Michael R. Farmer, M.D.

Practice:

Awards and Honors:

• Chief Resident in Radiation Oncology, Wake Forest University
• “Comfortable Cup of Tea Award” for patient compassion, St. John’s Mercy Medical Center, St. Louis, MO
• Who’s Who in Medical School Graduates, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY
• Clinical honors in Radiation Oncology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY
• Honors in research in Molecular Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

Current Research:

• Cancer induced weight loss and cachexia in head and neck and lung cancer patients: the role of megestrol acetate, anabolic agents, and appetite stimulants, Wake Forest University, Department of Radiology, 2005 - 2007
• The role of 18-FDG-PET in the staging of esophageal cancer before and after chemoradiation therapy, Wake Forest University, Department of Radiation Oncology
• The use of adenoviral vectors in over-expressing cell cycle regulators in pancreatic cancer cells, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, 1999
• The role of FK binding protein in ryanodine receptor modulation, Vanderbilt University, Department of Molecular Biology, 1997 - 1998

Professional Memberships:

• Radiologic Society of North America
• American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
• Radiation Research Society
• Association of Residents in Radiation Oncology

Special Interests:

• Pediatric Neurosurgery
• Epilepsy
• Skull Base Lesions

Training:

• Undergraduate: Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
• Medical School: University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY
• Internship: Transitional Medicine, St. John’s Mercy Medical Center, St. Louis, MO
• Residency: Radiation Oncology, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston Salem, NC