Edward Boas,

M.D., Ph.D., Biochemistry, Stanford University

Radiology - Stanford Hospital

As an interventional radiologist at City of Hope^® Cancer Center Duarte, Edward Boas, MD, PhD, offers patients access to a wide range of minimally invasive procedures that help diagnose and treat many different types of cancer. Most of these approaches involve guiding a needle or a catheter toward a tumor using imaging technologies like computed tomography or ultrasound, then burning or freezing the tumor (ablation), blocking its blood supply (embolization) or implanting microscopic radioactive particles that kill cancer cells (radioembolization). 

An expert in his field, Dr. Boas has performed thousands of image-guided procedures and uses a multidisciplinary clinical approach that ensures coordinated care for his patients. Dr. Boas is nationally recognized for his work in interventional radiology, teaching other doctors how to perform these procedures at conferences and educational events. 

Dr. Boas is currently running a phase II clinical trial on lung chemoembolization, a new treatment option for lung cancer that does not respond to systemic therapy. City of Hope is currently the only site in the United States offering this localized chemotherapy treatment for non-small cell lung cancer. Dr. Boas also runs the Interventional Oncology Bioengineering Laboratory, which develops new minimally invasive therapies for liver, pancreatic and lung cancer. The lab is currently focused on developing local immunotherapy with in situ cancer vaccination, which is a new method for training the immune system to recognize and destroy cancer cells.