Ralph R. Weichselbaum, M.D.
Head and Neck Cancer
rrw at radonc-uc-po.mcis.uchicago.edu
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During the years Dr. Weichselbaum has been building the Chicago program, he has received many professional honors and recognition for his scientific and medical accomplishments. Some of his most notable professional awards include:
- the first Harold H. Hines, Jr. Chair at the University of Chicago
- an appointment to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, where he is one of only three radiation oncologists
- an honorary membership in the Swiss Society of Radiology
- the first John B. Little Award from Harvard Public School of Public Health
Dr. Weichselbaum also has received numerous prestigious invited lectureships and visiting professorships including:
- Roentgen Centennial lectureship at the University of Zurich (Zurich, Switzerland)
- Keynote lecturer at the Karolinska Institutet (Stockholm, Sweden)
- Lecturer at de French Academy of Sciences (Paris, France)
- Clenn E. Sheline lectureship at the University of California (San Francisco, CA)
Honors
| 1975 | American Radium Society, Resident Research Award |
| 1983 | Keynote Address, American Society of Therapeutic Radiologists |
| 1987 | Lee Lecture, University of Minnesota |
| 1989 | Clifford Allen Lecture, University of Oregon |
| 1991 | MacLaren Lecture, Hamilton Regional Cancer Centre, Ontario |
| 1994 | Evan and Marion Helfaer Lectureship, Medical College of Wisconsin |
| 1995 | Roentgen Centennial Lecturer, University of Zurich |
| 1995 | Honorary Member Swiss Society of Radiology |
| 1996 | Ruvelson Lecturer, University of Minnesota |
| 1997 | Keynote Speaker, International Conference of Environmental Mutagenesis, Toulouse, France |
| 1997 | Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences |
| 1998 | Glenn Sheline Lecturer, University of California, San Francisco |
| 1998 | Keynote Lecturer Inauguration Ceremony of the Cancer Center Karolinska Institutet and 70th Anniversary of the King Gustaf V's Jubilee, Stockholm, Sweden |
| 1998 | Lecturer, L'Academie des Sciences de l'institut de France, Paris, France |
| 1998 | Lecturer, NIH, Washington, DC |
| 1998 | John B. Little Award, Harvard University |
| 1999 | Keynote speaker, American Radium Society Annual meeting, Hawaii |
Affiliations
| 1972 | New England Roentgen Ray Society |
| 1973 | New England Society for Radiation Oncology |
| 1976 | American Society of Therapeutic Radiology |
| 1977 | American College of Radiology |
| 1978 | Radiation Research Society |
| 1979 | American Society for Clinical Oncology |
| 1981 | Study Section, American Cancer Society, Boston |
| 1982 | Committee on Cancer Management, American College of Radiology |
| 1983 | Study Section, American Cancer Society, New York (National) |
| 1983 | American Association for Advancement in Science |
| 1983 | ASTR Committee on Biology and Physics |
| 1983 | American Association for Cancer Research |
| 1983 | American Society for Head and Neck Surgery |
| 1984 | Extramural Advisory Committee, M.D. Anderson Hospital, Houston, |
| 1984 | Society of Academic Radiation Oncology Chairmen |
| 1985 | ASTRO Committee on Academic Radiation Oncology |
| 1985 | Executive Committee, University of Chicago Cancer Center |
| 1985 | Study Section, National Institutes of Health, Experimental Therapeutics "B" |
| 1985-87 | Inter Socie7ty Council for Radiation Oncology |
| 1986-87 | Committee on Radiotherapy Research and Development, American College of Radiology |
| 1986-88 | Award Identification Committee, Radiation Research Society |
| 1987-89 | Upper Aerodigestive Tract Committee Working Group, National Cancer Institute |
| 1987 | External Advisory Committee, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Arizona |
| 1987-88 | Co-Chairman, Cancer Committee, University of Chicago |
| 1988 | Editorial Board, Radiation Research |
| 1988 | Editorial Board, International Journal Radiation Oncology, Biology, and Physics |
| 1988 | Chairman, Pathology Review Committee, University of Chicago |
| 1988 | External Advisory Committee Department of Radiation Therapy, University of Michigan |
