James Huth, MD

Professor
Endowed Title: Occidental Chemical Chair in Cancer Research
Surgery

Contact Information

UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75390

james.huth@utsouthwestern.edu

To make an appointment, call 214-645-8300.

Biography

Dr. Huth graduated from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in 1975. His internship and residency were completed at the University of Washington School of Medicine (1975 to 1982) including a postdoctoral surgical oncology research fellowship at UCLA. Dr. Huth joined the faculty of UT Southwestern as Professor of Surgery and Chair of the Division of Surgical Oncology in 1993 after teaching at UCLA and the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. He served as acting director of the Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center from 1995 to 1997. His clinical interests include breast cancer, primary and metastatic liver tumors, melanoma, and soft tissue sarcoma. Dr. Huth serves as the Occidental Chemical Chair in Cancer Research and is the past president of the Dallas metro unit of the American Cancer Society.

Education

ResidencyUniversity of WA, School of Medicine (1982)
InternshipUniversity of WA, School of Medicine (1982)
FellowshipUniversity of California Los Angeles Medical Cente (1980)
Research FellowUCLA School of Medicine, Postdoctoral Surgical Oncology Research (1980)
Medical SchoolUniversity of Rochester (1975)

Research Interests

Breast Cancer
Liver Tumors
Melanoma/Vaccines
Sarcoma

Publications

Featured
Patterns of Recurrence following Resection of Osteosarcomas of the Extremity: Strategies for Treatments of Metastases

Huth, J.F., and Eilber, F.R. , Archives of Surgery , 1989; (124):122-126

Featured
Patterns of Metastatic Spread Following Resection of Extremity Soft Tissue Sarcomas and Strategies for Treatment

Huth, J.F., and Eilber, F.R. , Seminars in Surgical Oncology , 1988; (4):20-26

Featured
Resection of Malignant Bone Tumor of the Pelvic Girdle without Extremity Amputation

Huth, J.F., Eckhardt, J.J., Pigivatti, G., and Eilber, F.R. , Archives of Surgery , 1988; (123):1121-1124

Featured
Assessment of in vivo Response to Preoperative Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy as a Predictor of Survival in Patients with Soft Tissue Sarcoma

Huth, J.F., Mirra, J.J., and Eilber, F.R. , American Journal of Clinical Oncology , 1985; ((CCT) 8):497-503

Featured
Abdomino-sacral Resection for Malignant Tumors of the Sacrum

Huth, J.F., Dawson, E.G., and Eilber, F.R. , American Journal of Surgery , 1984; (148):157-161

Management of Soft Tissue Sarcomas of the Extremity

Huth, J.F. , Surgical Oncology: Multidisciplinary Approach to Difficult Problems , 2002; (Silberman & Silberman):713-726

Accuracy and effectiveness of laparoscopic vs open hepatic radiofrequency ablation

Scott, D.J., Young, W.N., Watumull, L.M., Lindberg, G., Fleming, J.B., Huth, J.F., Rege, R.V., Jeyarajah, D.R., Jones, D.B. , Surgical Endoscopy , 2001; (Volume 15):135-140

Breast Cancer Screening Practices for Hospitalized Women

Huth, J.F., and O'Connor, A.P. , Journal of Cancer Education , 1995; (Volume 10, No. 1):22

Honors/Awards

Occidental Chemical Chair in Cancer Research

(1996)

American Cancer Society Junior Faculty Clinical Fellowship Award

(1985)

Phi Beta Kappa

(1971)

Professional Associations/Affiliations

American Association for Cancer Research

American Society of Clinical Oncology

Fellow of the American College of Surgeons

Society of Surgical Oncology

Society of University Surgeons