Advanced in Breast Cancer

Dr. Lia S. Head

Oncology
Providence
601 South Sherman Street, 
Spokane, WA 
Accepting New Patients
Offers Telehealth
10 Years of Experience

Advanced in Breast Cancer
Providence
601 South Sherman Street, 
Spokane, WA 
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Overview

Lia Head is an Oncologist in Spokane, Washington. Dr. Head has been practicing medicine for over 10 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Breast Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Paget Disease of the Breast, Breast Cancer, Neuroendocrine Tumor, and Familial Colorectal Cancer. Dr. Head is currently accepting new patients.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 3 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Year
2016
Specialties
Oncology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in WA
Hospital Affiliations
Kadlec Regional Medical Center
Prov Sacred Hrt Med Ctr & Childs Hosp.
Lincoln Hospital
Samaritan Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Locations

601 South Sherman Street, Spokane, WA 99202
Call: 509-228-1000

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.


3 Total Publications

Response to Immunotherapy in Combination With Mitotane in Patients With Metastatic Adrenocortical Cancer.
Response to Immunotherapy in Combination With Mitotane in Patients With Metastatic Adrenocortical Cancer.
Journal: Journal of the Endocrine Society
Published: August 14, 2019
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