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Office
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterResidency, Radiation Oncology, 1991 - 1994
- University of UtrechtPhD, Experimental Pathology, Cum Laude, 1989 - 1992
- Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine at Midwestern UniversityClass of 1989
- University of MichiganBS, Nuclear Engineeering, 1980 - 1983
Certifications & Licensure
- TN State License 1996 - 2025
- IL State License 1990 - 1991
- American Board of Radiology Radiation Oncology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2009-2021
- Memphis Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2006-2021
Clinical Trials
- Observation or Radiation Therapy and/or Chemotherapy and Second Surgery in Treating Children Who Have Undergone Surgery for Ependymoma Start of enrollment: 2003 Aug 01
- A Study for Image-Guided Radiation Therapy in Pediatric Brain Tumors and Side Effects Start of enrollment: 1997 Jun 01
- Planning Margin Requirements for Pediatric Radiation Oncology Start of enrollment: 2008 Mar 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Prediabetes and Associated Risk of Cardiovascular Events and Chronic Kidney Disease Among Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer in the St Jude Lifetime Cohort.Fang Wang, Lu Lu, Carmen L Wilson, Daniel M Green, Thomas E Merchant, Deo Kumar Srivastava, Angela Delaney, Rebecca M Howell, John L Jefferies, Leslie L Robison, Kirst...> ;Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2024 Mar 20
- PENTEC Organ-Specific Report: Brain and Brain Stem Necrosis After Reirradiation for Recurrent Childhood Primary Central Nervous System Tumors: A PENTEC Comprehensive R...Thankamma Ajithkumar, Michele Avanzo, Ellen Yorke, Derek S Tsang, Michael T Milano, Arthur J Olch, Thomas E Merchant, Karin Dieckmann, Anita Mahajan, Hiroshi Fuji, Arn...> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2024 Feb 1
- Proton Therapy Mediates Dose Reductions to Brain Structures Associated With Cognition in Children With Medulloblastoma.Julianna Sienna, Lisa S Kahalley, Donald Mabbott, David Grosshans, Anna Theresa Santiago, Arnold Dela Cruz Paulino, Thomas E Merchant, Gohar S Manzar, Hitesh Dama, Dav...> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2023 Nov 30
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Journal Articles
- Computerized Assessment of Cognitive Impairment Among Children Undergoing Radiation Therapy for MedulloblastomaGiles W Robinson, Thomas E Merchant, Amar Gajjar, Heather M Conklin, Journal of Neuro-Oncology
- Heterogeneity Within the PF-EPN-B Ependymoma SubgroupAndrew Grossbach, Vijay Ramaswamy, Benjamin Lu, Mariarita Santi, Caterina Giannini, Linda M Liau, Terri S Armstrong, Sarah Leary, Matthias A Karajannis, Kenneth Aldape..., Acta Neuropathologica
- Molecular Heterogeneity and CXorf67 Alterations in Posterior Fossa Group A (PFA) EpendymomasNoah D Sabin, Amar Gajjar, Thomas E Merchant, David W Ellison, Ryan Lee, Paul Klimo, Acta Neuropathologica
Press Mentions
- The Promise (And Limits) of Pediatric Proton RadiationSeptember 8th, 2022
- The Promise (And Limits) of Pediatric Proton Radiation -News ForestAugust 19th, 2022
- Three New Research Teams Aim to Improve Therapies for Difficult-to-Treat Pediatric CancersOctober 19th, 2020
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Hospital Affiliations
- St. Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, Tennessee
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