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5841 S Maryland AveChicago, IL 60637
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Summary
- Dr. Alexander Pearson is an oncologist in Chicago, IL and is affiliated with University of Chicago Medical Center. He received his medical degree from University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and has been in practice 7 years. He specializes in head & neck cancer and is experienced in neoplasms of the salivary glands and head and neck oncology.
Education & Training
University of MichiganFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 2012 - 2017- University of MichiganResidency, Internal Medicine, 2010 - 2013
University of Rochester School of Medicine and DentistryClass of 2010
Certifications & Licensure
IL State Medical License 2017 - 2029
WI State Medical License 2022 - 2023
MI State Medical License 2016 - 2020
American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Leif B. Sorenson Award The University of Chicago Department of Medicine, 2022
- 40 under 40 Chicago Scientists HaloCures, 2019
- NextGen Innovator HemOnc Today, 2019
Clinical Trials
- Observational Prospective Study OPTIMA II - Follow-up Start of enrollment: 2014 May 01
- Chemotherapy and Locoregional Therapy Trial (Surgery or Radiation) for Patients With Head and Neck Cancer Start of enrollment: 2017 Jun 27
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Living evidence-informed guideline on the early detection of oral squamous cell carcinoma and potentially malignant disorders: Light-based adjuncts to determine the ne...Ankita Shashikant Bhosale, Carolina Martins-Pfeifer, Francisca Verdugo-Paiva, Olivia Urquhart, Alonso Carrasco-Labra
Journal of the American Dental Association. 2026-06-02 - 3 citationsLiving evidence-informed guideline on the early detection of oral squamous cell carcinoma and potentially malignant disorders: Vital staining adjuncts to determine the...Carolina Martins-Pfeifer, Olivia Urquhart, Francisca Verdugo-Paiva, Ankita Shashikant Bhosale, Alonso Carrasco-Labra
Journal of the American Dental Association. 2026-06-01 - Artificial intelligence differentiates prefibrotic primary myelofibrosis with thrombocytosis from essential thrombocythemia using digitized bone marrow biopsy images.Andrew Srisuwananukorn, Giuseppe Gaetano Loscocco, James M Dolezal, Andrew T Kuykendall, Raffaella Santi
Leukemia. 2026-05-01
Press Mentions
UChicago Cancer Researchers Share Advances at 2026 AACR Annual MeetingMay 13th, 2026- UChicago Medical Students Publish First-Author ResearchSeptember 3rd, 2024
- ChatGPT Writes Convincing Fake Scientific Abstracts That Fool Reviewers in StudyJanuary 10th, 2023
Grant Support
- Data Science and Medical Image Analysis Training for Improved Health Care Delivery in Nigeria - DATICANLAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL2023–2026
- A reasoned approach to combination therapy development in head and neck cancerNIH/NIDCRPresent
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