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Thomas E. Merchant, DO, PhD

Member, St. Jude Faculty

Chair, Radiation Oncology Department

Baddia J. Rashid Endowed Chair in Radiation Oncology

Chairman, Radiation Oncology Discipline, Children's Oncology Group

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Contact Information

Thomas E. Merchant, DO, PhD

Radiation Oncology

MS 210, Room I3131

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

262 Danny Thomas Place

MemphisTN 38105-3678

Education

BS – University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan DO – Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, Chicago, Illinois PhD – University of Utrecht, The Netherlands

Research Interests

  • Pediatric neuro-oncology
  • Application of advanced radiotherapy methods for treatment of pediatric cancers
  • Mitigation of radiotherapy-related side effects
  • Conformal radiation therapy 
  • Development of guidelines for intensity-modulated radiation therapy and proton beam therapy for treatment of solid tumors

Clinical Trials

Recruiting
HALGG: Hippocampal-Avoidance Using Proton Therapy in Children with Brain Tumors

Study goal:

The main purpose of this study is to find out what happens, good and bad, to memory and learning when the hippocampus is avoided during proton therapy radiation.

Age:

At least 6 years old and younger than 22

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