HarveyBrianWolkovMDMSc, FACR, FACRO, FASTRO

Radiation Oncology • Sacramento, CA

Central Nervous System Cancer, Ocular Radiation Oncology, Pediatric Radiation Oncology

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Office
Sutter Radiation Oncology Center Sacramento,
2800 L St , Suite #10
Sacramento, CA 95816
Phone(916) 454-6600
Fax(916) 454-6618
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Education & Training

Stanford UniversityResidency, Radiation Oncology, 1980 - 1983
UCSF Medical CenterInternship, 1979 - 1980
University of Toledo College of MedicineClass of 1979
Purdue UniversityM.Sc, Physics, Eta Sigma Gamma, 1975 - 1976

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1980 - 2022
American Board of Radiology Therapeutic Radiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Chancellor/Board of Directors American College of Radiation Oncology, 2010-2018
Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare Marquis Whos Who
Fellow American College of Radiation Oncology
Who's Who in the World Marquis Who's Who
Who's Who in Science and Engineering Marquis Who's Who
Travel Grant American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
Who's Who in America Marquis Who's Who
Fellow American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
Fellow American College of Radiology
Clinical Fellowship American Cancer Society
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression in locally advanced prostate cancer: secondary analysis of radiation therapy oncology group (RTOG) 8610
Larry Pan, Seunghee Baek, Pamela R Edmonds, Mack Roach, Harvey B. Wolkov, Satish Shah, Alan Pollack, M. Elizabeth H. Hammond, Adam P. Dicker> ;Radiation Oncology. 2013 Apr 25
12 citations
Evaluation of nuclear factor κB and chemokine receptor CXCR4 co‐expression in patients with prostate cancer in the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) 8610
Meena Okera, K. Bae, Eric Bernstein, Liang Cheng, Colleen A. Lawton, Harvey B. Wolkov, Alan Pollack, Adam P. Dicker, Howard M. Sandler, Christopher Sweeney> ;BJUI. 2011 Jul 1
315 citations
Short-Term Neoadjuvant Androgen Deprivation Therapy and External-Beam Radiotherapy for Locally Advanced Prostate Cancer: Long-Term Results of RTOG 8610
Mack Roach, Kyounghwa Bae, Joycelyn L. Speight, Harvey B. Wolkov, P. Rubin, R. Jeffrey Lee, Colleen A. Lawton, Richard K. Valicenti, David J. Grignon, Miljenko V. Pile...> ;Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2008 Feb 1
10 citations
Racial Differences in CYP3A4 Genotype and Survival Among Men Treated on Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) 9202: A Phase III Randomized Trial
Mack Roach, Michelle De Silvio, Timothy Rebbick, David J. Grignon, Marvin Rotman, Harvey B. Wolkov, Barbara Fisher, Gerald E. Hanks, William U. Shipley, Alan Pollack, ...> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics. 2007 Sep 1
32 citations
Early initiation of salvage hormone therapy influences survival in patients who failed initial radiation for locally advanced prostate cancer: A secondary analysis of ...
William U. Shipley, Michelle DeSilvio, Michael V. Pilepich, Mack Roach, Harvey B. Wolkov, William T. Sause, Philip Rubin, Colleen A. Lawton> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics. 2006 Mar 15
489 citations
Androgen suppression adjuvant to definitive radiotherapy in prostate carcinoma--long-term results of phase III RTOG 85-31.
Miljenko V. Pilepich, Kathryn Winter, Colleen A. Lawton, Robert E. Krisch, Harvey B. Wolkov, Benjamin Movsas, Eugen B. Hug, Sucha O. Asbell, David J. Grignon> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics. 2005 Apr 1
71 citations
Ki-67 staining index predicts distant metastasis and survival in locally advanced prostate cancer treated with radiotherapy: an analysis of patients in radiation thera...
Rile Li, K. Heydon, M. Elizabeth H. Hammond, David J. Grignon, Mack Roach, Harvey B. Wolkov, Howard M. Sandler, William U. Shipley, Alan Pollack> ;Clinical Cancer Research. 2004 Jun 15
40 citations
Loss of p16 Expression Is of Prognostic Significance in Locally Advanced Prostate Cancer: An Analysis From the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group Protocol 86–10
