
Dr. Gary M. Strauss M.D.
Hematologist-Oncologist | Hematology & Oncology
18 Acron Road Apt. 2 Brookline Massachusetts, 2445About
Gary M. Strauss, MD, MPH, works at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Strauss serves dual roles, as an Assistant Professor and Medical Director, Lung Cancer Program, as well as being the Director of the Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Program. Dr. Strauss specializes in early detection of cancer, blood cancers, solid tumors, and breast and genitourinary cancers. He lectures around the country and also around the world, and has won numerous awards from magazines for his excellent medical care and teaching skills. During his role as Professor at Tufts, Dr. Strauss has concentrated on the role of the tobacco industry as it correlates to development of lung cancer.
Education and Training
Yale University School of Medicine
Board Certification
American Board of Internal Medicine- Medical Oncology
Hematology
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- The Mayo Lung Cohort: a regression analysis focusing on lung cancer incidence and mortality.
- Adjuvant chemotherapy of lung cancer: methodologic issues and therapeutic advances.
- Management of early-stage lung cancer: past, present, and future adjuvant trials.
- Adjuvant vs neoadjuvant chemotherapy in resectable NSCLC: is that the real question?
- Induction chemotherapy and surgery for early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer:
- Treating elderly patients with stage III NSCLC.
- Chest X-ray screening for lung cancer: overdiagnosis, endpoints, and randomized population trials.
- Effects of chemotherapy on survival of elderly patients with small-cell lung cancer: analysis of the SEER-medicare database.
- The benefit of chemotherapy in elderly patients with small cell lung cancer.
- Cisplatin vs. carboplatin-based chemoradiotherapy in patients >65 years of age with stage III non-small cell lung cancer.
Areas of expertise and specialization
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Professor at Tufts University School of Medicine -
- National and international lectures -
Awards
- Teacher of the Year, Brown University, 2005-2006
- Best Doctor in America, Boston Magazine, 2007-Present
- Top Doctor- US News and World Report, 2011
Internships
- Boston City Hospital
Fellowships
- National Cancer Institute, Harvard School of Public Health
Professional Society Memberships
- American Society of Clinical Oncology, American Thoracic Society
What do you attribute your success to?
Hard Work, Continuous Research
Hobbies / Sports
- Cycling, Traveling
Favorite professional publications
- New England Journal of Medicine
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