
Alan W. Katz, M.D., M.P.H.
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About Me
My philosophy of patient care is based on a personalized approach, providing each patient with comprehensive information regarding his or her diagnosis, treatment options and prognosis. It is a privilege to be entrusted with a patient's care – and I will always do my best to treat my patients with integrity, compassion and respect.
Conditions I Treat
- Esophageal cancer
- Pancreatic cancer
- Liver cancer
- Rectal cancer
- Anal cancer
- Other gastrointestinal malignancies
Credentials
Residency & Fellowship
Fellowship, Radiation Oncology, University of Rochester School of Medicine GME. 1991 - 1992
Residency, Chaim Sheba Medical Center (Israel). 1986 - 1993
Internship, Assaf Nasofeh Medical Center. 1985 - 1986
Education
MD | Sackler School of Medicine (Tel Aviv University). 1985
Awards
Physician's Recognition Award. 2011 - 2014
Casarett Award. 2005
Publications
Journal Articles
Long-term outcomes of NRG Oncology/RTOG 0529: a Phase 2 evaluation of dose-painted intensity modulated radiation therapy in combination with 5-fluorouracil and mitomycin-C for the reduction of acute morbidity in anal canal cancer
Kachnic LA; Winter KA; Myerson RJ; Goodyear MD; Abitbol AA; Streeter OE; Augspurger ME; Schefter TE; Katz AW; Fisher BJ; Henke LE; Narayan S; Crane CH.
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2022; 112(1): 146-157.
Modulation of the human pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma immune microenvironment by stereotactic body radiotherapy
Mills BN; Qiu H; Drage MG; Chen C; Mathew JS; Garrett-Larsen J; Ye J; Uccello TP; Murphy JD; Belt BA; Lord EM; Katz AW; Linehan DC; Gerber SA.
Clin Cancer Res. 2022; 28(1): 150-162.
Trastuzumab with trimodality treatment for oesophageal adenocarcinoma with HER2 overexpression (NRG Oncology/RTOG 1010): a multicentre, randomised, phase 3 trial
Safran HP; Winter K; Ilson DH; Wigle D; DiPetrillo T; Haddock MG; Hong TS; Leichman LP; Rajdev L; Resnick M; Kachnic LA; Seaward S; Mamon H; Diaz Pardo DA; Anderson CM; Shen X; Sharma AK; Katz AW; Salo J; Leonard KL; Moughan J; Crane CH.
Lancet Oncol. 2022; 23(2): 259-269.
Results of the NRG Oncology/RTOG 0848 adjuvant chemotherapy question-erlotinib+gemcitabine for resected cancer of the pancreatic head: a phase II randomized clinical trial
Abrams RA; Winter KA; Safran H; Goodman KA; Regine WF; Berger AC; Gillin MT; Philip PA; Lowy AM; Wu A; DiPetrillo TA; Corn BW; Seaward SA; Haddock MG; Song S; Jiang Y; Fisher BJ; Katz AW; Mehta S; Willett CG; Crane CH.
Am J Clin Oncol. 2020; 43: 173-179.
Cummings MA, Usuki KY, Fleming FJ, Tejani MA, Katz AW
Journal of gastrointestinal oncology.. 2019 April 10 (2):357-361. Epub 1900 01 01.
Qiu H, Katz AW, Milano MT
Journal of thoracic disease.. 2019 April 11 (4):1082-1084. Epub 1900 01 01.
Milano MT, Katz AW, Zhang H, Huggins CF, Aujla KS, Okunieff P
Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology.. 2019 February 131 :45-51. Epub 12/28/2018.
NRG Oncology/RTOG 0438: A Phase 1 Trial of Highly Conformal Radiation Therapy for Liver Metastases
Dawson LA; Winter KA; Katz AW; Schell MC; Brierley J; Chen Y; Kopek N; Crane CH; Willett CG.
Pract Radiat Oncol. 2019; 9(4): e386-e393.
Hypofractionated Stereotactic Radiation Therapy for Metastatic Adenocarcinoma ex Goblet Cell Carcinoid of the Appendix: Case Report and Literature Review
Clyde JW; Katz AW.
Case Rep Oncol. 2019; 12: 807-813.
Aujla KS, Katz AW, Singh DP, Okunieff P, Milano MT
Frontiers in oncology.. 2019 9 :111. Epub 02/27/2019.
Qiu H, Moravan MJ, Milano MT, Usuki KY, Katz AW
Journal of gastrointestinal cancer.. 2018 December 49 (4):463-469. Epub 1900 01 01.
