CURRENT POSITION
Medical Director,
East Texas Medical Center Cancer Institute
PLACE OF BIRTH
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
CITIZENSHIP
USA
EDUCATION
1969-72: Haverford Senior High School, Havertown, PA
1972-76: University of Pennsylvania, BA (Biology)
1977-81: Thomas Jefferson Medical College, Jefferson Medical School
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
1981-82: Internship - Roger Williams General Hospital (Brown University)
1982-83: Junior Residency, Internal Medicine - Roger Williams General Hospital (Brown University)
1982-83: Senior Residency, Internal Medicine - Roger Williams General Hospital (Brown University)
1985-88: Radiation Oncology Residency - University of Chicago/Michael Reese, Department of Radiation and Cellular Oncology
1988: Chief Resident - University of Chicago/Michael Reese, Department of Radiation and Cellular Oncology
BOARD CERTIFICATION
American Board of Radiology (Therapeutic) - 6/10/93
American Board of Internal Medicine - 9/11/85
FACULTY APPOINTMENTS
1984-86: Clinical Instructor - Brown University, Department of Medicine, Providence, RI
1988-92: Instructor - University of Chicago/Michael Reese, Department of Radiation and Cellular Oncology, Chicago, IL
1992-96: Assistant Professor - University of Chicago/Michael Reese, Department of Radiation and Cellular Oncology, Chicago, IL
LICENSURE
Texas
Illinois
HOSPITAL PRIVILEGES
East Texas Medical Center Cancer Institute, Tyler, TX
East Texas Medical Center Tyler, Tyler, TX
East Texas Medical Center Athens, Athens, TX
Trinity Mother Francis Hospital, Tyler, TX
Doctors Memorial Hospital, Tyler, TX
University of Texas Health Center at Tyler, Tyler, TX
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
1996-Present: Medical Director, East Texas Medical Center Cancer Institute
1996-Present: Board of Directors, East Texas Medical Center Regional Healthcare System
1994-96: Board of Directors, American Cancer Society, LaGrange, Illinois Chapter
1988-96: Assistant Director, LaGrange Memorial Hospital, LaGrange,Illinois
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
American College of Radiology
American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
Texas Medical Association
Smith County Medical Association
PUBLICATIONS
Kolker, J. D., and R. R. Weichselbaum. Brain tumor radiobiology. In: Advances in Neuro-Oncology, Eds. P. L. Kornblith, and M. D. Walker, Futura Publishing Co., Mount Kisco, New York, 1997.
Yang, F. E., F. Vaida, L. Ignacio, A. Awan, H. Culbert, J. Nautiyal, J. Kolker, H. Sutton, H. Halpern, R. R. Weichselbaum, GTY Chen, and S. Vijayakumar. Acute toxicity in radiotherapy of prostate cancer: Results of a randomized study with and without beam's-eye view three-dimensional conformal therapy. Rad Onc Investigations, 1996.
Kolker, J. D., J. Sharma, R. Cruz, and A. D. Diamond. Sequence and unusual 3' flanking region of the rat tRNA (Ser)Sec gene. Gene 164: 375-376, 1995.
Krishnasamy, S., E. E. Vokes, G. J. Dohrmann, R. Mick, J. C. Garcia, J. D. Kolker, R. L. Wollman, J. Hekmatpanah, and R. R. Weichselbaum. Concomitant chemoradiotherapy, neutron boost, and adjuvant chemotherapy for anaplastic astrocytoma and glioblastoma multiforme. Cancer Invest 13(5): 453-459, 1995.
Choi, I. S., A. D. Diamond, J. D. Kolker, and D. L. Hatfield. Reconstruction of the biosynthetic pathways of selenocysteine tRNAs in Xenopus oocytes. Biochemistry 33(2): 601-605, 1994.
Vijayakumar, S., A. Awan, K. Karrison, H. Culbert, S. Chan, J. Kolker, N. Low, S. Rubin, and GTY Chen, et al. Acute toxicity during external beam radiotherapy for localized prostate cancer: comparison of different techniques. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 25: 359-371, 1993.
Kolker, J. D., and E. E. Vokes. Chemotherapy and radiation therapy in the treatment of malignant gliomas of the brain. J Infus Chemother 2: 45-54, 1992.
Kies, M. S. , H. Pelzer, J. D. Kolker, R. R. Weichselbaum, and R. Breit. Management of squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue. Contemporary Oncol 2: 55-59, 1991.
Kolker, J. D., and R. R. Weichselbaum. Brain tumor radiobiology. In: Advances in Neuro-Oncology, Eds. P. L. Kornblith, and M. D. Walker, Futura Publishing Co., Mount Kisco, New York, 1988.
Kolker, J. D., H. J. Halpern, S. Krishnasany, F. Brown, G. Dohrmann, L. Ferguson, J. Hekmatpanah, J. Mullan, R. Wollman, R. Blough, and R. Weichselbaum. "Instant-Mix" whole brain photon with neutron boost radiotherapy of malignant gliomas. Int J Radiant Oncol Biol Phys 19: 409-414, 1990.
Kolker, J. D., H. J. Halpern, and R. R. Weichselbaum. Response to Laramore. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 19: 505-506, 1990.
ABSTRACTS
Vokes, E., S. Krishnasamy, E. Dolan, M. Ratain, G. Dohrmann, J. Hekmatpanah, J. Kolker, R. Weichselbaum, R. Schilsky, F. Berezin, P. Walter, and J. Charlette. 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), Hydroxyurea (HU) with escalating doses of iododeoxyuridine (IUdR) and concomitant radiotherapy (XRT) for malignant gliomas: A clinical and pharmacological analysis. American Association of Cancer Research, 1992.
Hoffman, P. C., E. E. Vokes, S. Krishnasamy, J. Kolker, J. Bitran, L. Fullem, R. R. Weichselbaum, and H. Golomb. Cisplatinn interferon-alpha 2A and twice daily radiotherapy in the palliation of refractory solid tumors: A phase I study. Proc ASCO 9: 88, 1990.
Krishnasamy, S., E. Vokes, J. Garcia, H. J. Halpern, J. Hekmatpanah, G. Dohrmann, R. Erickson, J. Kolker, S. Watson, and R. R. Weichselbaum. Continuous infusion 5-flourouricil with hydroxyurea and photon radiation followed by neutron boost and adjuvant chemotherapy for malignant gliomas. Third International Conference on the Interaction of Radiation Therapy and Systemeic Therapy. Asilomar Conference Center, Monterey, CA, 1990.
Kolker, J. D., H. J. Halpern, S. Krishnasany, and R. R. Weichselbaum. "Instant-Mix" whole brain photon with neutron boost radiotherapy of malignant gliomas. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 17 (Sup1): 133-134, 1989.
Kolker, J. D., et al. Reduction of hyperlipidemia in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. Dialysis Bulletin 4: 1984.
TEACHING
1989-1996: University of Chicago Residency Summer Course.
1990-1996: Roosevelt University/University of Chicago Hospitals School for Radiation Therapy Technology-Semester course in radiation biology.
INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONS (NETWORK) Aetna TRS
Aetna US Healthcare
Beech Street Network
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas
Cigna Health Plans
Harris Methodist
Healthfirst HMO
Healthfirst TPA
Heritage Health Plans
Medicaid
Medicare Part B
Nylcare Health Plans
Prudential
Quality Healthcare Alliance
Railroad Medicare Part B
The Regional Healthcare Alliance
Trans-Century
Unicare
