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James Willson, MD
Professor
Endowed Title: Lisa K. Simmons Distinguished Chair in Comprehensive Oncology
Contact Information
UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75390
Office Phone: 214-648-4190
Office Fax: 214-648-7084
james.willson@utsouthwestern.edu
To make an appointment, call 214-645-8300.
Biography
Dr. James Willson was named Director of the Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center in the fall of 2004 following a 10-year tenure as Director of the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center and University Hospitals Ireland Cancer Center at Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals of Cleveland. He also serves as Associate Dean for Cancer Programs at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Willson received his M.D. from the University of Alabama in 1976, his training in medicine on the Osler Medical Service at Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1976-1978, 1980, and in medical oncology in the Medicine Branch of the NCI, 1978-80. Prior to his move to UT Southwestern, he was a member of the Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center, 1981-87; and the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, 1987-2004. Dr. Willson’s research interest focuses on colon cancer treatment. His extramural service includes past service on the Board of Scientific Counselors, National Cancer Institute, as a Member of the Experimental Therapeutics Study Section, National Institutes of Health and as Chair of Subcommittee A Cancer Centers, National Cancer Institute Initial Review Group. Currently he serves on the Board of Scientific Advisors for the National Cancer Institute.
Education
| Chief Resident | Johns Hopkins Hospital, Internal Medicine (1981) |
| Residency | Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program, Internal Medicine (1980) |
| Residency | Johns Hopkins Hospital, Internal Medicine (1978) |
| Internship | Johns Hopkins Hospital, Internal Medicine (1977) |
| Medical School | University of Alabama School of Medicine (1976) |
Research Interests
Publications
Markowitz S, Wang J, Myeroff l, Parons R, Sun LZ, Lutterbaugh J, Fan RS, Zborowska E, Kinzler KW, Vogelstein B, Brattain M, Willson JKV , Science , Spring 1995; (268):1336-8
Ye SC, Foster JM, Li WH, Liang JR, Zborowska E, Venkateswarlu S, Gong JG, Brattain MG, Willson JKV , Cancer Research , September 1999; (59):4725-31
Dowlati A, Haaga J, Remick SC, Spiro TP, Gerson SL, Liu L, Berger SJ, Berger NA, Willson JKV , Clinical Cancer Research , October 2001; (7):2971-6
Spiro TP, Gerson SL, Liu L, Majka S, Haaga J, Hoppel CL, Ingalls ST, Willson JKV , Cancer Research , May 1999; (59):2402-10
Samuels Y, Wang Z, Bardelli A, Silliman N, Ptak J, Szabo S, Yan H, Gazdar A, Powell SM, Riggins GJ, Willson JKV, Markowitz S, Kinzler KW, Vogelstein B, Velculescu VE , Science , April 2004; (304/5670):554
Wang Z, Shen D, Parsons DW, Bardelli A, Sager J, Szabo S, Ptak J, Silliman N, Peters BA, van der Heijden MS, Parmigiani G, Yan H, Wang TL, Riggins G, Powell SM, Willson JK, Markowitz S, Kinzler KW, Wogelstein B, Velculescu VE , Science , May 2004; (304/5674):1164-6
Bardelli A, Parsons DW, Silliman N, Ptak J, Szabo S, Saha S, Markowitz S, Willson JK, Parmigiani G, Kinzler KW, Wogelstein B, Velculescu VE , Science , May 2003; (300/5621):949
Yan M, Rerko RM, Platzer P, Dawson D, Willis J, Tong M, Lawrence E, Lutterbaugh J, Lu S, Willson JK, Lui G, Hensold J, Tai HH, Wilson K, Markowitz SD , Proc Natl Acad Sci USA , December 2004; (101/50):17468-73
Black JD, Brattain MG, Krishnamurthi SA, Dawson DM, Willson JKV , Curr Opin Investig Drugs , December 2003; (4(12)):1451-4
Samuels Y, Wang Z, Bardelli A, Silliman N, Ptak J, Szabo S, Yan H, Gazdar A, Powell SM, Riggins GJ, Willson JKV, Markowitz S, Kinzler KW, Vogelstein B, Velculescu VE , Science , April 2004; (304/5670):554
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Honors/Awards
UT Southwestern medical Center at Dallas (2004)
American Hospital Association for Project Safe Conduct (2002)
American Cancer Society Ohio Division (2002)