| 1988 | Chairman, Cancer Task Force, Michael Reese Hospital |
| 1989-93 | Board of Scientific Counselors, Division of Cancer Treatment, National Cancer Institute |
| 1989 | Organizing Committee, 15th LH Gray Conference, Canterbury, England |
| 1989 | American Society of Microbiology |
| 1990 | External Advisory Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia, Cancer Center |
| 1990 | Oncology Council of the Medical Staff, Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center |
| 1990-91 | Editorial Board, Yearbook of Oncology |
| 1990 | External Advisory Committee, Department of Radiation Therapy, University of Massachusetts |
| 1990 | Chairman, NCI Workshop on Mechanisms of Radioresistance |
| 1990 | Organizer, Fannie May Symposium, "The Cell Cycle from Yeast to Beast " University of Chicago |
| 1991 | Organizing Committee, "Neoplastic Transformation Human Cell Systems In Vitro Mechanisms of Carcinogenesis", Georgetown University |
| 1997- | National Advisory Board, Wendy Will Case Cancer Fund, Inc. |
| 1991-94 | Editorial Board, Radiotherapy and Oncology, (ESTRO), Journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, The Netherlands |
| 1991 | Consultant, Onco Med Incorporated |
| 1991 | External Advisory Committee, University of Illinois Chicago |
| 1991 | General Motors Award Committee, Kettering Prize |
| 1991 | Co-Course Director, Concomitant Chemoradiotherapy for Solid Tumors, University of Chicago |
| 1992 | Comprehensive Cancer Center External Scientific Advisory Committee, Duke University |
| 1992 | Editorial Board, Cancer Research |
| 1992 | The Board of Chancellors, American College of Radiation Oncology |
| 1992-93 | Advisory Editor, Radiation Oncology Investigations |
| 1993 | Vice-Chairman, Kettering Committee General Motors Award |
| 1993 | Radiation Research Society - Strategic Planning Committee |
| 1993 | Committee to Evaluate the Relationship between Argonne National Laboratory and The University of Chicago |
| 1993 | External Review Committee, University of Arizona |
| 1993 | Site Selection Committee, Radiation Research |
| 1993 | Program Committee, Radiation Research |
| 1993 | Founding Scientist - Gen Vec |
| 1993 | Editorial Academy - The International Journal of Oncology |
| 1993-95 | Board of Directors, American College Radiation Oncology |
| 1994-95 | Rosenthal Awards Committee AACR |
| 1994 | Organizer, University of Chicago Symposium in honor of Samuel Hellman, M.D., AThe Therapeutic Promise of Molecular Oncology@ |
| 1995 | Co-Chairman. Cancer Advisory Committee - GEN-VEC |
| 1995 | Onkoservices Scientific Advisory Board Member |
| 1995-98 | Editor, International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics |
| 1996 | Organizing Committee, A Workshop on "Neoplastic Transformation in Human Cell Systems in Culture: Mechanisms of Carcinogenesis" The University of Chicago and Georgetown University |
| 1995 | Symposium Director, "Concomitant Chemoradiotherapy for Solid Tumors", The University of Chicago |
| 1995 | International Editorial Board, Cancer Gene Therapy |
| 1995 | External Advisor, Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Alabama, Birmingham |
| 1996 | Fourth International Congress on Gene Therapy Committee |
| 1995 | Prostate Cancer Executive Committee/Steering Committee, The University of Chicago |
| 1996 | Clinical Cancer Research Committee (AACR) |
| 1996-97 | American Radium Society |
| 1996-97 | Editor, Encyclopedia of Cancer |
| 1996 | AACR Clowes Memorial Award Committee/American Association for Cancer Research |
| 1997 | External Advisor, Gene Therapy Program, M.D. Anderson Hospital, Houston TX |
| 1997 | NIH Conference on Herpes Vectors for Gene Therapy Founding Scientist ROMCOR & Consulting Scientist NeurVir |
| 1997 | External Advisory Committee, University of Wisconsin Cancer Center |
| 1997-99 | Editorial Board, Cancer Research, (AACR) |
| 1998 | Scientific Advisory Board, NeuroVir, Inc. NIH Conference, "Molecular Biology of Mutational Biomarkers for Human Exposure to Ionizing Radiation, Bethesda, MD |
| 1998 | Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences |
