Ralph R. Weichselbaum, MD
Ralph R. Weichselbaum, MD
Daniel K. Ludwig Distinguished Service Professor of Radiation and Cellular Oncology
Chair, Department of Radiation and Cellular Oncology
Specialties
- Radiation Oncology
Locations
- Chicago - Hyde Park
- About
- Specialties & Areas of Expertise
- Locations & Patient Information
- Education & Research
- Accepted Insurance
Ralph R. Weichselbaum, MD, specializes in the treatment of potentially curative treatment of "oligo" metastasis with radiotherapy.
Dr. Weichselbaum's research interests include mechanisms of tumor spread and how radiation therapy and immunotherapy can be used to better treat cancer. He is also studying patterns of gene expression in human tumors that confer resistance to radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Weichselbaum invented a radio-inducible form of gene therapy TNFerade, which is currently in clinical trials. His research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health for more than 35 years.
He is also editor of Cancer Medicine, a definitive reference textbook compiled to help oncologists and internists apply scientific principles to clinical practice.
Specialties
Areas of Expertise
- Immunotherapy
- Oligometastasis
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Rectal Cancer
Board Certifications
- Medical Physics (Diagnostic
- Nuclear
- Therapeutic)
Practicing Since
- 1975
Languages Spoken
- English
Medical Education
- University of Illinois College of Medicine
Residency
- Harvard University
Internship
- Highland Hospital
Memberships & Medical Societies
- National Academy of Medicine
News & Research
Insurance
- 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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