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Anthony Cmelak, MD, Radiation Oncology, Nashville, TN, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

AnthonyCmelakMD

Radiation Oncology • Nashville, TN

Benign Diseases, Breast Cancer, Central Nervous System Cancer, Head & Neck

Professor Dept. Of Radiation Oncology Vanderbilt University

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Summary

  • Dr. Anthony Cmelak is a radiation oncologist in Nashville and in Franklin, TN and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Tennessee Valley Healthcare System. He received his medical degree from McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University and has been in practice over 25 years. He did his specialty training in Radiation Oncology at Stanford University, and specializes in breast cancer, central nervous system tumors, and head & neck and is experienced in squamous cell carcinoma, radiosurgery, SBRT, prostate cancer, meningiomas, and gliomas.

Education & Training

  • Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University
    Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Radiation Oncology, 1993 - 1996
  • St Mary's Hospital and Medical Center
    St Mary's Hospital and Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1992 - 1993
  • Northwestern University The Feinberg School of Medicine
    Northwestern University The Feinberg School of MedicineClass of 1992
  • University of California, Irvine
    University of California, IrvineB.S., Biological Sciences, 1983 - 1988

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1993 - Present
  • TN State Medical License
    TN State Medical License 1996 - 2025
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2020 - 2022
  • AL State Medical License
    AL State Medical License 2020 - 2020
  • American Board of Radiology Radiation Oncology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • “Best Doctor in Middle Tennessee” Nashville Business Journal
  • America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2012-2016
  • America’s Top 1% Doctors U.S. News and World Report, 2012-2016
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Dose to the inferior pharyngeal constrictor predicts prolonged gastrostomy tube dependence with concurrent intensity-modulated radiation therapy and chemotherapy for l...  
    Vlacich G, Spratt DE, Diaz R, Phillips JG, Crass J, Li CI, Shyr Y, Cmelak AJ, Radiotherapy and Oncology, 1/16/2014
  • Clinical neurological outcome and quality of life among patients with limited small-cell cancer treated with two different doses of prophylactic cranial irradiation in...  
    Le Péchoux C, Laplanche A, Faivre-Finn C, Ciuleanu T, Wanders R, Lerouge D, Keus R, Hatton M, Videtic GM, Senan S, Wolfson A, Jones R, Arriagada R, Quoix E, Dunant A; ..., Ann Oncol, 5/1/2011
  • Infusion Reactions Associated with Monocloncal Antibodies in Patients With Solid Tumors  
    Cmelak AJ, Goldberg R, Oncology, 3/13/2009
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Press Mentions

  • ECOG-ACRIN 2399: Analysis of Patient Related Outcomes After Chemoradiation for Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer
    ECOG-ACRIN 2399: Analysis of Patient Related Outcomes After Chemoradiation for Locally Advanced Head and Neck CancerDecember 22nd, 2020
  • In Treating Some Cancer Patients, Less Is More: U.S. Studies
    In Treating Some Cancer Patients, Less Is More: U.S. StudiesMay 30th, 2014

Professional Memberships

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Anthony Cmelak, Dr. Anthony Cmelak, MD, Dr. A Cmelak