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| Fields of Expertise: |
Neurology |
| Fellowship: |
1996- 1998 Neuro-oncology Fellow
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC)
Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases,
New York, New York
1997-1998 Chief Fellow, Neuro-oncology (MSKCC) |
| Residency: |
1990 - 1991 Surgical (PGY1) Intern West Virginia University Hospitals (WVU),
Morgantown, West Virginia
1991 - 1992 Neurosurgery (PGY2) Resident WVU, Morgantown, West Virginia
1992 - 1993 Internal Medicine Intern WVU, Morgantown, West Virginia
1993 - 1996 Neurology Resident WVU, Morgantown, West Virginia
1995 -1996 Neurology Chief Resident WVU, Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Medical School: |
1986 - 1990 M.D., Medical College of Georgia
Augusta, Georgia
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| Undergraduate: |
1982 - 1986 B.S., Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
Major: Biology Minor: Hebrew
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| Professional
Experience: |
10/2005- Present Senior Neuro-oncologist
Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Affiliated with the Tel Aviv University Sackler Faculty of
Medicine, Tel Aviv Israel
Adjunct Associate Professor, Oncology Division, Department of Medicine
University of Utah/ Huntsman Cancer Institute,
Salt Lake City, Utah
12/2004-9/2005 Associate Professor of Neurology (Clinical Tenure Track)
Adjunct, Departments of Neurosurgery and Internal Medicine, Division of Oncology
Director of Clinical Neuro-oncology
University of Utah/ Huntsman Cancer Institute,
Salt Lake City, Utah
07/1998-2004 Assistant Professor of Neurology (Clinical)
Adjunct, Departments of Neurosurgery and Internal Medicine, Division of Oncology
Director of Clinical Neuro-oncology
University of Utah/ Huntsman Cancer Institute,
Administrative Positions:
2007 Disease-related expert on behalf of the American Academy of Neurology in the field of Neuro-Oncology.
1998-present SWOG Brain Executive Committee
1999-present Examiner for the Oral Board Examination, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
1999-present NCCN (National Comprehensive Cancer Network) Central Nervous System Cancers Panel Member
2002-present Chairperson, SWOG (Southwest Oncology Group) Brain Committee. (Raymond Sawaya, MD, co-chair.)
2004-present Neuro-Oncology Consultant for Executive Steering Committee of Xenova Biomedix Limited, TransMID, Phase III Multicenter Trial of Intratumoral/Interstitial Therapy in Patients with Progressive and/or Recurrent, Non-Resectable Glioblastoma Multiforme
2004-present Schering-Plough Temodar Investigators? Advisory Board Member
2005 Co-director for Neuro-Oncology Update Symposium, Huntsman Cancer Institute/University of Utah
2005-present Neuro-Oncology Consultant for Gliadel/MGI Pharma Advisory Panel
2006-present Member of RTOG executive brain committee
Professional Consultant:
2000-present MCOP (Medical Care Management Corporation) (now MCMC) Reviewer
2000-present Council of Healthcare Advisors: consultant
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| Medical Licenses: |
1992 ATLS Instructor
West Virginia, inactive
New York, inactive
08/1998 Utah, current
10/2005 Israel no expiration
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| Board Certificaitons
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American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (expiration May 2017) |
| Research: |
Familiality in glioma: abstract in to ASCO, Lende, 2004. Applying for R01.(co-Pi?s Lisa Cannon-Albright, PhD, David Keith, B.S.)
Methylation in GBM and response to therapy (studies from S0001 cases)
Radiation-induced glioma (Studies from the Israeli radiation for tinea capitis cohort)
Quality of Life in Glioma Patients: PI- John Conlee, PhD. Deborah Blumenthal, MD and George Mooney (neuropsychologist) as co-PIs. Submitted for the Joan Riordan Quality of Life Research Grant. (NBTF grant to study QOL in brain tumor survivors.) |
| Publications: |
1. Blumenthal D, Berho M, Bloomfield, Schochet SS: Childhood Meningioma Associated with Meningioangiomatosis. J Neurosurg, 78: 1993, 287-289.
2. Blumenthal D, Gutmann Lu, Sauter K: Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Induces Facial Myokymia. Muscle Nerve, 17:1994, 1484-1485.
3. Sheth R, Gutmann La, Blumenthal D: "Compressive Sciatic Neuropathy Due to Uterine Abnormality. Muscle Nerve, 17: 1994, 1486-1488.
4. Gutmann La, Blumenthal D, Gutmann Lu, Schochet SS: Acute Type II Myofiber Atrophy in Critical Illness. Neurology, 46:1996, 819-21.
