Scott Gettinger, MD joins Yale Cancer Center
For Immediate Release
Date: 10/25/05
Contact: Renee Gaudette (203) 785-2143
New Haven, Conn. - Dr. Scott Gettinger, Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Section of Medical Oncology, has joined the clinical staff at Yale Cancer Center.
“Dr. Gettinger's involvement in the multidisciplinary disease programs for head and neck and lung cancer and his focus on the development of innovative therapies for these diseases will further strengthen our ability to offer state-of-the-art care for our patients,” said Dr. Richard L. Edelson, Director of Yale Cancer Center.
Dr. Gettinger received his medical degree from State University of New York at Brooklyn College of Medicine and completed his fellowship in Hematology and Medical Oncology at the Beth Israel Medical Center in New York. While there, he was actively involved with the head and neck oncology program.
“As a large referral center for head and neck cancers, Beth Israel was an ideal place to become familiar with the many challenges of caring for and treating patients with these devastating cancers. It is my intention to design and conduct clinical trials for head and neck cancer at Yale Cancer Center in hopes of improving the efficacy of current treatment modalities with particular attention to patients' quality of life,” Dr. Gettinger said.
Dr. Gettinger will be working closely with the Head and Neck Cancer Program to develop multidisciplinary approaches to treat patients with locally advanced disease and to develop innovative treatment regimens incorporating novel targeted agents. Newer strategies to prevent and treat complications of therapy will also be pursued.
Active in clinical research for lung cancer, Dr. Gettinger has also joined the Yale-New Haven Thoracic Oncology Program and will be involved in designing and launching clinical trials exploring newer treatment options for lung cancer patients. Under the leadership of Dr. Frank Detterbeck, Professor of Thoracic Surgery and Dr. Lynn Tanoue, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, this multidisciplinary program promises to offer state-of-the-art care for those suffering from lung cancer.
Appointments can be made with Dr. Gettinger by calling (203) 785-4191.