Terence M Williams MD PhD (He/Him)
Professor and National Chair, Department of Radiation Oncology, City of Hope (Southern California, Illinois, Georgia, Arizona).
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Department of Radiation Oncology1500 East Duarte RoadDuarte, CA 91010
Phone+1 626-301-8247
Fax+1 626-218-5334
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Summary
- Dr. Terence Williams is the National Chair of Radiation Oncology for City of Hope including Southern California, Illinois, Georgia, and Arizona, and is a radiation oncologist based in Duarte, CA. He completed his MD, PhD, training at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City, followed by an internship in Internal Medicine and a residency in Radiation Oncology at the University of Michigan. Dr. Williams specializes in the treatment of lung and gastrointestinal cancers, the latter with a specific focus on pancreatic and hepatobiliary cancers. His NIH-funded research focuses on developing novel tumor-selective radiosensitization approaches, identifying novel targets in DNA repair and DNA damage response, molecular profiling, and nutrient scavenging. His clinical research is centered on biology-guided radiation therapy (BgRT) and experimental therapeutics.
Education & Training
University of MichiganResidency, Radiation Oncology, 2006 - 2011- University of MichiganInternship, Internal Medicine, 2006 - 2007
Albert Einstein College of MedicineClass of 2006
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2021 - 2027
OH State Medical License 2011 - 2021
MI State Medical License 2006 - 2013
American Board of Radiology Radiation Oncology
Clinical Trials
- Papaverine in Combination with Chemoradiation for the Treatment of Stage II-III Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Start of enrollment: 2021 Dec 06
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Somatic Genomic Profiling of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinomas From a Diverse Cohort of Patients.Andrea N Riner, Enrique I Velazquez-Villarreal, Seeta Rajpara, Jing Qian, Yuxin Jin
Pancreas. 2025-03-01 - Best Practices for Delivering Neoadjuvant Therapy in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma.Jordan M Cloyd, Angela Sarna, Matthew J Arango, Susan E Bates, Manoop S Bhutani
JAMA Surgery. 2025-02-01 - Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy vs Sorafenib Alone in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: The NRG Oncology/RTOG 1112 Phase 3 Randomized Clinical Trial.Laura A Dawson, Kathryn A Winter, Jennifer J Knox, Andrew X Zhu, Sunil Krishnan
JAMA Oncology. 2025-02-01
Press Mentions
City of Hope Launches Phase 1 Clinical Trial to Transform Rectal Cancer Treatment with Radiation Therapy, Minimizing Surgical Side EffectsMarch 25th, 2025- New Trial Aims to Make Rectal Cancer More Responsive to RadiationMarch 24th, 2025
- City of Hope Orange County Celebrates 100th and 101st Patients Treated with County’s Most Advanced Radiation Oncology TechnologyNovember 12th, 2024
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