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Robert S. Benjamin

Present Title & Affiliation

Primary Appointment

P. H. and Fay E. Robinson Distinguished Professor & Chair, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Education & Training

Degree-Granting Education

1968 New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, MD
1964 Williams College, Williamstown, MA, BA, Chemistry

Postgraduate Training

1/1972 Chemotherapy, ABIM Approved Fellowship in Medical Oncology, NCI, Baltimore Cancer Research Center
1/1970 Approved Medical Residency, New York University, Bellevue Medical Center, ABIM
1/1969 Approved Straight Medical Internship, New York University, Bellevue Medical Center, ABIM

Board Certifications

1973 American Board of Internal Medicine
1973 Medical Oncology

Experience/Service

Academic Appointments

Professor and Chairman, Department of Sarcoma Medical Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2000-present

Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities

Chair and Professor, Department of Sarcoma Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 1/2000-8/2006

Honors and Awards

2008-present 2008 Nobility in Science Award from the Sarcoma Foundation of America, SARC

Selected Publications

Peer-Reviewed Original Research Articles
1. Chugh R, Wathen JK, Maki RG, Benjamin RS, Patel SR, Myers PA, Priebat DA, Reinke DK, Thomas DG, Keohan ML, Samuels BL, Baker LH. Phase II Multicenter Trial of Imatinib in 10 Histologic Subtypes of Sarcoma Using a Bayesian Hierarchical Statistical Model. J Clin Oncol. e-Pub 5/18/2009. PMID: 19451433.
2. Guadagnolo BA, Zagars GK, Raymond AK, Benjamin RS, Sturgis EM. Osteosarcoma of the jaw/craniofacial region: outcomes after multimodality treatment. Cancer, 4/20/2009. e-Pub 4/20/2009. PMID: 19382187.
3. Chen LL, Holden JA, Choi H, Zhu J, Wu FF, Jones KA, Ward JH, Andtbacka RH, Randall RL, Scaife CL, Hunt KK, Prieto VG, Raymond AK, Zhang W, Trent JC, Benjamin RS, Frazier ML. Evolution from heterozygous to homozygous KIT mutation in gastrointestinal stomal tumor correlates wth the mechanism of mitotic nondisjunction and significant tumor progression. Mod Pathol 21(7):826-36, 7/2008. e-Pub 5/2008. PMID: 18488000.
4. Benjamin RS. SARC-CTOS imaging symposium: introduction to the problem from a clinical perspective. Oncologist 13 Suppl 2:1-3, 2008. PMID: 18434630.

Last updated: 9/18/2009