Theodore Hong, M.D., Massachusetts General Hospital
James Metz, Radiation Oncologist, University of Pennsylvania
James M. Metz, MD serves as Editor-in-Chief of OncoLink (www.oncolink.upenn.edu), the award winning Internet resource from the Abramson Comprehensive Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania that was founded in 1994. He leads OncoLinks mission to help cancer patients, families, health care professionals, and the general public find accurate cancer-related information online.
Dr Metz earned his bachelor's degree in biology from Juniata College and a masters degree in Clinical Immunology/Microbiology from Hahnemann University. He later completed medical school at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson earning his medical degree in 1995. His residency was completed at the University of Pennsylvania where he was chief resident in 1999. He is currently an Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and Vice Chair of Clinical Division in the Department of Radiation Oncology and Associate Director for Clinical Services and Programs at the Abramson Comprehensive Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania.
He specializes in the use of radiation for the treatment of gastrointestinal malignancies. His research interests include the clinical application of photodynamic therapy (PDT), as well as the utilization of complementary and alternative medications by cancer patients, and use of the Internet to provide cancer related information. He currently serves on the Proton Therapy Development Committee at the University of Pennsylvania.