Nicole L Simone MD

Summary

• Dr. Nicole Simone is the Margaret Q. Landenberger Professor and Vice Chair of Research and Faculty Development of Radiation Oncology, Associate Director of Cancer Research Training and Education at the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson Health, and radiation lead for the Jefferson Breast Care Center. She received her undergraduate degree in Bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania, her MD from Rutgers – New Jersey Medical School and did her radiation oncology training at the National Cancer Institute. She stayed on as staff at the National Cancer Institute where she investigated the long term toxicity caused by cancer treatment. Since that time, she has been a Physician-Scientist at Thomas Jefferson University. Her NCI funded laboratory focuses on how caloric restriction, or a reduction in overall calories can augment the response of chemotherapy and radiation to inhibit tumor growth and metastases while improving survival in breast, prostate and lung cancer models. She incorporates the knowledge gained in the laboratory directly to patients and currently has 2 open clinical trials using diet for breast cancer, and brain metastases. She has authored over 100 research publications, sits on many national review committees, is a Councilor at Radiation Research Society, Chair of the Scientific Education Committee in ASTRO, Co-Chair of the Curriculum committee for CABTRAC, and serves on the Physician Leadership Committee for the American Association of Cancer Institutes. Her long term goal is to find creative ways to ensure each cancer patient has access to nutritional counseling.