Joan H. Schiller, MD is Professor and Chief of the Hematology/Oncology Division at University of Texas Southwestern, and Deputy Director of the Harold C. Simmons Cancer Center, and holds the Andrea L. Simmons Distinguished Chair in Cancer Research. She graduated from the University of Illinois Medical School and completed her internship and residency in Internal Medicine at Northwestern Hospital in Chicago. She also completed a clinical fellowship in the Department of Human Oncology at the University of Wisconsin Clinical Cancer Center, before joining the faculty there. Dr. Schiller is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology, and was a Professor of Medicine in the Department of Medicine Section of Oncology at the University of Wisconsin in Madison until moving to UT-Southwestern in 2006, where she is also Deputy Director of the Simmons Cancer Center. Dr. Schiller’s work focuses primarily on the treatment of lung cancer, specifically treatment modalities for small-cell and non small-cell lung cancer. She has been active in Phase I, II and III clinical trials, and sees patients with lung cancer with her radiation therapy and thoracic surgery colleagues. Dr. Schiller is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Clinical Oncology, former Chairman of the Thoracic Oncology Committee of the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, and Founder and President of the National Lung Cancer Partnership. She has published numerous articles related to the diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer and is internationally recognized for her work in this area.
Dr. Joan Hoff Schiller, MD
- Oncology
- 45 years of experience
- Inova Fairfax Hospital 3300 Gallows Rd, Falls Church, VA 22042
- (703) 776-4001
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Education Background
RESIDENCY
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
MEDICAL SCHOOL
University Of Illinois At Chicago College Of Medicine - 1980
Languages Spoken
- Chinese
- Spanish
Location & Hours
- Inova Fairfax Hospital
- 3300 Gallows Rd, Falls Church, VA 22042
Specialties Treated
- Oncology
Conditions Addressed
- Bladder Cancer
- Lung Cancer
- Laryngeal Cancer
- Kidney Cancer
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Procedures Performed
- Chemotherapy
- Chemotherapy
Insurance Accepted
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- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas
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