Robert Timmerman, M.D. Chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology Professor & Chair Endowed Title Effie Marie Cain Distinguished Chair in Cancer Therapy Research School Medical School Department Radiation Oncology | Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center | Neurological Surgery You have reached the Academic Profile. For more information on the doctor and patient care, please visit the clinical profile. Biography Robert D. Timmerman, M.D., FASTRO, FACR, is Professor and Chair of Radiation Oncology, Professor of Neurosurgery, and Effie Marie Cain Distinguished Chair in Cancer Therapy Research. His primary practice involves the treatment of adult and children with brain tumors. Dr. Timmerman graduated from Iowa State University with a bachelor's degree in nuclear engineering and a master's degree in reactor physics from the University of Tennessee. After finishing medical school in his home state of South Dakota, he completed a residency in radiation oncology at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. He was the principal investigator or co-investigator on several prospective trials designed to evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of stereotactic body radiation therapy in lung, liver, spine, and pelvic sites. He is the national principal investigator of Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) trials using this therapy in patients with early stage lung cancer. Education Graduate School University of Tennessee at Knoxville (1986) Other Post Graduate Training University of Tennessee at Knoxville (1986) Medical School University of South Dakota (1990) Internship McKennan Hospital (1991), Transitional Year Residency Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (1994), Radiation Oncology Research Interest Effect of SAbR on immune function and immunotherapy Hypofractionated radiation therapy Radiation response modifiers Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) Publications Concerning Safety and Efficacy of Concurrent and Consolidative Durvalumab With Thoracic Radiation Therapy in PDL1-Unselected Stage III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Brief Report Zhang Y, Iyengar P, Montalvo S, Westover KD, Rashdan S, Donthireddy K, Kim J, Dowell JE, Drapkin B, Bhalla S, Chukwuma C, Nadeem U, Ahn C, Timmerman RD, Gerber DE International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 2025 Jan 121 68-74 Multiomics-Based Outcome Prediction in Personalized Ultra-Fractionated Stereotactic Adaptive Radiotherapy (PULSAR) Zhang H, Dohopolski M, Stojadinovic S, Schmitt LG, Anand S, Kim H, Pompos A, Godley A, Jiang SB, Dan T, Wardak Z, Timmerman R, Peng H Cancers 2024 Oct 16 Motion analysis comparing surface imaging and diaphragm tracking on kV projections for deep inspiration breath hold (DIBH) Chen M, Chiu T, Timmerman R, Gu X, Lu W, Parsons D, Folkert MR, Gu X Physica Medica 2024 Sep 125 Integrating local and distant radiation-induced lung injury: Development and validation of a predictive model for ventilation loss Vicente EM, Grande Gutierrez N, Oakes JM, Cammin J, Gopal A, Kipritidis J, Modiri A, Mossahebi S, Mohindra P, Citron WK, Matuszak MM, Timmerman R, Sawant A Medical physics 2024 Sep 51 6259-6275 Adrenal Insufficiency following Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy (SAbR) of Adrenal Gland Metastases Hamidi O, Miljanic M, Tumyan G, Christie A, Mirfakhraee S, Ali S, Dohopolski M, Gottumukkala S, Brugarolas JB, Timmerman R, Hannan R Cancers 2024 Sep 16 Concerning safety and efficacy of concurrent and consolidative durvalumab with thoracic radiotherapy in PDL1-unselected stage III non-small cell lung cancer: brief report Zhang Y, Iyengar P, Montalvo SK, Westover KD, Rashdan S, Donthireddy KR, Kim J, Dowell JE, Drapkin BJ, Bhalla S, Chukwuma C, Nadeem U, Ahn C, Timmerman R, Gerber DE International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 2024 Aug S0360-3016 03177-8 Beyond conventional bounds: Surpassing system limits for stereotactic ablative (SAbR) lung radiotherapy using CBCT-based adaptive planning system Gonzalez Y, Visak J, Overman L, Liao CY, Yen A, Zhuang T, Cai B, Godley A, Zhang Y, Timmerman R, Iyengar P, Westover K, Parsons D, Lin MH Journal of applied clinical medical physics 2024 Aug 25 Optimizing Risk Vs. Reward in the Era of Ablative Radiotherapy Through Calculated Useful Trauma (CUT) Sanford NN, Timmerman RD International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 2024 Jul 119 721-723 Performance deterioration of deep learning models after clinical deployment: a case study with auto-segmentation for definitive prostate cancer radiotherapy Wang B, Dohopolski M, Bai T, Wu J, Hannan R, Desai N, Garant A, Yang D, Nguyen D, Lin MH, Timmerman R, Wang X, Jiang SB Machine Learning: Science and Technology 2024 Jun 5 Stereotactic radiosurgery in the management of non–small cell lung cancer brain metastases: a prospective study using the NeuroPoint Alliance Stereotactic Radiosurgery Registry Michalopoulos GD, Katsos K, Grills IS, Warnick RE, McInerney J, Attia A, Timmerman R, Chang E, Andrews DW, D’Ambrosio AL, Cobb WS, Pouratian N, Spalding AC, Walter K, Jensen RL, Bydon M, Asher AL, Sheehan JP Journal of neurosurgery 2024 May 140 1223-1232 Results 1-10 of 357 1 2 3 4 5 Next Last Books Featured Books Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Brian Kavanagh and Robert Timmerman (Ed.) (2005). Baltimore, MD, Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins Image Guided and Adaptive Radiation Therapy Robert Timmerman and Lei Xing (Ed.) (2009). Baltimore, MD, Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins Treating Tumors that Move with Respiration Urschel HC, Luketich JD, Papiez L, Timmerman R (Ed.) (2007). New York, NY, Springer Science & Business Media IMRT, IGRT, SBRT - Advances in the Treatment Planning and Delivery of Radiotherapy Meyer J, Kavanagh B, Timmerman R (editors) (Ed.) (2007). Basal, Switzerland, Karger Honors & Awards Alpha Omega Alpha1989 (0) The Best Doctors in America1998-2005 (0) Professional Associations/Affiliations American College of Radiology American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology Radiation Therapy Oncology Group Society for Neuro-Oncology The Children′s Cancer Group and The Children′s Oncology Group
