GaryBrandonGunnMD
Radiation Oncology • Houston, TXHead & Neck, Skin Cancer
Associate Professor and Medical Director, Proton Therapy Center
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Office
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Division & Department of Radiation Oncology
Proton Therapy Center, 1840 Old Spanish Trail, Unit 1150
Houston, TX 77054Phone+1 713-563-2562Fax+1 713-563-2366- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. G. Brandon Gunn is an Associate Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and the Associate Medical Director of the Proton Therapy Center. He received his medical degree and graduated valedictorian from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine in Lubbock, Texas in 2004. Following completion of his clinical residency in Radiation Oncology at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas, he joined the MD Anderson faculty in 2009. Dr. Gunn specializes in the management of patients with malignancies of the head and neck, including skull base, thyroid and skin cancers. He is dedicated to securing the best possible outcomes for his patients, by prioritizing a patient-centered approach, comprehensive multidisciplinary patient evaluation and care, attention to detail and quality assurance, clinical trial participation, and implementation of advanced radiation therapy approaches and technologies including intensity modulated proton therapy, volumetric arc radiation therapy, MRI-simulation and treatment planning, and brachytherapy. Dr. Gunn leads numerous research efforts and clinical trials in patient reported outcomes, quality of life, patient symptom and toxicity reduction, proton therapy, aggressive thyroid malignancies, has over 100 scientific publications, and is the radiation oncology lead of the MD Anderson Head and Neck Cancer Symptom Working Group.
Education & Training
University of Texas Medical Branch HospitalsResidency, Radiation Oncology, 2005 - 2009
St. Joseph Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 2004 - 2005
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of MedicineClass of 2004
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2021 - Present
TX State Medical License 2007 - 2025
TN State Medical License 2023 - 2024
LA State Medical License 2023 - 2024
GA State Medical License 2023 - 2024
AZ State Medical License 2023 - 2024
WA State Medical License 2023 - 2024- American Board of Radiology Radiation Oncology
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Clinical Trials
- Minocycline for Reduction of Radiation Therapy Treatment-Related Symptom Burden in Oropharynx Cancer: A Randomized Study. Start of enrollment: 2010 Jul 22
- Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy and Paclitaxel With or Without Pazopanib Hydrochloride in Treating Patients With Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer Start of enrollment: 2010 Oct 28
- Single Agent Armodafinil for Patient-Reported Fatigue Following Radiation Therapy for Head and Neck Cancer Start of enrollment: 2011 May 19
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsSinonasal NUT carcinoma: A consecutive case series and systematic review.Uma Ramesh, Kevin J Contrera, Shirley Y Su, Bledi Brahimaj, Dianna Roberts, Michelle D Williams, Renata Ferrarotto, Jack Phan, Gary Brandon Gunn, Shaan Raza, Franco De...> ;Head & Neck. 2024 Jan 1
- 1 citationsLong-term outcomes of modern multidisciplinary management of sinonasal cancers: The M. D. Anderson experience.Houda Bahig, Hanna Y Ehab, Adam S Garden, Sweet Ping Ng, Steven J Frank, Theresa Nguyen, Gary B Gunn, David I Rosenthal, Clifton D Fuller, Renata Ferrarotto, Diana Bel...> ;Head & Neck. 2023 Jul 1
- 14 citationsSurgery After BRAF-Directed Therapy Is Associated with Improved Survival in BRAFMutant Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer: A Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Study.Xiao Zhao, Jennifer Rui Wang, Ramona Dadu, Naifa Lamki Busaidy, Lei Xu, Kim O Learned, Noah N Chasen, Thinh Vu, Anastasios Maniakas, Arturo A Eguia, Julia Diersing, Ne...> ;Thyroid. 2023 Apr 1
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Journal Articles
- Symptom Burden Associated with Late Lower Cranial Neuropathy in Long-Term Oropharyngeal Cancer SurvivorsC David Fuller, Ehab Y Hanna, Linda B Piller, G Brandon Gunn, Stephen Y Lai, Katherine A Hutcheson, Jan S Lewin, JAMA
- Decreased Gastrostomy Tube Incidence and Weight Loss After Transoral Robotic Surgery for Low‐ to Intermediate‐Risk Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell CarcinomaG Brandon Gunn, F Christopher Holsinger, Katherine A Hutcheson, Clifton D Fuller, Amy C Hessel, Adam S Garden, Michael E Kupferman, Head & Neck
- Comparing Intensity-Modulated Proton Therapy with Intensity-Modulated Photon Therapy for Oropharyngeal Cancer: The Journey from Clinical Trial Concept to ActivationSteven J Frank, G Brandon Gunn, Adam S Garden, Katherine Hutcheson, Paul M Busse, Merrill S Kies, Nancy Y Lee, Alexander Lin, Erich M Sturgis, C David Fuller, J Jack L..., ScienceDirect
Press Mentions
Skin Cancer Survivor Finds Courage, Support in Other PatientsJuly 27th, 2018
Hospital Affiliations
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, Texas
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