ThomasEMerchantDOPhD
Radiation Oncology • Memphis, TNPediatric Radiation Oncology
Member and Chair, Department of Radiation Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
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Office
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105Phone+1 901-595-3604Fax+1 901-595-3113
Education & Training
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterResidency, Radiation Oncology, 1991 - 1994
University of UtrechtPhD, Experimental Pathology, Cum Laude, 1989 - 1992
Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine at Midwestern UniversityClass of 1989- University of MichiganBS, Nuclear Engineeering, 1980 - 1983
Certifications & Licensure
TN State License 1996 - 2025
IL State License 1990 - 1991- American Board of Radiology Radiation Oncology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2009-2021
- Memphis Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2006-2021
Clinical Trials
- Observation or Radiation Therapy and/or Chemotherapy and Second Surgery in Treating Children Who Have Undergone Surgery for Ependymoma Start of enrollment: 2003 Aug 01
- A Study for Image-Guided Radiation Therapy in Pediatric Brain Tumors and Side Effects Start of enrollment: 1997 Jun 01
- Planning Margin Requirements for Pediatric Radiation Oncology Start of enrollment: 2008 Mar 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 125 citationsConformal Radiation Therapy for Pediatric Ependymoma, Chemotherapy for Incompletely Resected Ependymoma, and Observation for Completely Resected, Supratentorial Ependy...Thomas E. Merchant, Anne Bendel, Noah D. Sabin, Peter C. Burger, Dennis W. W. Shaw
Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2019-02-27 - 13 citationsPractice patterns and recommendations for pediatric image-guided radiotherapy: A Children's Oncology Group report.Chia Ho Hua, T.Z. Vern-Gross, Clayton B. Hess, Arthur J. Olch, Parham Alaei
Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2020-10-01 - 337 citationsConformal radiotherapy after surgery for paediatric ependymoma: a prospective studyThomas E. Merchant, Chenghong Li, Xiaoping Xiong, Larry E. Kun, Frederic A. Boop
The Lancet. Oncology. 2009-03-01
Journal Articles
- Computerized Assessment of Cognitive Impairment Among Children Undergoing Radiation Therapy for MedulloblastomaGiles W Robinson, Thomas E Merchant, Amar Gajjar, Heather M Conklin, Journal of Neuro-Oncology
- Heterogeneity Within the PF-EPN-B Ependymoma SubgroupAndrew Grossbach, Vijay Ramaswamy, Benjamin Lu, Mariarita Santi, Caterina Giannini, Linda M Liau, Terri S Armstrong, Sarah Leary, Matthias A Karajannis, Kenneth Aldape..., Acta Neuropathologica
- Molecular Heterogeneity and CXorf67 Alterations in Posterior Fossa Group A (PFA) EpendymomasNoah D Sabin, Amar Gajjar, Thomas E Merchant, David W Ellison, Ryan Lee, Paul Klimo, Acta Neuropathologica
Press Mentions
The Promise (And Limits) of Pediatric Proton RadiationSeptember 8th, 2022- The Promise (And Limits) of Pediatric Proton Radiation -News ForestAugust 19th, 2022
- Three New Research Teams Aim to Improve Therapies for Difficult-to-Treat Pediatric CancersOctober 19th, 2020
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