Dr. Cave graduated cum laude from Kenyon College. He received his M.D. degree from Yale University. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine, and his fellowship in Endocrinology at the University of Virginia Medical Center. He has since served on the faculty at the University of Virginia and the University of Rochester. Dr. Cave is a board-certified endocrinologist whose primary role in the endocrine unit is that of teacher-clinician. His time is heavily committed to the training of fellows, residents, and students. He is active on both the outpatient and inpatient endocrine consultation services. Over his career, Dr. Cave has received extramural research support from the NIH, U.S.Army, and several scientific societies. He has been a regular member of the National Cancer Institute's Cancer Therapeutics Program Project Review Committee, as well as serving on many ad hoc study sections for other scientific agencies. He continues to be a reviewer for a number of scientific journals. Currently, his research efforts have been as a collaborator on ongoing clinical investigations within the endocrine unit.

• Shrayyef MZ, DePapp Z, Cave WT, Wittlin SD. Hypercalcemia in two patients with sarcoidosis and Mycobacterium avium intracellulare not mediated by elevated vitamin D metabolites. Am J Med Sci. 2011 Oct; 342(4):336-40.
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• Cave WT. Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in rodent models of breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 1997 Nov-Dec; 46(2-3):239-46.
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• Cave WT. Dietary omega-3 polyunsaturated fats and breast cancer. Nutrition. 1996 Jan; 12(1 Suppl):S39-42.
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• Cave WT. Isoprenoids and neoplastic growth. World Rev Nutr Diet. 1994; 76:70-3.
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• Cave WT. Dietary fat effects on animal models of breast cancer. Adv Exp Med Biol. 1994; 364:47-58.
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• Cave WT. Dietary n-3 (omega-3) polyunsaturated fatty acid effects on animal tumorigenesis. FASEB J. 1991 May; 5(8):2160-6.
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• Cave WT. Omega 3 fatty acid diet effects on tumorigenesis in experimental animals. World Rev Nutr Diet. 1991; 66:462-76.
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• Owens MR, Cave WT. Dietary fish lipids do not diminish platelet adhesion to subendothelium. Br J Haematol. 1990 May; 75(1):82-5.
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• Omoigui NA, Cave WT, Chang AY. Adrenal insufficiency. A rare initial sign of metastatic colon carcinoma. J Clin Gastroenterol. 1987 Aug; 9(4):470-4.
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• Hildreth NG, Schneider AB, Cave WT. A comparative study between individuals receiving thymic irradiation in infancy and their nontreated siblings: clinical and laboratory thyroid abnormalities. Radiat Res. 1987 Jun; 110(3):458-67.
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• Israel RH, Poe RH, Cave WT, Greenblatt DW, DePapp Z. Hyperthyroidism protects against carbachol-induced bronchospasm. Chest. 1987 Feb; 91(2):242-5.
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• Jurkowski JJ, Cave WT. Dietary effects of menhaden oil on the growth and membrane lipid composition of rat mammary tumors. J Natl Cancer Inst. 1985 May; 74(5):1145-50.
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• Cave WT, Jurkowski JJ. Dietary lipid effects on the growth, membrane composition, and prolactin-binding capacity of rat mammary tumors. J Natl Cancer Inst. 1984 Jul; 73(1):185-91.
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• Cave WT, Erickson-Lucas MJ. Effects of dietary lipids on lactogenic hormone receptor binding in rat mammary tumors. J Natl Cancer Inst. 1982 Feb; 68(2):319-24.
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• Cave WT, Paul MA. Effects of altered thyroid function on plasma prolactin clearance. Endocrinology. 1980 Jul; 107(1):85-91.
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• Santos AD, Miller RP, Mathew PK, Wallace WA, Cave WT, Hinojosa L. Echocardiographic characterization of the reversible cardiomyopathy of hypothyroidism. Am J Med. 1980 May; 68(5):675-82.
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• Cave WT, Dunn JT, MacLeod RM. Effects of iodine deficiency and high-fat diet on N-nitrosomethylurea-induced mammary cancers in rats. Cancer Res. 1979 Mar; 39(3):729-34.
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• Cave WT, Dunn JT, MacLeod RM. Effects of altered thyroid states on mammary tumor growth and pituitary gland function in rats. J Natl Cancer Inst. 1977 Sep; 59(3):993-9.
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• Cave WT, Dunn JT. Choriocarcinoma with hyperthyroidism: probable identity of the thyrotropin with human chorionic gonadotropin. Ann Intern Med. 1976 Jul; 85(1):60-3.
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• Cave WT, Dunn JT. Studies on the thyroidal defect in an atypical form of Pendred's syndrome. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1975 Sep; 41(3):590-9.
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• Cave WT, Gaskin JH, Owen JA. Artifactual elevation of free cortisol. N Engl J Med. 1973 Oct 18; 289(16):870.
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