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  Timothy O'Brien, MD
Director, MetroHealth Cancer Care Center
Chief, Division of Hematology/Oncology
Associate Professor, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
 
Specialty: Blood Disorders
GI Malignancies
Multiple Myeloma
Hematologic Malignancies
Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine/Medical Oncology
Hematology
MetroHealth Appointment: 1997
 
LocationDivisionAppointment
MetroHealth Medical CenterHematology/Oncology216-778-5802
 
Medical School: University of Rochester, Rochester, New York
Internship: University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio
Residency: University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio
Fellowship: University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio
Research Interests: Colorectal Cancer, Multiple Myeloma, Medical Student Teaching, Health Care Disparities
Selected Publications: O’Brien TE, Health care disparity: An overlooked problem in phase I oncology trials. J Clin Oncol. 2007; 25 (21): 3182.

Vakkalanka B, Ruda K and O’Brien T. Influence of health insurance status on breast cancer diagnosis and treatment delay: A safety net hospital’s experience. Abstract #6592. ASCO Proceedings, 2007.

O’Brien T, Peacock A and Stevenson J. Improving breast cancer screening for indigent minorities: A county hospital cancer center’s experience. Abstract #17020. ASCO Proceedings, 2007.

Batts E, Maisel C, Kane D, Liu L, Fu P, O’Brien T, Remick S, Bahlis N and Gerson SL. O6-benzylguanine and BCNU in multiple myeloma: A Phase II trial. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 2007 Mar 13.

Nosek, T., Wang, W., Medvedev, I., Wile, M. & O'Brien T. 2006. Use of a computerized audience response system in medical student teaching: Its effect on active learning and exam performance. In T. Reeves & S. Yamashita (Eds.), Proceedings of World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2006 (pp. 2245-2250). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.

 
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