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Adam S. Garden, M.D.

Present Title & Affiliation

Primary Appointment

Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Division of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Education & Training

Degree-Granting Education

1984 SUNY Health Sciences Center, Brooklyn, NY, MD, Medicine
1980 The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, BA, Natural Science

Postgraduate Training

7/1989-6/1990 Research Fellowship, Experimental Radiation (PGY-6), The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
7/1986-6/1989 Clinical Residency, Radiation Therapy (PGY-3-5), The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
7/1985-6/1986 Clinical Residency, Internal Medicine (PGY-2), Staten Island Hospital, Staten Island, NY
7/1984-6/1985 Clinical Internship, Internal Medicine (PGY-1), Staten Island Hospital, Staten Island, NY

Board Certifications

6/1990 American Board of Radiology

Selected Publications

Peer-Reviewed Original Research Articles
1. Moeller BJ, Rana V, Cannon BA, Williams MD, Sturgis EM, Ginsberg LE, Macapinlac HA, Lee JJ, Ang KK, Chao KS, Chronowski GM, Frank SJ, Morrison WH, Rosenthal DI, Weber RS, Garden AS, Lippman SM, Schwartz DL. Prospective Risk-Adjusted [18F]Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography and Computed Tomography Assessment of Radiation Response in Head and Neck Cancer. J Clin Oncol 27(15):2509-2515, 5/2009. PMID: 19332725.
2. Holsinger FC, Kies MS, Diaz EM, Gillenwater AM, Lewin JS, Ginsberg LE, Glisson BS, Garden AS, Ark N, Lin HY, Lee JJ, El-Naggar AK, Hong WK, Shin DM, Khuri FR. Durable Long-Term Remission With Chemotherapy Alone for Stage II to IV Laryngeal Cancer. J Clin Oncol 27(12):1976-1982, 4/2009. PMID: 19289628.
3. Sulman EP, Schwartz DL, Le TT, Ang KK, Morrison WH, Rosenthal DI, Ahamad A, Kies M, Glisson B, Weber R, Garden AS. Imrt Reirradiation of Head and Neck Cancer-Disease Control and Morbidity Outcomes. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 73(2):399-409, 2/2009. PMID: 18556144.
4. Li H, Zhu XR, Zhang L, Dong L, Tung S, Ahamad A, Chao KS, Morrison WH, Rosenthal DI, Schwartz DL, Mohan R, Garden AS. Comparison of 2d Radiographic Images and 3d Cone Beam Computed Tomography for Positioning Head-and-Neck Radiotherapy Patients. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 71(3):916-925, 7/2008. PMID: 18395358.
5. Schwartz DL, Rana V, Shaw S, Yazbeck C, Ang KK, Morrison WH, Rosenthal DI, Hoff A, Evans DB, Clayman GL, Garden AS, Sherman SI. Postoperative radiotherapy for advanced medullary thyroid cancer-Local disease control in the modern era. Head Neck 30(7):883-888, 7/2008. PMID: 18213725.
6. Thariat J, Ahamad A, El-Naggar AK, Williams MD, Holsinger FC, Glisson BS, Allen PK, Morrison WH, Weber RS, Ang KK, Garden AS. Outcomes after radiotherapy for basaloid squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck: a case-control study. Cancer 112(12):2698-2709, 6/2008. PMID: 18429002.
7. Siddiqui F, Pajak TF, Watkins-Bruner D, Konski AA, Coyne JC, Gwede CK, Garden AS, Spencer SA, Jones C, Movsas B. Pretreatment quality of life predicts for locoregional control in head and neck cancer patients: a radiation therapy oncology group analysis. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 70(2):353-360, 2/2008. PMID: 17889449.
8. Petsuksiri J, Frank SJ, Garden AS, Ang KK, Morrison WH, Chao KS, Rosenthal DI, Schwartz DL, Ahamad A, Esmaeli B. Outcomes after radiotherapy for squamous cell carcinoma of the eyelid. Cancer 112(1):111-118, 1/2008. PMID: 17963262.
9. Chambers MS, Jones CU, Biel MA, Weber RS, Hodge KM, Chen Y, Holland JM, Ship JA, Vitti R, Armstrong I, Garden AS, Haddad R. Open-label, long-term safety study of cevimeline in the treatment of postirradiation xerostomia. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 69(5):1369-1376, 12/2007. PMID: 17855005.
10. Bristol IJ, Ahamad A, Garden AS, Morrison WH, Hanna EY, Papadimitrakopoulou VA, Rosenthal DI, Ang KK. Postoperative radiotherapy for maxillary sinus cancer: long-term outcomes and toxicities of treatment. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 68(3):719-730, 7/2007.
