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William Barrett, MD, is director of UC's radiation oncology department.  
William Barrett, MD
Specialty: Radiation Oncology
Sub-Specialty: Prostate Cancer
Department: Radiation Oncology
Title: Department Chair
Phone: (513) 584-9094
E-mail: barretwl@healthall.com
Home Page: http://www.med.uc.edu/departme/radiol/o...

Education/Credentials:

BA: University of Virginia, 1982
MD: University of Cincinnati, 1987
Residency: University Hospital, 1991
Fellowship:Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1992
Board Certification: American Board of Radiology, 1992


Interest:

Prostate cancer treatment and prevention, cancer prevention and early detection, targeted radiation therapy, brachytherapy


Current Research:

Phase III multi-center, randomized trial to assess effectiveness of intraoperative steroid use to decrease urinary retention following transperineal radioactive seed implantation for prostate cancer

Prostate Cancer Working Group


Professional Affiliation:

American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
Ohio Medical Association
Cincinnati Academy of Medicine
American Association for Cancer Education


Recent Awards/Honors:

Cincinnati Magazine Best Doctors 1998, 2000
American Cancer Society Black Tie Gala Honoree, 2001


Selected Publications:

Some of Dr. Barrett's recent publications include:

BARRETT, WL, Gluckman, JL, Aron, BS: Safety of radiating jejunal interposition grafts in head and neck cancer. American Journal of Clinical Oncology 20 (6): 609-12, 1997.

Solin LJ, Haffty B, Fourquet A, Amalric R, McNeese M, Kuske R, Taylor M, BARRETT WL, Fowble B, Bornstein B, Yeh I, Schultz D, Kurtz J, Recht A, McCormick B: Longterm outcome after treatment of ductal carcinoma insitu using breast conserving surgery and definitive breast irradiation: Results of an international collaborative study. Book Chapter in Ductal Carcinoma Insitu of the Breast. Silverstein, M. Williams and Wilkins, 1997.

Cambpell AC, Gleich LL, Barrett WL, Gluckman JL: Cavernous seeding of the tracheotomy site in patients with upper aerodigestive tract squamous cell carcinoma. Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 120 (4) 601-3, 1999.

Barrett WL, External radiation therapy for cancer of the thyroid, book chapter in Carcinoma of the Thyroid, Johnson and Gluckman. Isis Medical Media Ltd., 1999.

Robertson ML, Gleich LL, Barrett WL, Gluckman JL: Base of Tongue Cancer: Survival, Function and Quality of Life After External Beam Radiation and Brachytherapy. The Laryngoscope 111: 8/01.


 
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