Bates JE, Choi G, Usuki KY, Katz AW, Milano MT
American journal of clinical oncology.. 2018 December 41 (12):1172-1175. Epub 1900 01 01.
Becerra AZ, Probst CP, Fleming FJ, Xu Z, Aquina CT, Justiniano CF, Boodry CI, Swanger AA, Noyes K, Katz AW, Monson JR, Jusko TA
The American journal of hospice & palliative care.. 2018 February 35 (2):336-342. Epub 05/11/2017.
Qiu H, Katz AW, Chowdhry AK, Usuki KY, Singh DP, Metcalfe S, Cheruvu P, Chen Y, Okunieff P, Milano MT
American journal of clinical oncology.. 2018 January 41 (1):53-58. Epub 1900 01 01.
Qiu H, Katz AW, Milano MT
Journal of thoracic disease.. 2016 October 8 (10):E1384-E1386. Epub 1900 01 01.
Comparison of outcomes between SBRT, yttrium-90 radioembolization, trans-arterial chemoembolization, and radiofrequency ablation as bridge to transplant for hepatocellular carcinoma
Mohamed M; Katz AW; Tejani M; Sharma AK; Kashyap R; Noel MS; Qiu H; Hezel AF; Ramaraju GA; Dokus MK; Orloff MS.
Adv Radiat Oncol. 2016; 1(1): 35-42.
Chawla S, Katz AW, Rauh SM, Monson JR
American journal of clinical oncology.. 2015 October 38 (5):534-40. Epub 1900 01 01.
Bergsma DP, Schoeniger LO, Bratton L, Katz AW
Case reports in oncology.. 2015 8 (3):416-22. Epub 10/08/2015.
Sharma AK, Foster TH, Katz A, Lee DE, Waldman DL
Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR.. 2014 March 25 (3):483-4. Epub 1900 01 01.
Mazloom A, Hezel AF, Katz AW
Case reports in oncology.. 2014 January 7 (1):18-22. Epub 01/10/2014.
Mondo EL, Noel MS, Katz AW, Schoeniger LO, Hezel AF
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.. 2013 January 2031 (3):e37-9. Epub 12/10/2012.
Curcumin for radiation dermatitis: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial of thirty breast cancer patients
Ryan JL; Heckler CE; Ling M; Katz A; Williams JP; Pentland AP; Morrow GR.
Radiat Res. 2013; 180: 34-43.
Dhakal S, Lema GM, Diloreto DA, Katz AW
Case reports in oncology.. 2012 September 5 (3):639-43. Epub 12/06/2012.
Milano MT, Katz AW, Zhang H, Okunieff P
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics.. 2012 July 183 (3):878-86. Epub 12/13/2011.
Katz AW, Chawla S, Qu Z, Kashyap R, Milano MT, Hezel AF
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics.. 2012 July 183 (3):895-900. Epub 12/13/2011.
Ibarra RA, Rojas D, Snyder L, Yao M, Fabien J, Milano M, Katz A, Goodman K, Stephans K, El-Gazzaz G, Aucejo F, Miller C, Fung J, Lo S, Machtay M, Sanabria JR
Acta oncologica.. 2012 May 51 (5):575-83. Epub 01/23/2012.
Janelsins MC, Mustian KM, Palesh OG, Mohile SG, Peppone LJ, Sprod LK, Heckler CE, Roscoe JA, Katz AW, Williams JP, Morrow GR
Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer.. 2012 April 20 (4):831-9. Epub 05/01/2011.
Fuller CD, Nijkamp J, Duppen JC, Rasch CR, Thomas CR, Wang SJ, Okunieff P, Jones WE, Baseman D, Patel S, Demandante CG, Harris AM, Smith BD, Katz AW, McGann C, Harper JL, Chang DT, Smalley S, Marshall DT, Goodman KA, Papanikolaou N, Kachnic LA,
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics.. 2011 February 179 (2):481-9. Epub 04/18/2010.
Milano MT, Katz AW, Okunieff P
American journal of clinical oncology.. 2010 April 33 (2):157-63. Epub 1900 01 01.
Chawla S, Chen Y, Katz AW, Muhs AG, Philip A, Okunieff P, Milano MT
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics.. 2009 September 175 (1):71-5. Epub 02/26/2009.
Milano MT, Chen Y, Katz AW, Philip A, Schell MC, Okunieff P
Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology.. 2009 June 91 (3):301-6. Epub 03/28/2009.
Milano MT, Katz AW, Schell MC, Philip A, Okunieff P
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics.. 2008 December 172 (5):1516-22. Epub 05/19/2008.
