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Dr. Craig W Stevens

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One radiation oncologist who has done extensive work with mesothelioma patients is Dr. Craig W. Stevens. Dr. Stevens is the Chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology at Tampa, Florida's H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute. He is affiliated with the Radiation Oncology, Thoracic Oncology and Experimental Therapeutics programs. His main research areas include lung cancer and other diseases of the thoracic cavity, including pleural mesothelioma; DNA repair; and lung cancer treatment planning. He was one of the first physicians to use Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) in the treatment of lung cancer.

He earned his undergraduate degree in Biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, and a Ph.D. in Tumor Cell Biology from Northwestern University in Illinois. He then received his medical degree from Northwestern, in 1988, and served his internship and a residency in radiation oncology at Washington, D.C.'s Georgetown University Hospital. He is board-certified in radiation oncology, and is a member of both the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology.

Dr. Stevens is a member of the Lung Committee for Radiation Therapy Oncology Group, and his research interests include pleural mesothelioma; lung tumor radiation treatment planning; predicting the response to radiation of tumor and normal tissue; and lung tumor hypoxia. He has special expertise in mesothelioma, cancer of the esophagus, all types of lung cancer and radiation injuries, among other specialties.

He has received numerous research scholarships, including the Nellie Fox Research Scholarship at Northwestern and the ASTRO Research Fellowship at Georgetown. He has also received the American Cancer Society Career Development Award. He has edited numerous works and served on the editorial board of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, and Physics. Dr. Stevens is also a reviewer for the journal Cancer.

Dr. Stevens has been widely published, either as an author or co-author of numerous articles for medical and research journals.

As it applies to mesothelioma, Dr. Stevens is a proponent of intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), a treatment method which allows radiation dosages to be delivered with greater accuracy. Complex shapes or tumors with undamaged structures nearby can be dosed with higher levels without as many side effects. He believes IMRT is especially useful for large areas, such as the chest cavity.

Dr. Stevens is affiliated with the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute in Tampa, Florida, as well as Tampa General Hospital.