Christopher T. Coughlin, M.D. - Hematology/Oncology, Radiation Oncology

Dr. Coughlin is an internist specializing in cancer and diseases of the blood who has devoted much of his career to teaching, research, and writing. He is a radiation oncologist at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH, and Professor of Medicine at Dartmouth Medical School.

Dr. Coughlin has served on the editorial board of the American Journal of Clinical Oncology since 1989. He is also a referee for the medical journals Cancer, Radiology, International Journal of Hyperthermia, and the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics.

Board Certifications

American Board of Internal Medicine - 1977
American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology - 1979
American Board of Internal Medicine, Hematology - 1980
American Board of Internal Medicine, Radiation Oncology - 1981

Healthwise Knowledgebase Topics Reviewed

Folic Acid Deficiency Anemia
Hemochromatosis
Hemophilia
Iron Deficiency Anemia
Vitamin B-12 Deficiency Anemia
Von Willebrand Disease

Education

M.D.: Harvard Medical School - 1973
Internship: Good Samaritan Hospital, Portland, OR, 1973 - 1974
Residency in Internal Medicine, Good Samaritan Hospital, Portland, OR, 1974 - 1976
Fellowship in Hematology, Montefiore Hospital, Bronx, NY, 1976 - 1977
Fellowship in Oncology, Montefiore Hospital, Bronx, NY, 1977 -1978
Fellowship in Radiotherapy, Montefiore Hospital, Bronx, NY, 1978 - 1980

Academic Appointments

Dartmouth Medical School:
  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, 1980 - 1984
  • Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, 1984 - 1989
  • Professor of Medicine, 1989 - present

Hospital Affiliations

Radiation Oncologist, Montefiore Hospital, Bronx, NY, 1979 - 1980
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH:
  • Radiation Oncologist, 1980 - present
  • Director, Dept. of Radiation Oncology, April 1984 - February 1992
Associate Director for Radiation Oncology, Norris Cotton Cancer Center, Hanover, NH, April 1984 - February 1992

Professional Affiliations

American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Cancer Society
American Federation of Clinical Research
American Medical Association
American Society of Clinical Oncology
American Society of Hematology
American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
Institutional PI for Radiation Therapy Oncology Group
International Society for Stereotactic Radiosurgery
North America Hyperthermia Group
Radiation Research Society
Radium Society

Selected Publications

  1. Coughlin CT, Richmond RC, Page RL (1994). Platinum drug delivery and radiation for locally advanced prostate cancer. International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics 28: 1029 - 1038.
  2. Ryan TP, Backus VL, Coughlin CT (1995). Large stationary microstrip arrays for superficial microwave hyperthermia at 433 MHz:SAR analysis and clinical data. International Journal of Hyperthermia 11(2): 187 - 209.
  3. Pilepich MV, Caplan R, Byhardt RW, et al. (1997). Phase III trial of androgen suppression using goserelin in unfavorable-prognosis carcinoma of the prostate treated with definitive radiotherapy: report of Radiation Therapy Oncology Group Protocol 53-31. Journal of Clinical Oncology 15(3): 1013 - 1021.

Financial Disclosure

This reviewer reported no financial conflicts.




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