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Joan Schiller, MD
Endowed Title: Andrea L. Simmons Distinguished Chair in Cancer Research
Contact Information
UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75390
joan.schiller@utsouthwestern.edu
To make an appointment, call 214-645-8300.
Biography
Joan H. Schiller, MD is Professor and Chief of the Hematology/Oncology Division at University of Texas Southwestern, and Deputy Director of the Harold C. Simmons Cancer Center, and holds the Andrea L. Simmons Distinguished Chair in Cancer Research. She graduated from the University of Illinois Medical School and completed her internship and residency in Internal Medicine at Northwestern Hospital in Chicago. She also completed a clinical fellowship in the Department of Human Oncology at the University of Wisconsin Clinical Cancer Center, before joining the faculty there. Dr. Schiller is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology, and was a Professor of Medicine in the Department of Medicine Section of Oncology at the University of Wisconsin in Madison until moving to UT-Southwestern in 2006, where she is also Deputy Director of the Simmons Cancer Center. Dr. Schiller’s work focuses primarily on the treatment of lung cancer, specifically treatment modalities for small-cell and non small-cell lung cancer. She has been active in Phase I, II and III clinical trials, and sees patients with lung cancer with her radiation therapy and thoracic surgery colleagues. Dr. Schiller is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Clinical Oncology, former Chairman of the Thoracic Oncology Committee of the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, and Founder and President of the National Lung Cancer Partnership. She has published numerous articles related to the diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer and is internationally recognized for her work in this area.
Education
| Fellowship | University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Medical Oncology (1987) |
| Residency | Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Internal Medicine (1983) |
| Internship | Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Internal Medicine (1981) |
| Medical School | University of Illinois - Chicago Medical Center (1980) |
Research Interests
Publications
Taguchi F, Solomon B, Gregorc V, Roder H, Gray R, Kasahara K, Nishio N, Brahmer J, Spreafico A, Ludovini V, Massion P, Dziadziuszko R, Schiller JH, Grigorieva J, Tsypin M, Hunsucker SW, Caprioli R, Duncan MW, Hirsch FW, Bunn PA, Carbone D. , J Natl Cancer Inst , 2007; (99):838-46
Sandler A, Gray R, Perry MC, Brahmer J, Schiller JH, Dowlati A, Lilenbaum R, Johnson DH , N Engl J Med , 2006; (355):2542-50
Schiller JH, Harrington D, Belani CP, Langer C, Sandler A, Krook J, Zhu J, Johnson DH. , N Engl J Med , 2002; (346):92-98
Fidias PM, Dakhil, Lyss AP, Loesch, Waterhouse DM, Bromund JL , Chen R, Hristova-Kazmierski M, Treat J, Obasaju CK, Marciniak M, Gill J, Schiller JH. , J Clin Oncol , 2009; (27):591-598
Schiller JH , N Engl J Med , 2008; (359/4):1-3
Sun S, Schiller JH, Spinola M, Minna JD , J Clin Invest , 2007; (117):2740-50
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Honors/Awards
(2011)
6th Edition (2010)
Profile of Americas Best Doctors (2010)
For work to increase awareness and treatment options for lung cancer. Presented by Respiratory Health Assoc. of Metro Chicago (2009)