5. Blumenthal D, Riggs JE, Ortiz O: Carotid Artery Occlusion following a Karate Punch to the Neck. Military Med, 161:1996, 562-563.
6. Martin RC, Haut MW, Goeta-Kreisler K, Blumenthal D: Neuropsychological Functioning in a Patient with Paraneoplastic Limbic Encephalitis. J Int Neuropsychol Soc, 2: 1996, 460-466.
7. Blumenthal DT, Riggs JE: Please Don?t Call Me Arnold-Chiari Unless You Mean It.
Arch Neurol, 54: 1997,16.
8. Blumenthal DT, Shanske S, Schochet SS, Santorelli FM, DiMauro S, Jaynes M, Bodensteiner JB: Myoclonus Epilepsy with Ragged-Red Fibers (MERRF) and Multiple mtDNA Deletions. Neurology, 50: 1998, 524-25.
9. Blumenthal DT, Schochet SS, Gutmann La, Ellis B, Jaynes M, Dalmau J: Small-Cell Carcinoma of the Lung Presenting with Paraneoplastic Peripheral Nerve Vasculitis and Optic Neuropathy. Muscle & Nerve, October 1998, 1358-9.
10. Blumenthal DT, Raizer JJ, Rosenblum ML, Hariharan S, Bilsky MH, Elowitz EH, Abrey LE: Primary Intracranial Neoplasms in Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Neurology, May 1999, 1648-51.
11. Moore KR, Blumenthal DT, Smith GA, Ward JH: Neurolymphomatosis of the Lumbar Plexus: High-resolution MR Neurography Findings. Neurology, August 2001, 740-42.
12. Kroppenstedt S-N, Blumenthal DT, Unterberg AW, et al: Osteochondroma of the Cervical Spine- A Surprising Finding in a Liver Transplanted Patient with Polyneuropathy and Polyradiculitis: Case Report. Surgical Neurology, 57: 2002, 411-4.
13. Klimo Jr P, Blumenthal DT, Couldwell WT: Congenital Partial Aplasia of the Posterior Arch of the Atlas Causing Myelopathy: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Spine, 28 (12), June 2003, E224-8.
14. Bharadwaj J*, Blumenthal DT, Samlowski WE: Reversible Diplopia Induced by High Dose Intravenous IL-2 Therapy. Clinical Advances in Hematology & Oncology: 2(5), May 2004.
15. Shen Y*, Blumenthal DT, Digre K, Cessna MH, Gopez EV: Carcinomatous Meningitis As the Presenting Manifestation of Gallbladder Carcinoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Journal of Neuro-Oncology, 70 (1): October 2004, 67-71.
16. Kan P, Gottfried O, Blumenthal DT, Townsend JJ, Drozd-Borysiuk E, Brothman AR, Jensen RL: Oligodendroglioma and Juvenile Pilocytic Astrocytoma Presenting as Synchronous Primary Brain Tumors: Case Report with Histological and Molecular Differentiation of the Tumors and Review of the Literature. Journal of Neurosurgery, 100: 2004, 700-705.
17. Dalmau J, Graus F, Villarejo A, Posner JB, Blumenthal DT, Thiessen B, Meneses P, Rosenfeld MR: Clinical Analysis of Anti-Ma2 Associated Encephalitis. Brain, 127: August 2004,1831-1844.
18. Chamberlain MC, Blumenthal D. Intracranial Meningiomas: Diagnosis and Treatment Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics 4 (4): 641-648, 2004.
19. Blumenthal DT, Salzman KL, Baringer JR, Forghani B, Gilden DH. MRI Abnormalities in Chronic Active Varicella Zoster Infection. Neurology, 63 (8): October 2004, 1538-9.
20. Lee CM, Salzman KL, Blumenthal DT, Gaffney DK. Intracranial Extramedullary Hematopoesis: Brief Review of Response to Radiation Therapy. The American Journal of Hematology 78:(2) Feb 2005, 151-2.
21. Quezado M, Ronchetti R, Rapkiewicz A, Santi M, Blumenthal DT, Rushing EJ. Chromogenic in situ hybridization accurately identifies EGFR amplification in small cell glioblastoma multiforme, a common subtype of primary GBM. Clinical Neuropathology, 24 (4), July 2005,163-169.
22. Blumenthal DT, Schulman SF. Survival outcomes in glioblastoma multiforme, including the impact of adjuvant chemotherapy.
Expert Rev Neurother. 2005 Sep;5(5):683-90.
