Robert Timmerman, M.D.
Chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology
Professor & Chair
Endowed Title Effie Marie Cain Distinguished Chair in Cancer Therapy Research
School Medical School
Department Radiation Oncology | Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center | Neurological Surgery
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Biography
Robert D. Timmerman, M.D., FASTRO, FACR, is Professor and Chair of Radiation Oncology, Professor of Neurosurgery, and Effie Marie Cain Distinguished Chair in Cancer Therapy Research. His primary practice involves the treatment of adult and children with brain tumors.
Dr. Timmerman graduated from Iowa State University with a bachelor's degree in nuclear engineering and a master's degree in reactor physics from the University of Tennessee. After finishing medical school in his home state of South Dakota, he completed a residency in radiation oncology at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. He was the principal investigator or co-investigator on several prospective trials designed to evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of stereotactic body radiation therapy in lung, liver, spine, and pelvic sites. He is the national principal investigator of Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) trials using this therapy in patients with early stage lung cancer.
Education
- Graduate School
- University of Tennessee at Knoxville (1986)
- Other Post Graduate Training
- University of Tennessee at Knoxville (1986)
- Medical School
- University of South Dakota (1990)
- Internship
- McKennan Hospital (1991), Transitional Year
- Residency
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (1994), Radiation Oncology
Research Interest
- Effect of SAbR on immune function and immunotherapy
- Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy
- Radiation Response Modifiers
- Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy
Publications
- BIOGUIDE-X: A First-in-Human Study of the Performance of Positron Emission Tomography-Guided Radiation Therapy
- Vitzthum LK, Surucu M, Gensheimer MF, Kovalchuk N, Han B, Pham D, Chang D, Shirvani SM, Aksoy D, Maniyedath A, Narayanan M, Da Silva AJ, Mazin S, Feghali KA, Iyengar P, Dan T, Pompos A, Timmerman R, Öz O, Cai B, Garant A International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 2024 Apr 118 1172-1180
- Stereotactic ablative radiotherapy for primary renal cell carcinoma
- Yang DX, Kwon YS, Timmerman R, Hannan R Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology 2024 Jan 44
- Optimizing Risk Vs. Reward in the Era of Ablative Radiotherapy Through Calculated Useful Trauma (CUT)
- Sanford NN, Timmerman RD International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 2024
- Rethinking the potential role of dose painting in personalized ultra-fractionated stereotactic adaptive radiotherapy
- Peng H, Deng J, Jiang S, Timmerman R Frontiers in Oncology 2024 14
- Modeling gamma knife radiosurgical toxicity for multiple brain metastases
- Hsu EJ, Yan Y, Timmerman RD, Wardak Z, Dan TD, Patel TR, Vo D, Stojadinovic S Radiotherapy and Oncology 2023 Nov 188
- Consensus Quality Measures and Dose Constraints for Lung Cancer From the Veterans Affairs Radiation Oncology Quality Surveillance Program and ASTRO Expert Panel
- Puckett LL, Titi M, Kujundzic K, Dawes SL, Gore EM, Katsoulakis E, Park JH, Solanki AA, Kapoor R, Kelly M, Palta J, Chetty IJ, Jabbour SK, Liao Z, Movsas B, Thomas CR, Timmerman RD, Werner-Wasik M, Kudner R, Wilson E, Simone CB Practical Radiation Oncology 2023 Sep 13 413-428
- Phase 2 Trial of Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy for Patients with Primary Renal Cancer
- Hannan R, McLaughlin MF, Pop LM, Pedrosa I, Kapur P, Garant A, Ahn C, Christie A, Zhu J, Wang T, Robles L, Durakoglugil D, Woldu S, Margulis V, Gahan J, Brugarolas J, Timmerman R, Cadeddu J European urology 2023 Sep 84 275-286
- Life-threatening hemoptysis in patients with metastatic kidney cancer
- Patel VM, Elias R, Asokan A, Sharma A, Christie A, Pedrosa I, Chiu H, Reznik S, Hannan R, Timmerman R, Brugarolas J Clinical Genitourinary Cancer 2023 Aug 21 497-506
- Quality Metric to Assess Adequacy of Hydrogel Rectal Spacer Placement for Prostate Radiation Therapy and Association of Metric Score With Rectal Toxicity Outcomes
- Grossman CE, Folkert MR, Lobaugh S, Desai NB, Kollmeier MA, Gorovets D, McBride SM, Timmerman RD, Zhang Z, Zelefsky MJ Advances in Radiation Oncology 2023 Jul 8
- Preliminary Evaluation of PTV Margins for Online Adaptive Radiation Therapy of the Prostatic Fossa
- Morgan HE, Wang K, Yan Y, Desai N, Hannan R, Chambers E, Cai B, Lin MH, Sher DJ, Wang J, Wang AZ, Jiang S, Timmerman R, Park C“, Garant A Practical Radiation Oncology 2023 Jul 13 e345-e353
Books
Featured Books
Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy
Brian Kavanagh and Robert Timmerman (Ed.) (2005). Baltimore, MD, Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins
Image Guided and Adaptive Radiation Therapy
Robert Timmerman and Lei Xing (Ed.) (2009). Baltimore, MD, Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins
Treating Tumors that Move with Respiration
Urschel HC, Luketich JD, Papiez L, Timmerman R (Ed.) (2007). New York, NY, Springer Science & Business Media
IMRT, IGRT, SBRT - Advances in the Treatment Planning and Delivery of Radiotherapy
Meyer J, Kavanagh B, Timmerman R (editors) (Ed.) (2007). Basal, Switzerland, Karger
Honors & Awards
- Alpha Omega Alpha
1989 (0) - The Best Doctors in America
1998-2005 (0)
Professional Associations/Affiliations
- American College of Radiology
- American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
- Radiation Therapy Oncology Group
- Society for Neuro-Oncology
- The Children′s Cancer Group and The Children′s Oncology Group