Eric Whitman MD
Endocrine, Melanoma, Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast), Clinical Informatics
Medical Director, Atlantic Health System Cancer Care and Director, Atlantic Melanoma Center
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100 Madison AvenueSuite 3502Morristown, NJ 07962
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Summary
- Dr. Eric Whitman is a general surgeon in Morristown, NJ and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Morristown Medical Center, Overlook Medical Center, and Chilton Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine and has been in practice 32 years. He specializes in endocrine, vascular surgery, melanoma, and surgical oncology (other than breast) and is experienced in endocrine surgery, surgical oncology (non-breast), tumor immunotherapy, melanoma and cutaneous malignancies, and t-cell adoptive tumor therapy. He has more than 20 publications and over 500 citings.
Education & Training
National Cancer InstituteFellowship, Senior Staff Fellow, Surgery Branch, 1991 - 1992
Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1985 - 1991- Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical CenterFellowship, Surgical Research, 1987 - 1988
Pennsylvania State University College of MedicineClass of 1985
Certifications & Licensure
NJ State Medical License 2004 - 2027
MD State Medical License 1992 - 1993
American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Inside Jersey Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly, 2012-2022
- Inside Jersey Magazine Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2010-2022
- Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2009-2022
Clinical Trials
- Testing Two Different Treatment Schedules of Dabrafenib and Trametinib for Skin Cancer Which Has Spread Start of enrollment: 2014 Sep 19
- RTA 408 Capsules in Patients With Melanoma - REVEAL Start of enrollment: 2014 Oct 31
- PV-10 vs Chemotherapy or Oncolytic Viral Therapy for Treatment of Locally Advanced Cutaneous Melanoma Start of enrollment: 2015 Apr 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 16 citationsLong-Term Efficacy and Safety of Lifileucel Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocyte Cell Therapy in Patients With Advanced Melanoma: A 5-Year Analysis of the C-144-01 Study.Theresa Medina, Jason A Chesney, Harriet M Kluger, Omid Hamid, Eric D Whitman
Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2025-11-20 - 4 citationsLifileucel tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte cell therapy in patients with unresectable or metastatic mucosal melanoma after disease progression on immune checkpoint inhib...Harriet Kluger, Götz Ulrich Grigoleit, Sajeve Thomas, Evidio Domingo-Musibay, Jason A Chesney
Cancer Communications. 2025-10-01 - A phase Ib/II study of modakafusp alfa alone and in combination with pembrolizumab in patients with advanced or metastatic solid tumors.David Gill, Charles L Cowey, Gregory A Daniels, David Sommerhalder, Raghad Abdul-Karim
Frontiers in Oncology. 2025-01-01
Other
- IrAEs in Patients With MelanomaEric Whitman, MD
https://immunosym.org/daily-news/iraes-patients-melanoma
1/18/2018
Press Mentions
Atlantic Health System’s Morristown Medical Center Earns National Pancreas Foundation Center DesignationFebruary 21st, 2023- Cherry Promoted to 2 New Medical Director Roles at Atlantic HealthFebruary 24th, 2022
- Atlantic Health System Taps New Hematology DirectorFebruary 23rd, 2022
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