Neurosurgery Department, UF College of Medicine
Erin M. Dunbar, MD
Special Interests:
Novel Therapeutic and Supportive-care Clinical Trials,
Patient and Caregiver Advocacy,
Comprehensive Brain Tumor Care for Floridians,
Medical Education
Erin M. Dunbar, MD, was born in New Haven, CT on August 26, 1974. She graduated with honors from Leon High School in Tallahassee. She graduated cum laude with a Bachelors of Science in Biology at Florida State University, in Tallahassee. She completed medical school, Internal Medicine Residency, and Medical Oncology Fellowship at the University of Florida, in Gainesville. She completed a dedicated Neuro-Oncology Fellowship at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. Service, professional, and academic awards were kindly bestowed upon her during her training, including election into the Phi Beta Kappa and Alpha Omega Alpha academic honors societies.
In July 2007, she joined the faculty in the Department of Neurosurgery, as Assistant Professor, and is honored to serve as Co-Director of the Preston A. Wells, Jr., Center for Brain Tumor Therapy and Neuro-Oncology Program, where she directs the Neuro-Oncology clinical-research, administrates the medical Neuro-Oncology service, facilitates the multi-disciplinary tumor board, and leads a variety of interdisciplinary neuro-oncology training iniatives.
Dr. Dunbar is an active member the academic societies involved in the care of primary and metastatic brain and spinal tumors, including the Society of Neuro-Oncology, American Society of Clinical Oncologists, the American Academy of Neurology, and the American Association of Neurological Surgeons. She is involved in numerous translational and clinical research initiatives at both UF and in collaborations with other institutions, consortia, and industry. She is a member of the state legislature-mandated Florida Center for Brain Tumor Research.
Dr. Dunbar is committed to providing patients with the highest level of comprehensive and compassionate care. Accordingly, she spearheads educational and support services as well as clinical trials in the areas of novel treatments, symptom management, quality of life, educational, and outcome measurements. This commitment has also led to her position as Legislative Chairwoman and Executive Board Member for the Florida Society of Clinic Oncology, an organization dedicated to advocacy of cancer patients and the clinicians who serve them.
View publications by Dr. Erin Dunbar
Does cell phone use cause cancer? Dr. Dunbar explains recent reports of a study by the World Health Organization in an interview with local TV station, TV 20.
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