Dr. Scott H Okuno M.D.
Oncologist | Medical Oncology
200 1st St SW Rochester MN, 55905About
Dr. Scott Okuno is an oncologist practicing in Rochester, MN. Dr. Okuno specializes in the care and treatment of patients with cancer. As an oncologist, Dr. Okuno manages and oversees the treatment of a cancer patient after he or she has been diagnosed with the disease. Oncologists will care for their patients throughout the course of the disease. Types of oncologists include medical oncologists, surgical oncologists, radiation oncologists, gynecologic oncologists, pediatric oncologists and hematologist oncologists.
Education and Training
Univ of Il Coll of Med, Chicago Il 1989
University of Illinois College of Medicine 1989
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Hematology
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Medical Oncology- 1995
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Combination chemotherapy for desmoid tumors.
- Intratumoral administration of a 1,2-dimyristyloxypropyl-3- dimethylhydroxyethyl ammonium bromide/dioleoylphosphatidylethanolamine formulation of the human interleukin-2 gene in the treatment of metastatic renal cell carcinoma.
- Phase II study of daily oral perifosine in patients with advanced soft tissue sarcoma.
- Causes and outcomes of spontaneous pneumothoraces in solid tumor cancer patients: an update for the medical oncologist.
- Bizarre big belly ball: intraabdominal abscess mimicking stauffer syndrome secondary to uterine leiomyosarcoma.
- Phase II Trial of Dolastatin-10, a Novel Anti-Tubulin Agent, in Metastatic Soft Tissue Sarcomas.
- Neurogenic tumors of the pelvis: clinicopathologic features and surgical outcomes using a multidisciplinary team.
- Graft vs GIST?
- S0502: A SWOG Phase III Randomized Study of Imatinib, With or Without Bevacizumab, in Patients With Untreated Metastatic or Unresectable Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors.
- A proof-of-concept trial of protein kinase C iota inhibition with auranofin for the paclitaxel-induced acute pain syndrome.
- Characteristics and long-term outcomes of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma after solid organ transplantation.
- Mitomycin lung toxicity. Acute and chronic phases.
Clinical Trials
Treatments
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Prostate Cancer
- Throat Cancer
- Skin Cancer
- Breast Cancer
- Lung Cancer
- Colon Cancer
- Bone Cancer
- Lymphoma
- Ovarian Cancer
- Extra Corporeal Shockwave Therapy
Professional Memberships
- Member Minnesota Medical Association/Zumbro Valley
Fellowships
- Fellow - Hematology/Oncology: Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- (Hematology/Oncology), MAYO SCHOOL OF GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION, ROCHESTER, MN 1992
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