Joseph N. Contessa, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Therapeutic Radiology
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joseph.contessa@yale.edu Phone: 203-785-2971 Fax: 203-785-4622 Yale University School of Medicine Department of Therapeutic Radiology Hunter Radiation Therapy Center P.O. Box 208040 New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8040 |
Degrees/Education:
B.A., Colgate University
M.D., Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University
Faculty Appointments:
Assistant Professor, Yale School of Medicine, Department of Therapeutic Radiology (2009 - present)
Certifications/Honors:
ASTRO Junior Faculty Career Research Training Award (2009-2011)
Conference Award- Gordon Conference on Glycobiology (2009)
Travel Award- ASTRO Translational Meeting (2009)
Hitachi Medical Systems/RSNA Research Resident Grant (2007)
Clinical Interests:
Head and Neck Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Lung Cancer, GI malignancies, Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer, General Radiation Oncology
Research Interests:
Adaptive responses of tumor cells to ionizing radiation, Receptor tyrosine kinase signaling, Protein N-linked glycosylation, High throughput screens for novel therapeutic agents, Biologic markers for radiation response
Training:
Internship, The University of Michigan, Internal Medicine
Residency, The University of Michigan, Radiation Oncology
