Thomas W. Lycan Jr., DO, MHS
- Assistant Professor, Hematology and Oncology

Thomas W. Lycan Jr., DO, MHS
Research Interests
- Immunotherapy
- Head and Neck Cancer
- Medical Education
- Lung Cancer
- Education
- BS, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2006
- MHS, Johns Hopkins University, 2007
- DO, Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine, 2012
- Residency
- Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine Affiliated Hospitals, 2015
- Fellowship
- Hematology And Oncology, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, 2018
- Board Certifications
- American Board of Internal Medicine, Hematology
- American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology
- Positions
- Assistant Professor, Hematology and Oncology
- Departments and Affiliations
- Hematology and Oncology
- Comprehensive Cancer Center
Research
- Adverse Event Reporting at Professional Conferences: We Need Better Standards and Bigger Posters. Lycan TW, Petty WJ. J Thorac Oncol. 2020 09; 15(9):1394-1396.
- Serious Illness Conversations. Lycan TW, Taylor RC. Mayo Clin Proc. 2020 09; 95(9):2042-2043.
- Nicotine promotes brain metastasis by polarizing microglia and suppressing innate immune function. Wu SY, Xing F, Sharma S, Wu K, Tyagi A, Liu Y, Zhao D, Deshpande RP, Shiozawa Y, Ahmed T, Zhang W, Chan M, Ruiz J, Lycan TW, Dothard A, Watabe K. J Exp Med. 2020 Aug; 217(8)
- Incidence and Survival in Reproductive-Aged Women with Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: United States SEER 18 2000-2016. Douglas EH, Rhoads A, Thomas A, Aloi J, Suhl J, Lycan T, Oleson J, Conway KM, Klubo-Gwiezdzinska J, Lynch CF, Romitti PA. Thyroid. 2020 Dec; 30(12):1781-1791.
- Workflow Differences Affect Data Accuracy in Oncologic EHRs: A First Step Toward Detangling the Diagnosis Data Babel. Diaz-Garelli F, Strowd R, Lawson VL, Mayorga ME, Wells BJ, Lycan TW, Topaloglu U. JCO Clin Cancer Inform. 2020 06; 4:529-538.