Patient Care Bio
Lois B. Travis, M.D., Sc.D. is a Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology and Director of the newly established Rubin Center for Cancer Survivorship at the University of Rochester School of Medicine. Dr. Travis was trained at the Mayo Clinic and Harvard School of Public Health, and for two decades conducted research as a Principal Investigator at the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland.
Dr. Travis is known for her transdisciplinary, international research in cancer survivor populations that have provided new information with regard to the late effects of cancer treatment. Her team's investigations to date have been published in the New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of the American Medical Association, Journal of the National Cancer Institute (JNCI), Cancer Research, and Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Dr. Travis' primary research interests center in the long-term physiologic and psychosocial effects of cancer and its treatment, with a goal of providing a foundation for risk-adapted evidence-based follow-up. Her current work focuses on selected, young adult cancers as a model for the construction of comprehensive survivorship studies (Travis LB, et al. JNCI 2010), with the eventual expansion of this approach to other populations. Dr. Travis' research interests also include the development of translational molecular approaches to identify patients at the highest risk of late effects (e.g., cardiovascular, pulmonary, renal) in order to develop preventive and interventional strategies.
| George Casarett Research Award | Department of Radiation Oncology | University of Rochester |
2012 |
| Rubin-Mitchell Award | Department of Radiation Oncology | University of Rochester |
2010 |
| Special Appreciation Award | Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, NCI |
2007 |
| Letter of Appreciation and Measurements for Outstanding Service | National Council on Radiation Protection (NCRP) |
2007 |
| Public Health Service Meritorious Service Award | USPHS (NCI) |
2006 |
| Frank Brown Berry Prize in Federal Healthcare: Finalist | Changing the Face of Cancer Care, U.S. Medicine 2006; 42:8-20 |
2006 |
| DCEG Certificate of Appreciation | Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, NCI |
2003 |
| Public Health Service Achievement Award | Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, NCI |
2002 |
| Outstanding Mentor Award Nomination | NCI |
2001 - 2002 |
| Certificate of Appreciation | School of Public Health | University of Texas-Houston Heath Science Center |
2001 |
| Public Health Service Outstanding Service Medal | USPHS (NCI) |
2001 |
| Fellow | American College of Epidemiology |
2001 |
| Certificate of Appreciation | Office of Cancer Survivorship | Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, NCI |
1999 |
| Public Health Service Bicentennial Unit Commendation | USPHS (NCI) |
1998 |
| Captain in the Research Officer Group | USPHS (NCI) |
1998 |
| Award Certificate and Medal: 10 Years of Service | United States Government |
1997 |
| Conferral of Scientific Tenure | NIH Central Tenure Committee/Director for Intramural Research |
1994 |
| Public Health Service Commendation Medal | Epidemiology and Biostatistics Program, NCI |
1993 |
| Commander in the Research Officer Group | USPHS (NCI) |
1992 |
| Public Health Service Unit Commendation | Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences |
1992 |
| Outstanding Unit Citation, Late Effects Study Group | Epidemiology and Biostatistics Program, NCI |
1992 |
| Outstanding Performance Rating | USPHS (NCI) |
1991 - 2006 |
| Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation | National Naval Medical Center | Bethesda, MD |
1991 |
| Commissioner's Medal of Appreciation | United States Food and Drug Administration |
1989 |
| Division Director's Letter of Commendation for Outstanding Performance | United States Food and Drug Administration |
1988 |
| Outstanding Performance Award | United States Food and Drug Administration |
1988 |
| National Pathology Residency Award Competition: Top 5 Finalists | Clinical Pathology Division |
1985 |
