JamesFontanesiMD

Radiation Oncology • Farmington, MI

Professor, Radiation Oncology, Oakland University Wm Beaumont SOM

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Office
28050 Grand River Ave
Farmington, MI 48336
Phone+1 248-471-8000

Fax+1 248-851-5182
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Education & Training

St Marys Hospital and Medical CenterResidency, Radiation Oncology, 1984 - 1986
University of Miami/Jackson Health SystemInternship, Transitional Year, 1983 - 1984
American University of the Caribbean School of MedicineClass of 1982

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1986 - Present
MI State Medical License 1983 - 2025
TN State Medical License 1987 - 2016
FL State Medical License 1984 - 2000
American Board of Radiology Radiation Oncology

Clinical Trials

Study of Low Dose Whole Brain Irradiation in the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease Start of enrollment: 2019 Oct 01
Terminated
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

3 citations
The Rationale for Radiation Therapy in Alzheimer's Disease.
George D Wilson, C Leland Rogers, Minesh P Mehta, Brian Marples, Daniel B Michael, James S Welsh, Alvaro A Martinez, James Fontanesi> ;Radiation Research. 2023 May 1
13 citations
Investigating Low-Dose Thoracic Radiation as a Treatment for COVID-19 Patients to Prevent Respiratory Failure.
George S. Wilson, Minesh P. Mehta, James S. Welsh, Arnab Chakravarti, C. Leland Rogers, James Fontanesi> ;Radiation Research. 2020 Jul 8
3 citations
Extramedullary hematopoiesis causing spinal cord compression with excellent durable response after radiation therapy: Case report and review of the literature.
James Fontanesi, Harold Margolis, Giovanni R Fontanesi> ;Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care. 2020 Jul 1
23 citations
Low Dose Brain Irradiation Reduces Amyloid-β and Tau in 3xTg-AD Mice.
George S. Wilson, Thomas G. Wilson, Alaa Hanna, Giovanni Fontanesi, Justin Kulchycki, Katie Buelow, Barbara L. Pruetz, Daniel B. Michael, Prakash Chinnaiyan, Michael M...> ;Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. 2020 Jan 1
29 citations
Dose Effect in Adjuvant Radiation Therapy for the Treatment of Resected Keloids.
Paul Renz, Shaakir Hasan, Steven Gresswell, Raymond T. Hajjar, Mark G. Trombetta, James Fontanesi> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2018 Sep 1
16 citations
Letter to the EditorCranial irradiation significantly reduces beta amyloid plaques in the brain and improves cognition in a murine model of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD)
Brian Marples, Mackenzie McGee, Sean P. Callan, Scott E. Bowen, Bryan J. Thibodeau, Daniel B. Michael, George S. Wilson, Michael Maddens, James Fontanesi, Alvaro Martinez> ;Radiotherapy and Oncology. 2016 Mar 1
14 citations
Cranial irradiation significantly reduces beta amyloid plaques in the brain and improves cognition in a murine model of Alzheimer's Disease (AD).
Brian Marples, Mackenzie McGee, Sean Callan, Scott E Bowen, Bryan J Thibodeau, Daniel B Michael, George D Wilson, Michael E Maddens, James Fontanesi, Alvaro A Martinez> ;Radiotherapy and Oncology. 2016 Jan 1
38 citations
Study of paclitaxel, etoposide, and cisplatin chemotherapy combined with twice-daily thoracic radiotherapy for patients with limited-stage small-cell lung cancer: a Ra...
David S. Ettinger, Brian Berkey, Ross A. Abrams, James Fontanesi, Mitchell Machtay, Philip J. Duncan, Walter J. Curran, Benjamin Movsas, Roger W. Byhardt> ;Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2005 Aug 1
62 citations
Preradiation chemotherapy with methotrexate, cisplatin, 5-fluorouracil, and leucovorin for pediatric nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo, Marcia M. Wofford, Robert P. Castleberry, Gregory P. Swanson, Wendy B. London, James Fontanesi, Alberto S. Pappo, Edwin C. Douglass> ;Cancer. 2005 Feb 15
2 citations
A Unique Radiation Scheme for the Treatment of High-Grade Non-Metastatic Soft Tissue Sarcoma: The Detroit Medical Center Experience
James Fontanesi, Michael P. Mott, Michael J. Kraut, David R. Lucas, Peter R. Miller> ;Sarcoma. 2005 Jan 1
10 citations
The role of irradiation in the management of locally recurrent non-metastatic soft tissue sarcoma of extremity/trunkal locations.
