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 Baptist Medical Center, 2015
- Fellowship
- Hematology / 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
- Chemoradiotherapy with high-dose cisplatin compared with weekly cisplatin for locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Hughes RT, Porosnicu M, Levine BJ, Lycan TW, Shenker RF, Frizzell BA, Greven KM. J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol. 2021 Jul;
- Prevalence of DNA Repair Gene Mutations in Blood and Tumor Tissue and Impact on Prognosis and Treatment in HNSCC. Burcher KM, Faucheux AT, Lantz JW, Wilson HL, Abreu A, Salafian K, Patel MJ, Song AH, Petro RM, Lycan T, Furdui CM, Topaloglu U, D'Agostino RB, Zhang W, Porosnicu M. Cancers (Basel). 2021 Jun; 13(13)
- Just-in-Time Teaching (JiTT) Screencasts: a Randomized Controlled Trial of Asynchronous Learning on an Inpatient Hematology-Oncology Teaching Service. Kuhlman PD, Williams D, Russell G, Amornmarn A, Harbaugh J, Woods R, Lycan TW. J Cancer Educ. 2021 May;
- What Oncologists Want: Identifying Challenges and Preferences on Diagnosis Data Entry to Reduce EHR-Induced Burden and Improve Clinical Data Quality. Diaz-Garelli F, Strowd R, Ahmed T, Lycan TW, Daley S, Wells BJ, Topaloglu U. JCO Clin Cancer Inform. 2021 May; 5:527-540.
- Unmet Care Needs and Financial Hardship in Patients With Metastatic Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer on Immunotherapy or Chemoimmunotherapy in Clinical Practice. McLouth LE, Nightingale CL, Levine BJ, Burris JL, McDougall JA, Lycan TW, Gabbard J, Ruiz J, Farris M, Blackstock AW, Grant SC, Petty WJ, Weaver KE. JCO Oncol Pract. 2021 Feb; :OP2000723.
- Study of the Use of Immunotherapy With and Without Chemotherapy in Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Studying the Effectiveness of the Drug Cobimetinib Given with the Drug Atezolizumab in Patients with Advanced Lung Cancer that is Resistant to Immune-Checkpoint Immunotherapy
- Internet-Delivered Management of Pain Among Cancer Treatment Survivors