Arnab Chakravarti, K. Heydon, Chin-Lee Wu, Elizabeth H. Hammond, A. Pollack, M. Roach, Harvey B. Wolkov, Paul Okunieff, Jerome R. Cox, James Fontanesi, Ross A. Abrams,...> ;Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2003 Sep 1
33 citations
Effect of a short course of neoadjuvant hormonal therapy on the response to subsequent androgen suppression in prostate cancer patients with relapse after radiotherapy...
William U. Shipley, Jiandong Lu, Michael V. Pilepich, K. Heydon, Mack Roach, Harvey B. Wolkov, William T. Sause, Philip Rubin, Colleen A. Lawton, Mitchell Machtay> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics. 2002 Dec 1
Staging evaluation for patients with Hodgkin's disease. American College of Radiology. ACR Appropriateness Criteria.
Wolkov, H. B., Elman, A. J., Hoppe, R. T., Pistenmaa, D. A., Mauch, P. M., Constine, L. S., Deming, R. L., Dosoretz, D. E., Prosnitz, L. R., Yahalom, J., Chauvenet, A....> ;Radiology. 2000 Jun
Pediatric Hodgkin's disease. American College of Radiology. ACR Appropriateness Criteria.
Constine, L. S., Wolkov, H. B., Yahalom, J., Mauch, P. M., Deming, R. L., Dosoretz, D. E., Elman, A. J., Hoppe, R. T., Pistenmaa, D. A., Prosnitz, L. R., Chauvenet, A....> ;Radiology. 2000 Jun
Stage III and IV Hodgkin's disease treatment guidelines. American College of Radiology. ACR Appropriateness Criteria.
Prosnitz, L. R., Connors, J. M., Deming, R. L., Yahalom, J., Mauch, P. M., Constine, L. S., Dosoretz, D. E., Elman, A. J., Hoppe, R. T., Pistenmaa, D. A., Wolkov, H. B...> ;Radiology. 2000 Jun
Follow-up of Hodgkin's disease. American College of Radiology. ACR Appropriateness Criteria.
Deming, R. L., Constine, L. S., Elman, A. J., Hoppe, R. T., Mauch, P. M., Dosoretz, D. E., Pistenmaa, D. A., Prosnitz, L. R., Wolkov, H. B., Yahalom, J., Chauvenet, A....> ;Radiology. 2000 Jun
61 citations
Dose escalation in chemoradiation for anal cancer: preliminary results of RTOG 92-08
Madhu John, Thomas F. Pajak, Marshall S. Flam, John P. Hoffman, Arnold M. Markoe, Harvey B. Wolkov, Kristie Paris> ;The cancer journal from Scientific American. 1996 Jul 1
Flutamide-associated liver toxicity during treatment with total androgen suppression and radiation therapy for prostate cancer.
Rosenthal, S. A., Linstadt, D. E., Leibenhaut, M. H., Andras, E. J., Brooks, C. P., Stickney, D. R., Chang, G. C., Wolkov, H. B., Gilbert, R. M.> ;Radiology. 1996 May
22 citations
A phase I/II study of intraoperative radiotherapy in advanced unresectable or recurrent carcinoma of the rectum: A radiation therapy oncology group (RTOG) study
Rachelle M. Lanciano, Alison R. Calkins, Harvey B. Wolkov, Jan Buzydlowski, R. Dirk Noyes, William T. Sause, Diana F. Nelson, Christopher G. Willett, Jay C. Owens, Ger...> ;Journal of Surgical Oncology. 1993 May 1
11 citations
Intraoperative radiation therapy of extrahepatic biliary carcinoma: a report of RTOG-8506.
Harvey B. Wolkov, Gregory M. Graves, Minhee Won, William T. Sause, Roger W. Byhardt, Gerald E. Hanks> ;American Journal of Clinical Oncology. 1992 Aug 1
22 citations
Surgical complications of intraoperative radiation therapy: the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group experience.
R. Dirk Noyes, Steven M. Weiss, John M. Krall, William T. Sause, Jake R. Owens, Harvey B. Wolkov, Rachelle M. Lanciano, Gerald E. Hanks, John Hoffmann> ;Journal of Surgical Oncology. 1992 Aug 1
Intraoperative radiation therapy of pancreatic carcinoma: a report of RTOG-8505. Radiation Therapy Oncology Group.
Tepper, J. E., Noyes, D., Krall, J. M., Sause, W. T., Wolkov, H. B., Dobelbower, R. R., Thomson, J., Owens, J., Hanks, G. E.> ;Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 1991 Oct
Intraoperative Electron Beam Therapy in the Community Environment
Harvey B. Wolkov> ;Frontiers of Radiation Therapy and Oncology. 1991 Jan 1
9 citations
Conventional radiation therapy in the management of arteriovenous malformations of the central nervous system.
Harvey B. Wolkov, Malcolm A. Bagshaw> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics. 1988 Dec 1
2 citations
Practical and technical considerations in establishing an intraoperative radiation therapy program in the community practice.
H B Wolkov, S G Chenery, D R Asche, E C McPeek, G E Hanks, T W Holmes> ;Radiology. 1988 Jul 1
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Lectures

