Barbara L. Fowble, M.D.

Radiation cancer specialist

Conditions & Treatments

Clinics

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Education

Jefferson Medical College 1972

Residencies

New York University Medical Center, 1975
Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions, Radiation Oncology 1976

Fellowships

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, 1977

Selected Research and Publications

1. Chan LW, Rabban J, Hwang ES, Bevan A, Alvarado M, Ewing C, Esserman L, Fowble B. Is radiation indicated in patients with ductal carcinoma in situ and close or positive mastectomy margins? Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2011 May 1; 80(1):25-30.
2. Descovich M, Fowble B, Bevan A, Schechter N, Park C, Xia P. Comparison between hybrid direct aperture optimized intensity-modulated radiotherapy and forward planning intensity-modulated radiotherapy for whole breast irradiation. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2010 Jan 1; 76(1):91-9.
3. Zakhireh J, Fowble B, Esserman LJ. Application of screening principles to the reconstructed breast. J Clin Oncol. 2010 Jan 1; 28(1):173-80.
4. Anderson PR, Hanlon AL, Fowble BL, McNeeley SW, Freedman GM. Low complication rates are achievable after postmastectomy breast reconstruction and radiation therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2004 Jul 15; 59(4):1080-7.
5. Freedman GM, Hanlon AL, Fowble BL, Anderson PR, Nicolaou N, Nicoloau N. Recursive partitioning identifies patients at high and low risk for ipsilateral tumor recurrence after breast-conserving surgery and radiation. J Clin Oncol. 2002 Oct 1; 20(19):4015-21.
6. Morrow M, Strom EA, Bassett LW, Dershaw DD, Fowble B, Harris JR, O'Malley F, Schnitt SJ, Singletary SE, Winchester DP. Standard for the management of ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast (DCIS). CA Cancer J Clin. 2002 Sep-Oct; 52(5):256-76.
7. Morrow M, Strom EA, Bassett LW, Dershaw DD, Fowble B, Giuliano A, Harris JR, O'Malley F, Schnitt SJ, Singletary SE, Winchester DP. Standard for breast conservation therapy in the management of invasive breast carcinoma. CA Cancer J Clin. 2002 Sep-Oct; 52(5):277-300.
8. Movsas B, Li BS, Babb JS, Fowble BL, Nicolaou N, Gonen O. Quantifying radiation therapy-induced brain injury with whole-brain proton MR spectroscopy: initial observations. Radiology. 2001 Nov; 221(2):327-31.
9. Freedman GM, Fowble BL. Local recurrence after mastectomy or breast-conserving surgery and radiation. Oncology (Williston Park). 2000 Nov; 14(11):1561-81; discussion 1581-2, 1582-4.
10. Freedman GM, Fowble BL, Nicolaou N, Sigurdson ER, Torosian MH, Boraas MC, Hoffman JP. Should internal mammary lymph nodes in breast cancer be a target for the radiation oncologist? Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2000 Mar 1; 46(4):805-14.
11. Recht A, Gray R, Davidson NE, Fowble BL, Solin LJ, Cummings FJ, Falkson G, Falkson HC, Taylor SG, Tormey DC. Locoregional failure 10 years after mastectomy and adjuvant chemotherapy with or without tamoxifen without irradiation: experience of the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group. J Clin Oncol. 1999 Jun; 17(6):1689-700.
12. Freedman GM, Fowble BL, Hanlon AL, Myint MA, Hoffman JP, Sigurdson ER, Eisenberg BL, Goldstein LJ, Fein DA. A close or positive margin after mastectomy is not an indication for chest wall irradiation except in women aged fifty or younger. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 1998 Jun 1; 41(3):599-605.
13. Fein DA, Fowble BL, Hanlon AL, Hooks MA, Hoffman JP, Sigurdson ER, Jardines LA, Eisenberg BL. Identification of women with T1-T2 breast cancer at low risk of positive axillary nodes. J Surg Oncol. 1997 May; 65(1):34-9.
14. McGee KP, Fein DA, Hanlon AL, Schultheiss TE, Fowble BL. The value of setup portal films as an estimate of a patient's position throughout fractionated tangential breast irradiation: an on-line study. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 1997 Jan 1; 37(1):223-8.
15. Kutcher GJ, Smith AR, Fowble BL, Owen JB, Hanlon A, Wallace M, Hanks GE. Treatment planning for primary breast cancer: a patterns of care study. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 1996 Oct 1; 36(3):731-7.
16. Solin LJ, McCormick B, Recht A, Haffty BG, Taylor ME, Kuske RR, Bornstein BA, McNeese M, Schultz DJ, Fowble BL, Barrett W, Yeh IT, Kurtz JM, Amalric R, Fourquet A. Mammographically detected, clinically occult ductal carcinoma in situ treated with breast-conserving surgery and definitive breast irradiation. Cancer J Sci Am. 1996 May-Jun; 2(3):158-65.
17. Fein DA, Fowble BL, Hanlon AL, Hoffman JP, Sigurdson ER, Eisenberg BL. Does the placement of surgical clips within the excision cavity influence local control for patients treated with breast-conserving surgery and irradiation. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 1996 Mar 15; 34(5):1009-17.
18. Fein DA, McGee KP, Schultheiss TE, Fowble BL, Hanks GE. Intra- and interfractional reproducibility of tangential breast fields: a prospective on-line portal imaging study. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 1996 Feb 1; 34(3):733-40.
19. Solin LJ, Schultz DJ, Fowble BL. Ten-year results of the treatment of early-stage breast carcinoma in elderly women using breast-conserving surgery and definitive breast irradiation. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 1995 Aug 30; 33(1):45-51.
20. Orel SG, Schnall MD, Powell CM, Hochman MG, Solin LJ, Fowble BL, Torosian MH, Rosato EF. Staging of suspected breast cancer: effect of MR imaging and MR-guided biopsy. Radiology. 1995 Jul; 196(1):115-22.

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