Ryan Holstead MD FRCPC

Gastrointestinal Cancer, Thoracic Cancer

Physician

55 North Lake AveWorcester, MA 01655
Phone+1 508-334-3550

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Summary

Dr. Ryan Holstead is an oncologist based in Worcester, MA, specializing in gastrointestinal and thoracic cancers. He completed a medical oncology fellowship at Queen's University after internal medicine residency at Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. He graduated from SUNY Upstate Medical University in 2016. Dr. Holstead currently serves as an Assistant Professor at UMass Memorial Medical Center and previously held positions at Lenox Hill Hospital, The Mount Sinai Hospital, and North Shore Hematology - Oncology Associates. His research publications include articles on patient communication in oncology and immune checkpoint inhibitors, with several works published in prominent journals and a podcast on medical oncology.

Education & Training

Queen's UniversityFellowship in Medical Oncology, 2019 - 2021
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/NorthwellResidency, Internal Medicine, 2016 - 2019
SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityClass of 2016

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Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 2023 - 2027
NY State Medical License 2018 - 2024
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of CanadaInternal Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

4 citations
Utility of Large Language Models to Produce a Patient-Friendly Summary From Oncology Consultations.
Ryan G Holstead
JCO Oncology Practice. 2024-09-01
8 citations
No association between BMI and immunotoxicity or clinical outcomes for immune checkpoint inhibitors.
Cynthia Yeung, Adi Kartolo, Ryan Holstead, Gordon Taylor Moffat, Lilian Hanna
Immunotherapy. 2022-07-01
5 citations
A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Dual Therapy in Patients With Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma of Favourable Risk
Adi Kartolo, Ryan Holstead, Ignacio Duran, Andrew G. Robinson, Francisco E. Vera-Badillo
Urology. 2021-08-28