Overview
Dr. Daniel Hamstra specializes in prostate cancer and tumors of the brain and spine with a particular focus on understanding patients’ experience both during and after treatment. He is the William T. Butler Professor and Chair of Radiation Oncology at Baylor College of Medicine.Dr. Hamstra has led local and national clinical trials of radiation therapy in prostate cancer. His work has made a substantial impact on the growing understanding and appreciation of patient-reported quality of life after radiation therapy.Dr. Hamstra received a B.A. in Biochemistry from Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan and his medical degree and Ph.D. in Pharmacology from The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, where he also completed an internship in internal medicine and residency in radiation oncology. Dr. Hamstra is a Diplomat of the American Board of Radiology in Radiation Oncology. He is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the American Society of Therapeutic Radiation Oncology and the Radiological Society of North America.
Dr. Hamstra is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ependymoma. His top areas of expertise are Prostate Cancer, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Posterior Fossa Tumor, Familial Prostate Cancer, and Prostatectomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 121 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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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.
Arnold Paulino is a Radiation Oncologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Paulino is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ependymoma. His top areas of expertise are Medulloblastoma, Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered Rosettes, Posterior Fossa Tumor, Nephrectomy, and Orchiectomy.
MD Anderson
Amol Ghia is a Radiation Oncologist and a Neurosurgery provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Ghia is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ependymoma. His top areas of expertise are Posterior Fossa Tumor, Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET), Astrocytoma, Laminectomy, and Vertebroplasty.
MD Anderson
David Grosshans is a Radiation Oncologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Grosshans is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ependymoma. His top areas of expertise are Brain Tumor, Gliomatosis Cerebri, Glioma, and Ependymoma.
Areas of Expertise
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- Elite
- Prostate CancerDr. Hamstra isElite. Learn about Prostate Cancer.
- Distinguished
- Pleuropulmonary BlastomaDr. Hamstra isDistinguished. Learn about Pleuropulmonary Blastoma.
- Posterior Fossa TumorDr. Hamstra isDistinguished. Learn about Posterior Fossa Tumor.
- Advanced
- Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT)
- Breast CancerDr. Hamstra isAdvanced. Learn about Breast Cancer.
- Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered Rosettes
- EpendymomaDr. Hamstra isAdvanced. Learn about Ependymoma.
- Familial Prostate CancerDr. Hamstra isAdvanced. Learn about Familial Prostate Cancer.
- GlioblastomaDr. Hamstra isAdvanced. Learn about Glioblastoma.
- Experienced
- ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung CancerDr. Hamstra isExperienced. Learn about ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.
- AstrocytomaDr. Hamstra isExperienced. Learn about Astrocytoma.
- Bone TumorDr. Hamstra isExperienced. Learn about Bone Tumor.
- Brain Stem CancerDr. Hamstra isExperienced. Learn about Brain Stem Cancer.
- Brain TumorDr. Hamstra isExperienced. Learn about Brain Tumor.
- Cervical CancerDr. Hamstra isExperienced. Learn about Cervical Cancer.