23. Brem SS, Bierman PJ, Black P, Blumenthal DT, Brem H, Chamberlain MC, Chiocca EA, DeAngelis LM, Fenstermaker RA, Fine HA, Friedman A, Glass J, Grossman SA, Heimberger AB, Junck L, Levin V, Loeffler JJ, Maor MH, Narayana A, Newton HB, Olivi A, Portnow J, Prados M, Raizer JJ, Rosenfeld SS, Shrieve DC, Sills AK Jr, Spence AM, Vrionis FD; National Comprehensive Cancer Network. Central nervous system cancers: Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2005 Sep;3(5):644-90.
24. Videnovic A, Semenov I, Chua-Adajar R, Baddi L, Blumenthal DT, Beck AC, Simuni T, Futterer S, Gradishar W, Tellez C, Raizer JJ. Capecitabine-induced multifocal leukoencephalopathy: A report of five cases.
Neurology. 2005 Oct 19
25. Ragel BT, Blumenthal DT, Browd SR, Salzman KL, Jensen RL. Intracerebral Amyloidoma Can Mimic High Grade Glioma on Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy (MRI/MRS). Arch Neurol 63 (6): 906-907, 2006.
26. McCall T, Binning M, Blumenthal DT, Jensen RL. Variations of choroid plexus papilloma dissemination: Case report. Surg Neurol 2006 Jul; 66(1): 62-67
27. Wendland MM*, Shrieve DC, Watson GA, Chin SS, Blumenthal DT. Extraneural Metastatic Medulloblastoma in an Adult. (accepted, Journal of Neuro-oncology, November 2005).
28. Blumenthal DT, Salzman K, Digre K, Jensen RL, Dunson W, Dalmau J. Early Pathological Findings and Long-Term Improvement in Anti-Ma2-Associated Encephalitis. Neurology 67: 146-149, 2006.
29. Kan P, Gottfried ON, Blumenthal, Liu JK, Salzman KL, Townsend J, Jensen RL. Primary Spinal Yolk Sac Tumor with Brain Metastasis: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Journal of Neuro-Oncology, 2006.
30. Finn MA*, Blumenthal DT, Salzman KL, Jensen RL. Transient postictal MRI changes in patients with brain tumors may mimic disease progression. Surg Neurol 67(3): 246-250, 2007.
31. Kanner AA, Bokstein F, Blumenthal DT, Ram Z. Surgical Therapies in Brain Metastasis. Seminars in Oncology, July 2006.
32. Swinnen LJ, Rankin C, Carraway H, Albain KS, Townsend JJ, Budd GT, Kish JA, Rivkin SE, Blumenthal DT. A phase II study of cisplatin preceded by a 12-hour continuous infusion of concurrent hydroxyurea and cytosine arabinoside (Ara-C) for adult patients with malignant gliomas (Southwest Oncology Group S9149). Journal of Neuro-oncology, accepted for publication October 2007.
33. Roth J, Constantini S, Blumenthal DT, Ram Z. The value of ventriculo-peritoneal shunting in patients with glioblastoma multiforme and ventriculomegaly. Journal of Neurosurgery (submitted November 2006)
34. Bokstein F, Shpigel S, Blumenthal DT. Treatment of recurrent high-grade glial tumors with bevacizumab and irinotecan. (Submitted to Cancer, Aug 8, 07)
35. Blumenthal DT, Cannon-Albright L. Familiality in Glioma. JNCI (submitted Aug 10, 2007)
36. Bokstein F, Kovner F, Blumenthal DT, Ram Z, Kanner A, Corn B. A Common Sense Approach to Radiation Treatment Planning of Temporal Lobe Glioblastoma, (submitted to Cancer Aug 9, 07).
37. Corn BW, Bitton L, Doniger GM, Blumenthal DT, Bokstein F, Kanner A, Ram Z, Alon D, Kreitler S. Introduction of a Computerized Test of Neurocognitive Function for Patients Treated with Chemoradiation for GBM: A Pilot Study of Feasibility and Tolerability. (in press)
38. Swinnen LJ, Rankin C, Carraway H, Albain KS, Townsend JJ, Budd GT, Kish JA, Rivkin SE, Blumenthal DT: A PHASE II STUDY OF CISPLATIN PRECEDED BY A 12-HOUR CONTINUOUS INFUSION OF CONCURRENT HYDROXYUREA AND CYTOSINE ARABINOSIDE (Ara-C) FOR ADULT PATIENTS WITH MALIGNANT GLIOMAS (SOUTHWEST ONCOLOGY GROUP S9149). Accepted to Neuro-oncology, 2007. In press
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| Major
Accomplishments, Honors and Awards: |
1996 Annual Meeting Scholarship for Residents,
American Academy of Neurology
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| Community Service: |
2000-2001 Kol Ami Congregation Board member
2001-2005 Hadassah Board, local Youth Commission Chair
2003-2005 Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) member
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| Spoken Languages: |
English
Hebrew
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