11. Elting LS, Cooksley CD, Chambers MS, Garden AS. Risk, outcomes, and costs of radiation-induced oral mucositis among patients with head-and-neck malignancies. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 68(4):1110-1120, 7/2007.
12. Trotti A, Pajak TF, Gwede CK, Paulus R, Cooper J. Forastiere A, Ridge JA, Watkins-Bruner D, Garden AS, Ang KK, Curran W. TAME: development of a new method for summarising adverse events of cancer treatment by the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group. Lancet Oncol 8(7):613-624, 7/2007.
13. Epstein JB, Beaumont JL, Gwede CK, Murphy B, Garden AS, Meredith R, Le QT, Brizel D, Isitt J, Cella D. Longitudinal evaluation of the oral mucositis weekly questionnaire-head and neck cancer, a patient reported outcomes questionnaire. Cancer 109/9:1914-1922, 2007.
14. Chambers MS, Mellberg JR, Keene HJ, Bouwsma OJ, Garden AS, Sipos T, Fleming TJ. Clinical evaluation of the intraoral fluoride releasing system in radiation-induced xerostomic subjects. Part 1: Fluorides. Oral Oncol 42/9:934-945, 10/2006. PMID: 16891149.
15. Chambers MS, Mellberg JR, Keene HJ, Bouwsma OJ, Garden AS, Sipos T, Fleming TJ. Clinical evaluation of the intraoral fluoride releasing system in radiation-induced xerostomic subjects. Part 2: Phase I study. Oral Oncol 42/9:946-953, 10/2006. PMID: 16757200.
16. Yom SS, Morrison WH, Ang KK, Rosenthal DI, Perkins GH, Wong PF, Garden AS. Two-field versus three-field irradiation technique in the postoperative treatment of head-and-neck cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 66:469-476, 10/2006. PMID: 16887292.
17. Chambers MS, Weber RS, Garden AS. Intensity-modulated radiation therapy and xerostomia. J Calif Dent Assoc 34:743-748, 9/2006. PMID: 17022299.
18. Tsao AS, Garden AS, Kies MS, Morrison W, Feng L, Lee JJ, Khuri F, Zinner R, Myers J, Papadimitrakopoulou V, Lewin J, Clayman GL, Ang KK, Glisson BS. Phase I/II study of docetaxel, cisplatin, and concomitant boost radiation for locally advanced squamous cell cancer of the head and neck. J Clin Oncol 24/25:4163-4169, 9/2006. PMID: 16943532.
19. Rosenthal DI, Asper JA, Barker JL, Jr, Garden AS, Chao KS, Morrison WH, Weber RS, Ang KK. Importance of patient examination to clinical quality assurance in head and neck radiation oncology. Head Neck 28/11:967-973, 7/2006. PMID: 16823872.
20. Pinto SM, Garden AS. Prepubertal menarche: a defined clinical entity. Am J Obstet Gynecol 195:327-329, 7/2006. e-Pub 4/2006. PMID: 16813762.
21. Asper JA, Morrison WH, Rosenthal DI, Ahamad A, Ang KK, Garden AS. Impact of changes to the American Joint Committee on Cancer T classification on outcome prediction in patients with oropharyngeal cancer. Cancer 106:1950-1957, 5/2006. PMID: 16598700.
22. Elliott EA, Wright JR, Swann RS, Nguyen-Tan F, Takita C, Bucci MK, Garden AS, Kim H, Hug EB, Ryu J, Greenberg M, Saxton JP, Ang K, Berk L. Phase III Trial of an emulsion containing trolamine for the prevention of radiation dermatitis in patients with advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck: results of Radiation Therapy Oncology Group Trial 99-13. J Clin Oncol 24:2092-2097, 5/2006. PMID: 16648511.
23. Zhang L, Garden AS, Lo J, Ang KK, Ahamad A, Morrison WH, Rosenthal DI, Chambers MS, Zhu XR, Mohan R, Dong L. Multiple regions-of-interest analysis of setup uncertainties for head-and-neck cancer radiotherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 64:1559-1569, 4/2006. PMID: 16580505.
24. Apisarnthanarax S, Elliott DD, El-Naggar AK, Asper JA, Blanco A, Ang KK, Garden AS, Morrison WH, Rosenthal D, Weber RS, Chao KS. Determining optimal clinical target volume margins in head-and-neck cancer based on microscopic extracapsular extension of metastatic neck nodes. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 64:678-683, 3/2006. PMID: 16243444.
25. Konski AA, Pajak TF, Movsas B, Coyne J, Harris J, Gwene C, Garden A, Spencer S, Jones C. Disadvantage of men living alone participating in Radiation Therapy Oncology Group head and neck trials. J Clin Oncol 24/25:4177-4183, 2006.

Last updated: 9/22/2009