Howard J. Halpern, MD, PhD

UChicago Faculty Physicians

Howard J. Halpern, MD, PhD

Professor of Radiation and Cellular Oncology Director, Center for EPR Imaging In Vivo Physiology

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Howard J. Halpern, MD, PhD, specializes in medical imaging techniques. He is an expert in very low frequency-imaging-electron paramagnetic resonance (VLF-I-EPR). This technique enables measurement of changes in oxygen content in tumor tissues--a key determinant of response to radiation therapy.

Dr. Halpern is the co-author of a textbook on free radical biology. He serves as the principal investigator for the Oversight Committee for the Laboratory Training of Radiation Oncology Residents.

Specialties

Areas of Expertise

  • Physiology of Tumors
  • Hypoxia

Board Certifications

  • Medical Physics (Diagnostic
  • Nuclear
  • Therapeutic)

Memberships & Medical Societies

  • Radiation Therapy Oncology Group
  • International Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Society
  • Oxygen Society
  • Radiation Research Society
  • American Society for Radiation Oncology

Practicing Since

  • 1980

Languages Spoken

  • English

Medical Education

  • University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Internship

  • University of Miami Health System

Residency

  • Jt Ctr Radiation Tx

News & Research

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  • Aetna HMO (specialists only)
  • Aetna POS
  • Aetna PPO
  • BCBS Blue Precision HMO (specialists only)
  • BCBS HMO (HMOI) (specialists only)
  • BCBS PPO
  • Cigna HMO
  • Cigna POS
  • Cigna PPO
  • CountyCare *see insurance page
  • Aetna Better Health *see insurance page
  • Medicare
  • Multiplan PPO
  • PHCS PPO
  • United Choice Plus POS/PPO
  • United Options (PPO)
  • United Select (HMO & EPO) (specialists only)
  • United W500 Emergent Wrap
  • Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
  • BCBS Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
  • Humana Medicare Advantage Choice PPO
  • Humana Medicare Advantage Gold Choice PFFS
  • Humana Medicare Advantage Gold Plus HMO
  • United Choice HMO (specialists only)
  • University of Chicago Health Plan (UCHP)

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