Dr. Jean L. Nakamura M.D.
Radiation Oncologist | Radiation Oncology
505 Parnassus Ave San Francisco CA, 94143About
Dr. Jean Nakamura is a radiation oncologist who specializes in the treatment of brain and spinal cord tumors using techniques such as intensity modulated radiotherapy, Gamma Knife and Cyberknife radiosurgery ...
Education and Training
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of Medicine 1998
Board Certification
RadiologyAmerican Board of RadiologyABR
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- The epidermal growth factor receptor in malignant gliomas: pathogenesis and therapeutic implications.
- S6K1 plays a key role in glial transformation.
- Prognostic factors and grading systems for overall survival in patients treated with radiosurgery for brain metastases: variation by primary site.
- A dosimetric comparison between Gamma Knife and CyberKnife treatment plans for trigeminal neuralgia.
- Genetically mediated Nf1 loss in mice promotes diverse radiation-induced tumors modeling second malignant neoplasms.
- Radiotherapy-induced malignancies: review of clinical features, pathobiology, and evolving approaches for mitigating risk.
- Response of primary glioblastoma cells to therapy is patient specific and independent of cancer stem cell phenotype.
- Monoallelic loss of the imprinted gene Grb10 promotes tumor formation in irradiated Nf1+/- mice.
- Correction: Monoallelic Loss of the Imprinted Gene Grb10 Promotes Tumor Formation in Irradiated Nf1+/- Mice.
- Mutational Analysis of Ionizing Radiation Induced Neoplasms.
- Investigating the clinical advantages of a robotic linac equipped with a multileaf collimator in the treatment of brain and prostate cancer patients.
- Somatic and Germline Alterations in Second Malignant Neoplasms from Pediatric Cancer Survivors.
- A pooled mutational analysis identifies ionizing radiation-associated mutational signatures conserved between mouse and human malignancies.
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