James Fontanesi, Michael P. Mott, David R. Lucas, Peter R. Miller, Michael J. Kraut> ;Sarcoma. 2004 Jan 1
52 citations
Radiation therapy in the treatment of Gorham disease.
James Fontanesi> ;Journal of Pediatric Hematology/oncology. 2003 Oct 1
Brachytherapy control of a hemangiopericytoma of the tongue in a child
Paul J. Chuba, Merlin R. Hamre, James Fontanesi, Frederick Rector, Mason C. Bond, Carolyn R. Freeman> ;Medical and Pediatric Oncology. 2003 Aug 1
164 citations
The American Brachytherapy Society recommendations for brachytherapy of uveal melanomas
Subir Nag, Jeanne M. Quivey, John D. Earle, David S Followill, James Fontanesi, Paul T. Finger> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2003 Jun 1
42 citations
Medulloblastoma with adverse reaction to radiation therapy in nijmegen breakage syndrome
Sameer Bakhshi, Karen M. Cerosaletti, Patrick Concannon, Erawati V. Bawle, James Fontanesi, Richard A. Gatti, Kanta Bhambhani> ;Journal of Pediatric Hematology/oncology. 2003 Mar 1
7 citations
Permanent iodine-125 interstitial radiation therapy in the treatment of non-glioblastoma multiforme high-grade gliomas.
Lucia Zamorano, Qinghang Li, Samuel Tekyi-Mensah, Laurie E. Gaspar, James Fontanesi, Kenneth J. Levin> ;Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. 2003 Jan 1
682 citations
Gamma knife radiosurgery for renal cell carcinoma brain metastases.
Hernandez, L., Zamorano, L., Sloan, A. E., Fontanesi, J., Lo, S., Levin, K., Li, Q., Diaz, F. G.> ;Journal of neurosurgery. 2003 Jan 1
48 citations
An interinstitutional and interspecialty comparison of treatment outcome data for patients with prostate carcinoma based on predefined prognostic categories and minimu...
Frank A. Vicini, Alvaro Martinez, M.D. Gerald E. Hanks, A.L. Hanlon, Brian Miles, Ken Kernan, David Beyers, Haakon Ragde, Jeffrey Forman, James Fontanesi, Larry Kestin...> ;Cancer. 2002 Nov 15
61 citations
Long-term outcome of combined modality therapy in retroperitoneal and deep-trunk soft-tissue sarcoma: analysis of prognostic factors.
Emad Youssef, James Fontanesi, Michael J. Mott, Michael J. Kraut, David R. Lucas, Hany Mekhael, Edgar Ben-Josef> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2002 Oct 1
18 citations
Implant volume as a prognostic variable in brachytherapy decision-making for malignant gliomas stratified by the rtog recursive partitioning analysis
Gregory M.M Videtic, Laurie E. Gaspar, Lucia Zamorano, Larry Stitt, James Fontanesi, Kenneth J. Levin> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2001 Nov 15
43 citations
Use of the RTOG recursive partitioning analysis to validate the benefit of iodine-125 implants in the primary treatment of malignant gliomas.
Gregory M.M Videtic, Laurie E. Gaspar, Lucia Zamorano, James Fontanesi, Kenneth J. Levin, William J. Kupsky, Samuel Tekyi-Mensah> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 1999 Oct 1
165 citations
There is no role for hyperfractionated radiotherapy in the management of children with newly diagnosed diffuse intrinsic brainstem tumors: results of a pediatric oncol...
Lynda R Mandell, Richard Kadota, Carolyn R. Freeman, Edwin C Douglass, James Fontanesi, Michael E. Cohen, Edward H. Kovnar, Peter C. Burger, Robert A. Sanford, James L...> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 1999 Mar 15
36 citations
Permanent 125iodine implants for recurrent malignant gliomas
Laurie E. Gaspar, Lucia Zamorano, Falah Shamsa, James Fontanesi, Gary E Ezzell, D. Yakar> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 1999 Mar 15
17 citations
Permanent I-125 brain stem implants in children
Paul J. Chuba, Lucia Zamarano, Merlin R. Hamre, Kanta Bhambhani, Alexa I. Canady, Mary Beth Guys, Amgad Matter, Genghis Portillo, Suzanne Chungbin, James Fontanesi> ;Child's Nervous System. 1998 Oct 1
39 citations
Objective evaluation of the quality of voice following radiation therapy for T1 glottic cancer
Amr Aref, James Paul Dworkin, Syamala Devi, Lori Denton, James Fontanesi> ;Radiotherapy and Oncology. 1996 Jan 1
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Press Mentions

Alzheimer's May Soon Be Treated with Low Dose Radiation TherapyNovember 27th, 2019
Can Low-Dose Radiation Therapy Successfully Treat Alzheimer’s Disease?November 26th, 2019