Milano MT, Katz AW, Muhs AG, Philip A, Buchholz DJ, Schell MC, Okunieff P
Cancer.. 2008 February 1112 (3):650-8. Epub 1900 01 01.
Katz AW, Carey-Sampson M, Muhs AG, Milano MT, Schell MC, Okunieff P
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics.. 2007 March 167 (3):793-8. Epub 12/29/2006.
Rubin P, Brasacchio R, Katz A
Seminars in radiation oncology.. 2006 April 16 (2):120-30. Epub 1900 01 01.
Sampson, M.C.; Katz, A.; Constine, L.S.
Stereotactic body radiation therapy for extracranial
Okunieff P, Petersen AL, Philip A, Milano MT, Katz AW, Boros L, Schell MC
Acta oncologica.. 2006 45 (7):808-17. Epub 1900 01 01.
Brenner B, Kramer MR, Katz A, Feinmesser R, Weissmann-Brenner A, Sulkes A, Fenig E, Brenner-Weissman A
Chest.. 2003 October 124 (4):1605-10. Epub 1900 01 01.
Kramer MR, Katz A, Yarmolovsky A, Schifter D, Fenig E
Thorax.. 2001 May 56 (5):415-6. Epub 1900 01 01.
Brenner B, Sulkes A, Rakowsky E, Feinmesser M, Yukelson A, Bar-Haim E, Katz A, Idelevich E, Neuman A, Barhana M, Fenig E
Cancer.. 2001 April 191 (7):1358-62. Epub 1900 01 01.
Fenig E, Brenner B, Katz A, Sulkes J, Lapidot M, Schachter J, Malik H, Sulkes A, Gutman H
Oncology reports.. 2001 8 (2):305-9. Epub 1900 01 01.
Katz A, Njuguna E, Rakowsky E, Sulkes A, Sulkes J, Fenig E
International journal of gynecological cancer : official journal of the International Gynecological Cancer Society.. 2001 11 (3):234-5. Epub 1900 01 01.
Figer A, Brenner B, Katz A, Njuguna E, Sulkes A
Digestive diseases and sciences.. 2000 June 45 (6):1058-60. Epub 1900 01 01.
Katz A, Brenner B, Sulkes A, Luria H, Marshak G, Fenig E
Harefuah.. 2000 May 15138 (10):823-5, 911. Epub 1900 01 01.
Yarmolovsky A, Katz A, Fenig E, Fink G, Bendayan D, Sulkes A, Kramer MR
Harefuah.. 2000 March 15138 (6):429-31, 520. Epub 1900 01 01.
Fenig E, Brenner B, Njuguna E, Katz A, Schachter J, Sulkes A
American journal of clinical oncology.. 2000 February 23 (1):65-7. Epub 1900 01 01.
Tichler T, Ghodsizade E, Katz A, Rath P, Berger R, Brenner H
Harefuah.. 1999 November 1137 (9):387-90, 430. Epub 1900 01 01.
Brenner B, Rakowsky E, Katz A, Gutman H, Sulkes A, Schacter J, Fenig E
International journal of oncology.. 1999 June 14 (6):1097-102. Epub 1900 01 01.
Fenig E, Eidelevich E, Njuguna E, Katz A, Gutman H, Sulkes A, Schechter J
American journal of clinical oncology.. 1999 April 22 (2):184-6. Epub 1900 01 01.
Fenig E, Brenner B, Rakowsky E, Lapidoth M, Katz A, Sulkes A
American journal of clinical oncology.. 1998 October 21 (5):498-500. Epub 1900 01 01.
Fenig E, Brenner B, Katz A, Rakovsky E, Hana MB, Sulkes A
Cancer.. 1997 September 180 (5):881-5. Epub 1900 01 01.
Brenner B, Katz A, Rakowski E, Feinmesser M, Bar Hanna M, Sulkes A, Fenig E
Israel journal of medical sciences.. 1996 December 32 (12):1235-8. Epub 1900 01 01.
Books
ALERT: Adverse Late Effects of Cancer Treatment (2013)
Chapter: The Testes
Authors: Ginsberg JP; Katz AW
Publisher: Springer, New York 2013
Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (2012)
Chapter: Liver metastasis
Authors: Stinauer M; Lanciano R; Schefter TE; Kavanagh B; Carlson JA; Katz AW
Publisher: Springer, Heidelberg 2012
Image Guided Radiation Therapy: A Clinical Perspective (2011)
Chapter: KV planar image-guided SBRT using the Novalis system in an ovarian cancer patient with liver metastases
Authors: Katz AW; Cheruvu P; Schell MC; Phillip A; Milano MT
Publisher: People's Medical Publishing House-USA, Shelton, CT 2011