Siteman Cancer Center
Center for Advanced Medicine
4921 Parkview Place, Floor LL
St. Louis, MO 63110
(314) 747-7236
Mailing Address:
Washington University School of Medicine
660 S. Euclid Avenue, Campus Box 8224
St. Louis, MO 63110
Areas of Clinical Interest:
Cancer, hyperthermia, ultrasound, radiation therapy, rectal cancer
Board Certification:
Radiation Oncology--Certified
Medical Education:
Ph.D.: University of California at Berkley, Berkley, California, 1972
Medical Degree: University of Miami, Miami, Florida, 1980
Residency: Radiation Therapy, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1984
Hospital Affiliations:
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Major or Recent Publications/Awards
Honors and Awards:
Listed in Best Doctors in America, 2002 (Best Doctors, Inc)
Listed in America's Top Doctors second edition Castle Connolly Medical
Ltd, 2002
Who's Who in America, 1997-present
Fellow, American College of Radiology, 2000
Good Housekeeping Magazine Best Doctors for Colorectal Cancer, 1999
The Best Doctors in America, 1994, 1999
The Best Doctors in America, Central Region, 1996
Editorial Responsibilities:
Referee
Cancer
International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics
International Journal of Hyperthermia
Journal of Clinical Oncology
Books and Book Chapters:
Myerson R, Moros EG, Roti-Roti J. Hyperthermia (textbook chapter). In:
Perez C, Brady L, eds. Principles and Practice of Radiation Oncology, Third
Edition. Philadelphia, Pa., JB Lippincott-Raven, Chapter 24, 1998
Myerson R, Mohuiddan M. Carcinoma of the Rectum (textbook chapter). In
Gunderson L, Tepper J, eds. Radiation Oncology, in press 1999
Myerson RJ. Discussion of: van der Zee J, et al. "Reirradiation combined
with hyperthermia in recurrent breast cancer results in a worthwhile local
palliation", in Breast Diseases: A Year Book Quarterly , Fourth Edition.
St. Louis, MO, Mosby, Inc, In press, 1999
Journal Articles:
Myerson R. Rationale for a phase I/II radiation dose-escalation study
with concurrent amifostine (Ethyol) and infusional 5-FU chemotherapy for
preoperative treatment of unresectable or locally recurrent rectal carcinoma.
Semin Radiat Oncol. 2002; 12(1 Suppl 1):86-90
Read TE, Ogunbiyi OA, Fleshman JW, Birnbaum EH, Fry RD, Myerson RJ, Kodner
IJ. Neoadjuvant external beam radiation and proctectomy for adenocarcinoma
of the rectum. Dis Colon Rectum 2001; 44(12):1778-90
Myerson RJ, Kong F, Birnbaum EH, Fleshman JW, Kodner IJ, Picus J, Ratkin
GA, Read TE, Walz BJ. Radiation therapy for epidermoid carcinoma of the
anal canal, clinical and treatment factors associated with outcome. Radiother
Oncol 2001 Oct; 61(1):15-22
Moros EG, Straube WL, Myerson RJ, Fan X. The impact of ultrasonic parameters
on chest wall hyperthermia. Int J Hyperthermia. 2000 Nov-Dec;16(6):523-38
Myerson RJ, Genovesi D, Lockett M, Birnbaum E, Fleshman J, Fry R, Kodner
I, Menteer J, Picus J, Read T, Walz B. Five fractions of preoperative radiotherapy
for selected cases of rectal carcinoma: Long term tumor control and tolerance
to treatment. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 1999; 43:537-543
Birnbaum EH, Ogunbiji OA, Gagliardi G, Fry RD, Myerson RJ, Kodner, IJ,
Fleshman JW. Selection criteria for treatment of rectal cancer with combined
external/endocavitary radiation. Dis Col Rectum 1999; 42(6):727-735
Myerson RJ, Straube WL, Moros EG, Emami BN, Lee HK, Perez CA, Taylor ME.
Simultaneous superficial hyperthermia and external radiotherapy: Report
of thermal dosimetry and tolerance to treatment. Int J Hyperthermia 1999;
15(7):251-266
Straube WL, Myerson RJ, Moros EG. A multi-user networked database for
analysis of clinical and temperature data from patients treated with simultaneous
radiation and ultrasound hyperthermia. Int J Hyperthermia 1999; 15(5):419-426
Straube WL, Moros EG, Myerson RJ, Fan X. A two-parameter method for the
estimation of ultrasound-induced temperature artifacts. Int J Hyperthermia
1999 15(3):187-202
Moros EG, Straube WL, Myerson RJ, and Fan X. The impact of ultrasonic
parameters on chest wall hyperthermia. Int J Hyperthermia 1999, Accepted
Myerson RJ, Picus J, Read TE. Combining chemotherapy with radiation in
the adjuvant care of rectal cancer: morbidity of treatment and its impact
on management decisions. Perspectives in Colon and Rectal Surgery 1999;
12(2):113-129
Lee HK, Antell AG, Perez CA, Straube WL, Ramachandran G, Myerson RJ, Emami
BN, Molmenti EP, Buckner A, Lockett MA. Superficial hyperthermia and irradiation
for recurrent breast carcinoma of the chest wall: Prognostic factors in
196 tumors. Int J Rad Oncol Biol Phys 1998; 40:365-75
Moros EG, Fan X, Straube WL, Myerson RJ. Numerical and in vitro evaluation
of temperature fluctuations during reflected-scanned planar ultrasound hyperthermia.
Int J Hyperthermia 1998; 14(4):367-82