Sutter Institute for Medical Research, Moderator
Sacramento, CA Multiple years
Intraoperative Radiation Therapy
Multiple Lectures/ Multiple sites
Advances in Radiation Therapy
Multiple lectures/Multiple sites
Outcomes Research Moderator: Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
Multiple years/Multiple sites
Lymphoma Session Co-Moderator
Multiple sites and dates
Radiation Therapy in the Management of Pediatric Tumors
Multiple lectures/ Multiple sites/ Multiple years
Gamma Knife Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Multiple presentations/Multiple SItes
New and Alternative Perspectives in Neurosurgery and Radiosurgery
Congress of Neurosurgery, San Francisco, CA - 10/19/2010
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Press Mentions

First Patient in United States Treated with Elekta Leksell Gamma Knife IconMarch 7th, 2016

Committees

Member, Government Relations: American Society of Radiation Oncology 2020 - Present
Committee Member, Ethics Committee: American College of Radiation Oncology 2019 - Present
Chair multiple subcommittees, Advisory Committee on the Use of Medical Isotopes: Advisor to Nuclear Regulatory Commission 2019 - Present
Member, Nuclear Regulatory Commission Committee: American Society of Radiation Oncology 2018 - Present
Member, Economics and Government Relations Committee: American College of Radiation Oncology 2010 - Present
Executive Committee, California Radiological Society 2001 - Present
Advisor Emeritus, Association of Residents in Radiation Oncology 2000 - Present
President, California Radiological Society 2018 - 2019
Committee Member, Ethics Committee: American Society of Radiation Oncology 2011 - 2017
Board of Directors, American College of Radiation Oncology 2010 - 2018
Councilor, ACR 2003 - 2019
Chair, Sutter Hospital Oncology Committee 2003 - 2017
Board of Directors, ASTRO 2000 - 2003
Chair, American College of Radiology: Standards and Accreditation for Radiation Oncology 1997 - 2003
Chair - Research Committee, Sutter Institute for Medical Research 1989 - 2017

Research History

Co-Principal InvestigatorChildrens Oncology Group2001 - 2010
Co- Principal InvestigatorPediatric Oncology Group1989 - 2001
Radiation Therapy Oncology GroupExecutive Committee, Chair - New Investigators Committee, Chair - Intraoperative Radiation Therapy Study 85-061986 - 1990
ResearchRadiation Biology - Stanford University1982 - 1982
Honors Research ProgramDepartment of Neuroscience/ Neurobiology - Purdue University1972 - 1974