Allan J. Hamilton, MD

Professor, Neurosurgery
Clinical Professor, Radiation Oncology
Professor, Psychology
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Regents Professor, Surgery
Executive Director, Artificial Intelligence Simulation
 
Education: 
  • Harvard University, 1982 (M.D.)
Honors and Awards: 
  • Silver Nautilus Book Award, 2009
Major Areas of Research Interest: 
  • Neuro-oncology
  • Spinal stereotactic radiosurgery
  • Effects of radiation on tumor cell biology
Sponsored Research Through MSRP: 
Priti Gupta Patel, (MSRP 1996): "A rat neural tumor model for blood brain barrier evaluation."

Dax Trujillo, (MSRP 1997): "A rat neural tumor model for evaluation of chemo-therapeutic delivery systems."

Oren Gottfried, (MSRP 1998): "Implantation of Gliadel® wafers in the treatment of malignant gliomas."
 
Sean Anderson, (MSRP, 1999): "In vitro inhibition of glial cells by ADCON/L."

Randy Bell, (MSRP, 1999, 2002): "Visualization and treatment of specific types of brain tumors using a scorpion chlorotoxin."

Stephen Rowe, (MSRP 2001): "In vivo fluorescent imaging of brain tumors."
 
Maziar Massrour, (MSRP 1999): "In Vitro Inhibition of Glial Cells by ADCON/L."
 
Advanced Research Distinction Track (RDT): 
Oren Gottfried, (RDT Class of 2001): "A retrospective study evaluating long term outcome complications of LINAC (Linear Accelerator Based Stereotactic Radiosurgery) versus gamma knife radiosurgical treatment of cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVM)."
 
NIH Undergraduate Diversity Program: 
Amanda Frazier, 2013, "A Model of the Uterus"
 
NIH High School Student Research Program: 
Yvonne Rodriguez, Tucson High Magnet School, 1993
Joshua Elster, University High School, 1994
Nicole Doten, Yuma High School (Yuma, AZ), 1996
Nicholas Nelson, University High School, 1999
Cassandra Lynn Burry, Cholla High School, 2000
Tiffany N. Manzo, Flowing Wells High School, 2001
Josie Acuna, University High School, 2003
Elizabeth Babbitt, Kofa High School (Yuma, AZ), 2006
 
NIH K-12 Science Teacher Program: 
John Hess, Pueblo High School, 1993
John Lopez, Roskruge Middle School, 1994
 
Monday, March 5, 2018