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Terence M. Williams,

M.D., Ph.D.

Radiation Oncologist

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Location
City of Hope Duarte
1500 East Duarte Road
Duarte, CA 91010
Specialties
Radiation Oncology
Education
Medical school:
Board Certifications
  • Licensed Physician, State of California

  • Licensed Physician, State of Ohio (valid until October 1, 2021)

  • Licensed Physician, State of Michigan (expired January 2013)

  • Drug Enforcement Agency (expired May 31, 2021)

  • Certification, American Board of Radiology, Radiation Oncology, May 2012 (initial)

Degrees
  • 1999-2006, Ph.D. Molecular Pharmacology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY

  • 1999-2006, M.D. Medicine, Medical Scientist Training Program, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY

  • 1993-1997, B.A. Molecular and Cell Biology, Haverford College, Haverford, PA

Fellowship
  • 2009-2010, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Univ of Michigan Health System, Alnawaz Rehemtulla (Advisor)

  • 2005-2006, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Michael Lisanti (Advisor)

Residency
  • 2009-2010, Chief Resident, Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan Health System

  • 2007-2011, Radiation Oncology Resident, University of Michigan Health System

Internship
  • 2006-2007, Internal Medicine Internship, University of Michigan Health System

Professional Experience
  • 2021-present, Professor and Chair, Department of Radiation Oncology, City of Hope, Duarte, CA

  • 2017-2020, Physician Lead, Radiation Oncology Clinic A (GI, thoracic, sarcoma, hematologic malignancies)

  • 2017-2020, Division Director, Thoracic and HPB Radiation Oncology, The Ohio State University

  • 2017-2020, Associate Residency Program Director, Department of Radiation Oncology, The Ohio State University

  • 2017-2020, Vice Chair, Translational Research, Department of Radiation Oncology, The Ohio State University

  • 2016-2020, Associate Professor with Tenure, Department of Radiation Oncology, The Ohio State University

  • 2011-2016, Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, The Ohio State University

  • 1997-1999, Research Assistant, Pediatric Oncology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Academic Appointments
  • Professor and Chair, Department of Radiation Oncology
About Me

Terence M. Williams, M.D., Ph.D., is professor and chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology at City of Hope® Cancer Center Duarte, where he brings a distinguished background in cancer research and clinical care to his work with patients and in the lab. 

Dr. Williams focuses on the treatment of thoracic and gastrointestinal cancers, particularly non-small cell lung cancer, as well as pancreatic and hepatobiliary tumors. He previously held several senior leadership positions at The James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center in Columbus, Ohio. 

He earned both his medical and doctoral degrees from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City before completing his internship in internal medicine and residency in radiation oncology at the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor. 

An accomplished physician-scientist, Dr. Williams leads a research laboratory supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). He has received multiple honors and grant awards from institutions including the National Cancer Institute, American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), American Society of Clinical Oncology, American Cancer Society and the Radiological Society of North America. He is a longstanding member of the NIH’s Radiation Therapeutics and Biology study section and serves as vice-chair of biology programming for ASTRO. He also plays an active role in national clinical trial groups, including NRG Oncology and the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology. 

His scientific work explores areas such as stereotactic body radiotherapy, targeted therapies, radiobiology, DNA damage repair, radiogenomics, nutrient metabolism and theranostic strategies.

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