Alan W. Katz, M.D., M.P.H.

Contact Information:

University of Rochester Cancer Center
Department of Radiation Oncology
601 Elmwood Ave, Box 647
Rochester, NY 14642

Phone: (585) 275-3913
Fax: (585) 275-1531
E-mail: alan_katz@urmc.rochester.edu

Biographical Sketch

Dr. Katz received a B.S. in Biology from the State University of New York at Binghamton in 1981. He then studied medicine in Israel at the Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University. After graduating in 1985 he did a rotating internship at the Assaf Harofeh Medical Center in Zerifin, Israel. This was followed by a residency in Oncology at the Chaim Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer. In 1991, he completed a Fellowship in Radiation Oncology at the University of Rochester Medical Center. He returned to Israel and worked as a Senior Radiation Oncologist at the Rabin Medical Center in Petach Tikva. Dr. Katz has been an attending in the Department of Radiation Oncology since August 2001. He was recently awarded an M.P.H. degree from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry.

Clinical Specialty
Research Overview
Selected Honors
Education
Academic Appointments
Hospital Appointments
Major Committees
Publications
Radiation Oncology Home

Academic Appointments

7/04-Present Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology

8/01-6/04 Instructor in Clinical Radiation Oncology University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry Rochester, New York

10/97-7/01 Instructor in Oncology, Sackler Faculty of Medicine Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel

7/91-6/92 Instructor and Fellow in Radiation Oncology University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry Rochester, New York

Hospital Appointments

8/01 - Present Attending Radiation Oncologist, University of Rochester Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester, New York

9/95 - 7/01 Senior Radiation Oncologist Rabin Medical Center - Beilinson Campus Petach-Tikva, Israel

3/94 - 8/95 Senior Oncologist, Rabin Medical Center- Golda Campus, Petach-Tikva, Israel

7/91 - 6/92 Assistant Attending Radiation Oncologist University of Rochester Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester, New York

Publications

Brenner B, Rakowsky E, Katz A, Gutman H, Sulkes A, Schacter J, Fenig E. Tailoring treatment for classical Kaposi's sarcoma: Comprehensive clinical guidelines. Int J Oncol 1999;14:1097-1102.

Katz A, Brenner B, Sulkes A, Luria H, Marshak G, Fenig E. Breast cancer in women following mantle field irradiation for Hodgkin's disease. Harefuah 2000; 138(10):823-825.

Figer A, Brenner B, Katz A, Njuguna E, Sulkes A. Case report: Umbilical metastasis of gallbladder carcinoma unrelated to a laparoscopic procedure.Dig Dis and Sci 2000; 45(6):1058-1060.

Fenig E, Brenner B, Katz A, Sulkes J, Lapidot M, Schacter J, Malik H, Sulkes A, Gutman H. Topical biafine and lipiderm for the prevention of radiation dermatitis: A randomized prospective trial. Oncology Reports 2001; 8:305-309.

Kramer MR, Katz A, Yarmolovsky A, Schifter D, Fenig E. Successful use of high dose rate brachytherapy for non-malignant bronchial obstruction. Thorax 2001; 56: 415-416.

Katz A, Njuguna E, Rakowsky E, Sulkes J, Fenig E. Early development of vaginal shortening during radiation therapy for endometrial or cervical cancer. Int J Gynecol Cancer 2001; 11:234-235.

Katz A. Correlation of interleukin-6 and interferon gamma with fatigue in breast cancer patients treated with chemotherapy (MPH thesis). University of Rochester; 2004.

Alan W. Katz, M.D., M.P.H. Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology M.D., Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, 1985
	Contact Information: University of Rochester Cancer Center Department of Radiation Oncology 601 Elmwood Ave, Box 647 Rochester, NY 14642 Phone: (585) 275-3913 Fax: (585) 275-1531 E-mail: alan_katz@urmc.rochester.edu Biographical Sketch Dr. Katz received a B.S. in Biology from the State University of New York at Binghamton in 1981. He then studied medicine in Israel at the Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University. After graduating in 1985 he did a rotating internship at the Assaf Harofeh Medical Center in Zerifin, Israel. This was followed by a residency in Oncology at the Chaim Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer. In 1991, he completed a Fellowship in Radiation Oncology at the University of Rochester Medical Center. He returned to Israel and worked as a Senior Radiation Oncologist at the Rabin Medical Center in Petach Tikva. Dr. Katz has been an attending in the Department of Radiation Oncology since August 2001. He was recently awarded an M.P.H. degree from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. Clinical Specialty Research Overview Selected Honors Education Academic Appointments Hospital Appointments Major Committees Publications Radiation Oncology Home
Clinical Specialty Radiation Oncology
Research Overview Dr. Katz actively participates in several University of Rochester Cancer Center protocols and is the principal investigator on RTOG 0245, a multi-institutional study to evaluate the use of stereotactic radiotherapy in patients with primary or metastatic liver cancer. He is also principal investigator on the NIH funded Radiology Cancer Research Training Curriculum grant.
Selected Honors 1991-1992: American Cancer Society Clinical Oncology Fellow
Education 2004 MPH, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY 1985 M.D. Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv Israel 1981 B.S. Biology, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, New York
Academic Appointments 7/04-Present Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology 8/01-6/04 Instructor in Clinical Radiation Oncology University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry Rochester, New York 10/97-7/01 Instructor in Oncology, Sackler Faculty of Medicine Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel 7/91-6/92 Instructor and Fellow in Radiation Oncology University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry Rochester, New York
Hospital Appointments 8/01 - Present Attending Radiation Oncologist, University of Rochester Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester, New York 9/95 - 7/01 Senior Radiation Oncologist Rabin Medical Center - Beilinson Campus Petach-Tikva, Israel 3/94 - 8/95 Senior Oncologist, Rabin Medical Center- Golda Campus, Petach-Tikva, Israel 7/91 - 6/92 Assistant Attending Radiation Oncologist University of Rochester Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester, New York
Publications Brenner B, Rakowsky E, Katz A, Gutman H, Sulkes A, Schacter J, Fenig E. Tailoring treatment for classical Kaposi's sarcoma: Comprehensive clinical guidelines. Int J Oncol 1999;14:1097-1102. Katz A, Brenner B, Sulkes A, Luria H, Marshak G, Fenig E. Breast cancer in women following mantle field irradiation for Hodgkin's disease. Harefuah 2000; 138(10):823-825. Figer A, Brenner B, Katz A, Njuguna E, Sulkes A. Case report: Umbilical metastasis of gallbladder carcinoma unrelated to a laparoscopic procedure.Dig Dis and Sci 2000; 45(6):1058-1060. Fenig E, Brenner B, Katz A, Sulkes J, Lapidot M, Schacter J, Malik H, Sulkes A, Gutman H. Topical biafine and lipiderm for the prevention of radiation dermatitis: A randomized prospective trial. Oncology Reports 2001; 8:305-309. Kramer MR, Katz A, Yarmolovsky A, Schifter D, Fenig E. Successful use of high dose rate brachytherapy for non-malignant bronchial obstruction. Thorax 2001; 56: 415-416. Katz A, Njuguna E, Rakowsky E, Sulkes J, Fenig E. Early development of vaginal shortening during radiation therapy for endometrial or cervical cancer. Int J Gynecol Cancer 2001; 11:234-235. Katz A. Correlation of interleukin-6 and interferon gamma with fatigue in breast cancer patients treated with chemotherapy (MPH thesis). University of Rochester; 2004.