOG 9...Regine, W.F., Garcia, M., Berger, A.C., Abrams, R.A., Safran, H., Konski, A., Benson, A.B., Macdonald, J.S., Rich, T.A., Willett, C.G., ASTRO, 1/1/2007
- Validation of EORTC Prognostic Factors fro Adults with Low Grade Glioma: A Report Utilizing Intergroup 86-72-51Daniels, T.B., Brown, P. D., Felten, S.J. Ballman, K.B., Buckner, J.C., Arusell, R. M., Curran, W.J., Abrams, R.A., Earle, J.D., Shaw, E., J., American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, 11th Annual Meeting of SNO, 1/1/2006
- A Dosimetric Comparison of Mammosite HDR Brachytherapy and Xoft Axxent Electronic BrachytherapyDickler, A., Kirk M.D., Seif, N., Griem, K., Dowlatshahi, K., Francescatti, D., Abrams, R.A., American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO), 1/1/2006
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Lectures
- Role of Radiation Therapy in the management Of Locally Advanced Pancreatic CancerChicago, IL - 1/1/2013
- Adjuvant Therapy of Pancreatic Cancer 1990-2010: Learning What We Needed to Learn to Learn What We Wanted to LearnThomas Jefferson University & Hospitals, Inc., Philadelphia, PA - 1/6/2011
- Role of Radiation Therapy for Localized Operable Pancreas CancerOrlando, FL - 1/24/2008
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Committees
- Member, Committee on Appropriateness Criteria, Expert Panel on Interventional Radiology, American College of Radiology 2015 - Present
External Links
- Video Linkhttp://rush.photobooks.com/directory/list.asp
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