Thomas J Galloway, MD

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Thomas J Galloway, MD

Radiation Oncology

Attending Physician

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Clinical Expertise:

Skin Cancer, Cancers of the Head and Neck

Certifications:

American Board of Radiology,
Radiation Oncology

I joined Fox Chase after completing my residency at the University of Florida in 2010. I specialize in treating cancers of the head and neck and skin cancer.

Cancer is a complicated, confusing diagnosis. Cancers of the head and neck are particularly challenging because they occur in areas that can affect our ability to perform some of our most basic functions: breathing, speaking, and eating.

I came to Fox Chase because I believe that the best way to cure these difficult cancers while maintaining quality of life is through a multi-disciplinary approach. Some cancers are cured with radiation alone, some need the assistance of both surgery and chemotherapy, and some are cured without radiation. The team approach at Fox Chase ensures that many different disciplines are working together to decide the best treatment for your unique case with one unifying goal: curing your cancer while avoiding unnecessary toxicity.

Medical Education

MD, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL , 2005

Residencies

Department of Radiation Oncology
University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL

Honors and Awards

Lynn Sage Breast Cancer Symposium Travel 2007
Grant Award Winner; Top 20% of Graduating Class 2005;
Medical Guild Maren Scholarship 2002, University of Florida College of Medicine
Gainesville, FL;
Andersen Scholar, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 2000

Publications

Galloway TJ, Morris CG, Mancuso AA, Amdur RJ, Mendenhall WM. Impact of Radiographic Findings on Prognosis for Skin Cancer with Clinical Perineural Invasion. Cancer. 2005 Mar 15; 103(6):1254-7.

Galloway TJ, Indelicato DJ, Amdur RJ, Morris CG, Swanson ES, Marcus RB Jr Favorable Outcomes of Pediatric Patients with a Radiation Induced Meningioma (International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, and Physics. 2011 Jan 1; 79(1): 117-120).

Galloway TJ, Amdur RJ, Morris CG, Yeung AR, Mendenhall WM. Better Technology but Similar Outcomes: Lessons from the University of Florida Experience with Primary Radiotherapy for Early Stage Cervix Cancer. (J HK Coll Radiol. 2010;12:154-61).

Galloway TJ, Amdur RJ, Liu C, Yeung A, Mendenhall WM. Revisiting Unnecessary Larynx Irradiation with Whole Neck IMRT. (Practical Radiation Oncology. 2011 1, 27-32).

Swanson ES, Morris CG, Kirwan JS, Galloway TJ, Marcus RB, Smith AA, Amdur RJ Intracranial ependymomas treated with radiotherapy: long-term results from a single institution. (Epub ahead of print, August 2010 Journal of Neurooncology).

Galloway TJ, Indelicato DJ, Amdur RJ, Morris CG, Swanson ES, Marcus RB Jr. Analysis of the Dose at the Site of Second Tumor Formation Following Radiotherapy to the Central Nervous System (Epub ahead of print, Jan 2011, International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, and Physics).

Galloway TJ, Indelicato DJ, Amdur RJ, Morris CG, Swanson ES, Smith AA, Marcus RB Jr Second Tumors in Pediatric Patients Treated with Radiotherapy to the Central Nervous System. (Epub ahead of print, March 2011, American Journal of Clinical Oncology).

Invited Oral Presentations

Galloway TJ. Post-Mastectomy Radiation Therapy. Weekly Educational Conference. October 16, 2006. University of Florida Department of Radiation Oncology, Gainesville, FL.

Galloway TJ. Gastric Carcinoma. Weekly Educational Conference. May 21, 2007. University of Florida Department of Radiation Oncology, Gainesville, FL.

Galloway TJ. Cervix Cancer Brachytherapy. Weekly Educational Conference. December 17, 2007. University of Florida Department of Radiation Oncology, Gainesville, FL.

Galloway TJ. Carcinoma of the Cervix. Presented at: 19th Annual Radiation Therapists Seminar February 22, 2008. University of Florida Department of Radiation Oncology, Gainesville, FL.

Galloway TJ. Hormone Therapy for Prostate Cancer. Weekly Educational Conference. June 6, 2008. University of Florida Department of Radiation Oncology, Gainesville, FL.

Galloway TJ. SRS – So Easy Even You Can Do It. Weekly Educational Conference. November 24, 2008. University of Florida Department of Radiation Oncology, Gainesville, FL.

Galloway TJ. SRS – So Easy Even You Can Do It. Presented at: 20th Annual Radiation Therapists Seminar February 21, 2009. University of Florida Department of Radiation Oncology, Gainesville, FL.

Galloway TJ. SBRT Thorax. Weekly Educational Conference. May 18, 2009. University of Florida Department of Radiation Oncology, Gainesville, FL.

Galloway TJ. Second Tumors in Pediatric Patients Treated with Radiotherapy to the Central Nervous System. Presented at the 51st Annual ASTRO Meeting, 11/3/2009, Chicago, IL

Galloway TJ. Everything You Need to Know About Salivary Gland Cancer. Weekly Educational Conference. January 4, 2010. University of Florida Department of Radiation Oncology, Gainesville, FL.

Galloway TJ. Prostate Cancer Dose Escalation. Weekly Education Conference. March 8, 2010. University of Florida Department of Radiation Oncology, Gainesville, FL.

Galloway TJ. New Radiation Techniques in Head and neck Cancer. October 13, 2010. Medical Oncology Noon Conference. Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA.

Galloway TJ. New Radiation Techniques in Head and Neck Cancer. Sixth Annual Multidisciplinary Symposium on Head and Neck Cancer, 10/16/2010, Philadelphia, PA.

