Dr. Rachel Blitzblau MD, PHD
Radiation Oncologist | Radiation Oncology
Duke University Medical Center Box 3085 Durham North Carolina, 27710About
Dr. Rachel Blitzblau practices Radiation Oncology in Durham, North Carolina. Radiation oncology is a medical specialty that involves treating cancer with radiation. Dr. Blitzblau 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.
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Medical Oncology
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Receptor targeting and heterogeneity at interneuronal nicotinic cholinergic synapses in vivo.
- NMDA and glutamate evoke excitotoxicity at distinct cellular locations in rat cortical neurons in vitro.
- Regulatory mechanisms that govern nicotinic synapse formation in neurons.
- The use of adjuvant radiotherapy in elderly patients with early-stage breast cancer: changes in practice patterns after publication of Cancer and Leukemia Group B 9343.
- Whole-breast radiation therapy: the long and short of it.
- Comparison of the potency of competitive NMDA antagonists against the neurotoxicity of glutamate and NMDA.
Clinical Trials
Treatments
- Radiation Therapy (radiotherapy)
Internships
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Professional Society Memberships
- American Society for Radiation Oncology, American Medical Association, American Society of Clinical Oncology
Articles and Publications
- Published Bibliography
Hobbies / Sports
- Reading, Exercising, Family Time
Favorite professional publications
- Journal of the American Medical Association, Journal of Clinical Oncology
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Nearby Providers
- Dr. Bridget Fey Koontz M.D.Duke University Dept Of Radiation Oncology Durham NC 27710
- Dr. Christopher Ryan Kelsey M.D.MORRIS BUILDING, SCIENCE DRIVE, ROOM 05135 DURHAM NC 27710
- Dr. Christopher Willett M.D.4101 N Roxboro St Durham NC 27704
- Dr. Joseph Kamel Salama M.D.2100 Erwin Rd Durham NC 27705
- Dr. Joel E Tepper MD101 Manning Dr Chapel Hill NC 27599
- Dr. John F Reilly M.D.4101 Macon Pond Rd Raleigh NC 27607