Dr. David S Shimm MD
Radiation Oncologist | Radiation Oncology
275 Dry Hill Rd Beckley WV, 25801About
Dr. David Shimm practices Radiation Oncology in Beckley, WV. Radiation oncology is a medical specialty that involves treating cancer with radiation. Dr. Shimm specializes in treating cancer with radiation, using radiation therapy to treat a wide variety of cancers. Radiation therapy uses carefully targeted and regulated doses of high-energy radiation to kill cancer cells.
Education and Training
Duke University School of Medicine 1977
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
RadiologyAmerican Board of RadiologyABR
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Rate of refusal to participate in clinical trials.
- Radiation resistance in a doxorubicin-resistant human fibrosarcoma cell line.
- Intraoperative radiotherapy.
- Treatment of malignant brain tumors with focused ultrasound hyperthermia and radiation: results of a phase I trial.
- Effects of v-src oncogene activation on radiation sensitivity in drug-sensitive and in multidrug-resistant rat fibroblasts.
- Conflict of interest and informed consent in industry-sponsored clinical trials.
- Light chain composition of serum granulocyte binding immunoglobulins.
- Basal cell carcinoma treated with radiation therapy.
- Radiation therapy for squamous cell carcinoma of the skin.
- Idiopathic neutropenia: antineutrophil antibodies and clinical correlations.
- Industry reimbursement for entering patients into clinical trials: legal and ethical issues.
- Third party EPID with IGRT capability retrofitted onto an existing medical linear accelerator.
- Radiation resistance in a multidrug resistant human T-cell leukemia line.
- Nonsurgical treatments for skin cancer: retinoids and alpha-interferon.
- Parotid lymph node metastases from squamous cell carcinoma of the skin.
Treatments
- Prostate Cancer
- Throat Cancer
- Breast Cancer
- Bladder Cancer
- Lung Cancer
- Anal Cancer
- Colon Cancer
- Multiple Myeloma
- Testicular Cancer
- Oral Cancer
- Aerolase® Technologies
- Extra Corporeal Shockwave Therapy
Dr. David S Shimm MD's Practice location
Practice At 275 Dry Hill Rd
275 Dry Hill Rd -Beckley, WV 25801Get Direction
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