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Mercedes Porosnicu, MD

Mercedes Porosnicu, MD

  • Professor, Cancer Medicine (Winston-Salem)
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Education
MD, Universitatea De Medicina Si Farmacie Grigore T. Popa, 1987
Residency
GR.T. Popa University of Medicine, 1996
Internal Medicine, State University of New York at Brooklyn Downstate Medical Center, 1998
Fellowship
Hematology / Oncology, Jackson Memorial Hospital, 2001
Research Fellowship, Jackson Memorial Hospital, 2002
Memberships
American Society of Clinical Oncology
American Association of Cancer Research
Positions
Professor, Cancer Medicine (Winston-Salem)
Departments and Affiliations
Cancer Medicine (Winston-Salem)
Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCC)
Center for Redox Biology and Medicine (CRBM)

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  • Patient Selection for Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS) in Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: What the Surgeon Wants to Know. Bunch PM, Patwa HS, Hughes RT, Porosnicu M, Waltonen JD. Top Magn Reson Imaging. 2021 Apr; 30(2):117-130.
  • The Prognostic and Therapeutic Value of the Mutational Profile of Blood and Tumor Tissue in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Wilson HL, D'Agostino RB, Meegalla N, Petro R, Commander S, Topaloglu U, Zhang W, Porosnicu M. Oncologist. 2021 02; 26(2):e279-e289.
  • Human papillomavirus-associated squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx or hypopharynx: Clinical outcomes and implications for laryngeal preservation. Hughes RT, Beuerlein WJ, O'Neill SS, Porosnicu M, Lycan TW, Waltonen JD, Frizzell BA, Greven KM. Oral Oncol. 2019 11; 98:20-27.
  • Editor's Note: Cotreatment with STI-571 Enhances Tumor Necrosis Factor a-related Apoptosis-inducing Ligand (TRAIL or Apo-2L)-induced Apoptosis of Bcr-Abl-positive Human Acute Leukemia Cells. Nimmanapalli R, Porosnicu M, Nguyen D, Worthington E, O'Bryan E, Perkins C, Bhalla K. Clin. Cancer Res. 2019 Jul; 25(13):4195.
  • Retrospective Analysis of Cisplatin Nephrotoxicity in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer Receiving Outpatient Treatment With Concurrent High-dose Cisplatin and Radiotherapy. Faig J, Haughton M, Taylor RC, D'Agostino RB, Whelen MJ, Porosnicu Rodriguez KA, Bonomi M, Murea M, Porosnicu M. Am. J. Clin. Oncol. 2018 05; 41(5):432-440.
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  • Treating Head and Neck Cancer with Cetuximab
  • Study of the Drug BI 1831169 in People with Different Types of Advanced Solid Tumors
  • A Study of the Drug Volrustomig for Head and Neck Cancer Treatment
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