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Office
210 W McKinley Ave Ste 1
Decatur, IL 62526Phone+1 217-876-6600Fax+1 217-876-6606- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Benjamin Esparaz, MD is an oncologist in Decatur, Illinois. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in Illinois and Indiana. He is affiliated with Decatur Memorial Hospital, HSHS St. Mary's Hospital, and Pana Community Hospital.
Education & Training
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1986 - 1988
University of Louisville School of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 1984 - 1986- University of Louisville School of MedicineInternship, Internal Medicine, 1983 - 1984
University of Santo TomasClass of 1980
Certifications & Licensure
IL State Medical License 1985 - 2026
IN State Medical License 1985 - 1991- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACP) American College of Physicians, 1999
Clinical Trials
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 42 citationsAddition of Metformin to Concurrent Chemoradiation in Patients With Locally Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: The NRG-LU001 Phase 2 Randomized Clinical TrialHeath D. Skinner, Chen Hu, Theodoros Tsakiridis, Rafael Santana-Davila, Bo Lu, Jeremy J. Erasmus, Anthony Doemer, Gregory M.M. Videtic, James Coster, Alex Xuezhong Yan...> ;JAMA Oncology. 2021 Sep 1
- 2 citationsA prospective study to validate the functional assessment of cancer therapy (FACT) for epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitor (EGFRI)-induced dermatologic toxiciti...Siu-Fun Wong, Joseph M. Unger, James L. Wade, Lynne I. Wagner, Mario E. Lacouture, Keisha C. Humphries, Anna Moseley, Kathryn B. Arnold, Mario R. Velasco, Justin D. Fl...> ;Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes. 2020 Jul 8
- 47 citationsRandomized Trial of Text Messaging to Reduce Early Discontinuation of Adjuvant Aromatase Inhibitor Therapy in Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancer: SWOG S1105Dawn L. Hershman, Joseph M. Unger, GC Hillyer, Anna Moseley, Kathryn B. Arnold, Shaker R. Dakhil, Benjamin Esparaz, Ming C. Kuan, Mark L. Graham, Douglas M. Lackowski,...> ;Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2020 May 5
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Press Mentions
Cancer Care Specialists of Illinois and HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital Hold Ceremonial Groundbreaking for a New Cancer Care CenterApril 18th, 2019
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
Hospital Affiliations
Decatur Memorial HospitalDecatur, Illinois- HSHS St. Mary's HospitalStreator, Illinois
- Pana Community HospitalPana, Illinois
Veterans Affairs Illiana Health Care SystemDanville, Illinois- HSHS St. Mary's HospitalDecatur, Illinois
