Academic Information
Departments: Neurosurgery - Professor, Internal Medicine - Adjunct Professor, Neurology - Adjunct Professor
Divisions: Adult Neurosurgery, Oncology
Academic Office Information
Board Certification
- American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Neurology)
- United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties (Neuro-oncology)
Research Interests
- Brain Tumors
- Clinical Trials
- Role of Tumors Stem Cells in the Development and Treatment Resistance of Brain Tumors
- Development and Testing of New Therapies for Brain Tumors
- Identification of Molecular Markers of Prognosis and Treatment Response in Brain Tumors
Howard Colman, MD, PhD, has multiple clinical interests including the treatment of primary and metastatic brain tumors, and the diagnosis and management of neurologic complications of cancer. His clinical research is focused on the development and testing of new therapies for brain tumors. His laboratory interests include the identification of molecular markers of prognosis and treatment response in brain tumors and the role of tumors stem cells in the development and treatment resistance of brain tumors. He is a Jon M. Huntsman Presidential Professor in the Department of Neurosurgery, a member of the multidisciplinary Brain Tumor Research Team, and is Leader of the Center for Neurologic Cancers at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah. He is also an HCI investigator and a member of the Experimental Therapeutics program.
Education History
| Fellowship |
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Neuro-Oncology |
Fellow |
|---|---|---|
| Chief Resident |
Washington University School of Medicine Neurology |
Chief Resident |
| Residency |
Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine Neurology |
Resident |
| Internship |
Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine Medicine |
Intern |
| Doctoral Training |
Washington University School of Medicine Neuroscience |
Ph.D. |
| Professional Medical |
Washington University School of Medicine Medicine |
M.D. |
| Undergraduate |
Brown University Neural Sciences |
Sc.B. |
Global Impact
Service
| Date | Role | Description | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/01/2015 | Member | GBM International Adaptive Trial Protocol Writing Committee. | China |