Overview
Adam Olson, MD, is a radiation oncologist in the UPMC Department of Radiation Oncology. He is the medical director of Radiation Oncology at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. At UPMC Shadyside, his clinical practice focuses on the management of genitourinary cancers and soft tissue sarcomas. He is an expert in the use of stereotactic body radiation therapy for prostate cancer and metastatic disease. He is an active clinical researcher and has published extensively on the use of radiation therapy for prostate cancer and pediatric cancers.
Dr. Olson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Prostate Cancer, Familial Prostate Cancer, Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma, and Merkel Cell Carcinoma.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 39 peer reviewed articles and participating in 8 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 4 articles in the study of Brain Tumor.
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Locations
300 Halket Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
5230 Centre Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15232
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
8 Clinical Trials
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
John C. Flickinger, MD, FACR, is a professor of radiation oncology and neurological surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Flickinger holds an interest in spine tumors, brain tumors, metastatic diseases, effects of radiation on normal tissue, and the mathematical modeling of radiation response. Dr. Flickinger is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Brain Tumor, Meningioma, Metastatic Brain Tumor, Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, and Rhizotomy.
Allegheny Clinic
Rodney Wegner is a Radiation Oncologist in Monroeville, Pennsylvania. Dr. Wegner is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC), Metastatic Brain Tumor, Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreaticoduodenectomy, and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery.
Mary Hillman Jennings Radiation Oncology Center
Steven Burton, MD, is an associate professor of radiation oncology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Burton holds an interest in stereotactic radiosurgery, lymphoma, lung cancer, pancreas cancer, and spinal metastasis. Dr. Burton is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Posterior Fossa Tumor, Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET), Metastatic Brain Tumor, Pancreaticoduodenectomy, and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Adult Soft Tissue SarcomaDr. Olson isDistinguished. Learn about Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma.
- Familial Prostate CancerDr. Olson isDistinguished. Learn about Familial Prostate Cancer.
- Merkel Cell CarcinomaDr. Olson isDistinguished. Learn about Merkel Cell Carcinoma.
- Prostate CancerDr. Olson isDistinguished. Learn about Prostate Cancer.
- Advanced
- Alveolar Soft Part SarcomaDr. Olson isAdvanced. Learn about Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma.
- AngiosarcomaDr. Olson isAdvanced. Learn about Angiosarcoma.
- Bone TumorDr. Olson isAdvanced. Learn about Bone Tumor.
- Epithelioid SarcomaDr. Olson isAdvanced. Learn about Epithelioid Sarcoma.
- Ewing SarcomaDr. Olson isAdvanced. Learn about Ewing Sarcoma.
- FibrosarcomaDr. Olson isAdvanced. Learn about Fibrosarcoma.
- Experienced
- Anal CancerDr. Olson isExperienced. Learn about Anal Cancer.
- Angiosarcoma of the ScalpDr. Olson isExperienced. Learn about Angiosarcoma of the Scalp.
- Brain TumorDr. Olson isExperienced. Learn about Brain Tumor.
- ChordomaDr. Olson isExperienced. Learn about Chordoma.
- Familial Pancreatic CancerDr. Olson isExperienced. Learn about Familial Pancreatic Cancer.
- GanglioneuroblastomaDr. Olson isExperienced. Learn about Ganglioneuroblastoma.