Galloway TJ. How Treatment Technique Effects Mean Dose to the Larynx: A Comparison of Whole Neck IMRT, Half Beam IMRT with a Feathered Gradient Match and Monoisocentric Half Beam IMRT. Presented at RSNA 2010, 12/2/2010, Chicago, IL.

Galloway TJ. What you need to know about Head and Neck Radiotherapy. Presented at 20th Annual Radiation Oncology Nurses, Therapists, and Dosimetrists Conference, 5/26/2011, Philadelphia, PA

Research

Galloway TJ, Indelicato DJ, Lightsey JL, Morris CG, Copeland ES, Mendenhall NP. Surgical Margin Status - A Practical and Important Prognostic Factor for Local Recurrence in Breast Conserving Therapy. (In editorial).

Longacre ML, Ridge JA, Burtness B, Galloway TJ, Fang CY Psychological Functioning of Caregivers for Head and Neck Cancer Patients. Submitted for publication to Oral Oncology.

Arrangoiz R, Papavasiliou P, Ridge JA, Galloway TJ, Lango MN Metastatic Cervical Carcinoma of Unknown Primary: Literature Review. Submitted for publication to Ear, Nose and Throat.

Poster Presentations

Galloway TJ, Morris CG, Mancuso AA, Amdur RJ, Mendenhall WM. Impact of Radiographic Findings on Prognosis for Skin Carcinoma with Clinical Perineural Invasion. Poster Presented at: 35th Annual Radiation Oncology Outcomes Tracking Seminar, February 26, 2005. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Galloway TJ, Morris CG, Mancuso AA, Amdur RJ, Mendenhall WM. Impact of Radiographic Findings on Prognosis for Skin Carcinoma with Clinical Perineural Invasion. Poster Presented at: 47th Annual ASTRO Meeting, October 16-20, 2005. Denver, CO.

Galloway TJ, Indelicato DJ, Copeland ES, Morris CG, Mendenhall NP. Margins in Breast Conserving Therapy – Balancing Surgery and Radiation. Poster Presented at: 37th Annual Radiation Oncology Outcomes Tracking Seminar, 2/24/2007, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Galloway TJ, Indelicato DJ, Copeland ES, Morris CG, Mendenhall NP. Margins in Breast Conserving Therapy – Balancing Surgery and Radiation. Poster Presented at: 49th Annual ASTRO Meeting, October 28 – November 1, 2007. Los Angeles, CA

Galloway TJ, Indelicato DJ, Copeland ES, Morris CG, Mendenhall NP. Margins in Breast Conserving Therapy – Balancing Surgery and Radiation. Poster Presetned at: 30th Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, December 13-16, 2007. San Antonio, TX

Galloway TJ, Amdur RJ, Morris CG, Morgan LS, Yeung AR, Mendenhall WM. Primary Radiotherapy for Stages IB-IIB Cervix Cancer. Poster Presented at: 38th Annual Radiation Oncology Outcomes Tracking Seminar. February 23, 2008, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Galloway TJ, Amdur RJ, Morris CG, Morgan LS, Mendenhall WM. Long Term Follow-up for Stages IB-IIB Cervix Cancer Following Primary Radiotherapy. Poster Presented at: 50th Annual ASTRO Meeting, September 21-24, 2008, Boston, MA

Galloway TJ, Indelicato DJ, Amdur RJ, Morris CG, Swanson ES, Smith AA, Marcus RB Jr, Second Tumors in Pediatric Patients Treated with Radiotherapy to the Central Nervous System: The University of Florida Experience. Poster Presented at: 39th Annual Radiation Oncology Outcomes Tracking Seminar, February 21, 2009. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Swanson ES, Morris CG, Kirwan JS, Galloway TJ, Marcus RB, Smith AA, Amdur RJ, Ependymomas: Long term results from a single institution. Poster to be Presented at: 51st Annual ASTRO Meeting, November 1-5, 2009. Chicago, IL

Galloway TJ, Amdur RF, Liu C, Mendenhall WM. How Treatment Technique Effects Mean Dose to the Larynx: A Comparison of Whole Neck IMRT, Half Beam IMRT with a Feathered Gradient Match and Monoisocentric Half Beam IMRT. Poster Presented at: 40^th Annual Radiation Oncology Outcomes Tracking Seminar, February 26, 2010. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Galloway TJ, Indelicato DJ, Amdur RJ, Morris CG, Swanson ES, Smith AA, Marcus RB Jr Second Tumors in Pediatric Patients Treated with Radiotherapy to the Central Nervous System: The University of Florida Experience. Poster Presented at: University of Florida College of Medicine Research Day, April 19, 2010. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Galloway TJ, Indelicato DJ, Amdur RJ, Morris CG, Swanson ES, Marcus RB Jr Favorable Outcomes of Pediatric Patients with a Radiation Induced Meningioma. Poster

presented at: 14^th International Society of Pediatric Neuro-Oncology, June 20-23 2010, Vienna, Austria.

Galloway TJ, Turaka A, Lango M, Ridge JA, Burtness B, Mehra R, Ruth K, Horwitz EM. Low Rates of Gastrostomy Tube Dependence in Patients with Small Oropharynx Cancer Treated without Pharyngeal Constrictor Avoidance. Poster to be presented at ASTRO 2011, Miami, FL

Murphy CT, Turaka A, Fang Z, Farma JM, Lango M, Wu H, Engstrom P, Galloway TJ, Nicolau N, Perlis C. Adjuvant Merkel Cell Carcinoma in Merkel Cell Carcinoma: A 20-year Experience at a Single Institution. Poster to be presented at ASTRO 2011, Miami, FL