Duke Health Provider
I believe in finding the right treatment for each patient based on their unique situation.
Joseph K. Salama, MD
Radiation Oncologist
Duke Health Provider
Areas of Expertise
Head and Neck Cancer
Lung Cancer
Metastatic Brain and Spine Tumors
Prostate Cancer
Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Where I See Patients
Durham VA Health Care System - Durham, NC
Board Certified
American Board of Radiology, Radiation Oncology
I believe in finding the right treatment for each patient based on their unique situation.
My Locations
Durham VA Health Care System
Open
508 Fulton St
Durham,
NC
27705
About Me
I believe in finding the right treatment for each patient based on their unique situation. I am also a cancer researcher who focuses on developing new ways to treat head and neck, lung, and prostate cancers, as well as those with limited cancer spread. At the Durham VA Medical Center, I am the chief of the Radiation Oncology Service. I supervise the delivery of radiation for all types of cancer.
LGBTQ+ Identified or Ally
Current Appointments and Affiliations
- Professor of Radiation Oncology, Radiation Oncology 2018
- Member of the Duke Cancer Institute, Duke Cancer Institute 2016
Languages I Speak
English
Training and Education
Board Certification
American Board of Radiology, Radiation Oncology
Residency
Transition Year, University of Texas Houston Medical Center, 2001-2002
Radiation Oncology, University of Chicago Medical Center (Illinois), 2002-2006
Education
MD, Baylor College of Medicine (Texas), 2001
Clinical Focus and Research
My Research Interests
My research focuses on improving treatments for patients with head and neck cancers, and lung cancers, through combinations of new medicines and advanced radiation techniques. I also study how new radiation techniques can be used to treat patients with limited cancer spread. I also lead a number of international trials for this problem.
Clinical Trials
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Ablative Radiotherapy in Metastatic Disease RegistryIRB# PRO00103137 , NCT# NCT04085029
Publications and Grants
Grants3
Academic Articles209
Book Sections9
Conference Papers87
- Knowledge-based Tutoring for Knowledge-based Radiation Therapy awarded by Varian Medical Systems, Inc. 2020 - 2022
- Snider, Michael, Joseph K. Salama, and Matthew Boyer. “Survival and recurrence rates following SBRT or surgery in medically operable Stage I NSCLC.” Lung Cancer 197 (November 2024): 107962. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lungcan.2024.107962.
- Solanki, Abhishek A., Kevin Zheng, Alicia N. Skipworth, Lisa M. Robin, Ryan F. Leparski, Elizabeth Henry, Matthew Rettig, et al. “Challenges and Opportunities in Developing an Oncology Clinical Trial Network in the United States Veterans Affairs Health Care System: The VA STARPORT Experience.” Curr Oncol 31, no. 8 (August 21, 2024): 4781–94. https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol31080358.
- Leng, Jim X., David J. Carpenter, Christina Huang, Jamiluddin Qazi, Muzamil Arshad, Trey C. Mullikin, Zachary J. Reitman, et al. “Determinants of Symptomatic Intracranial Progression After an Initial Stereotactic Radiosurgery Course.” Adv Radiat Oncol 9, no. 6 (June 2024): 101475. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adro.2024.101475.
- Mullikin, T. C., J. Tanksley, J. K. Salama, and J. P. Kirkpatrick. “Rationale for Fractionated and Single-Session Approaches.” In Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy: A Comprehensive Guide: Second Edition, 31–41, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-67743-4_3.
- Lee, J. W., H. Song, M. J. Boyer, and J. K. Salama. “Target Volume Delineation in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer.” In Medical Radiology, Part F1269:255–69, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/174_2022_309.
- Tanksley, J. P., J. A. Torok, J. K. Salama, and M. Palta. “The multidisciplinary management of early-stage cervical esophageal cancer.” In Esophageal Cancer: Prevention, Diagnosis and Therapy, 221–36, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-29832-6_11.
- Huang, Christina C., Jamiluddin Qazi, Jim Leng, David James Carpenter, Brahma Darshni Natarajan, Muzamil Arshad, Olivia Schultz, et al. “Pretreatment clinical parameters associated with intracranial progression burden following an initial stereotactic radiosurgery course in a multi-institutional brain metastases cohort.” In JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, Vol. 41, 2023.
- Huang, C. C., J. J. Qazi, J. X. Leng, D. J. Carpenter, B. D. Natarajan, M. Arshad, O. Schultz, et al. “Pretreatment Clinical Parameters Associated with Intracranial Progression Burden Following an Initial Stereotactic Radiosurgery Course in a Multi -Institutional Brain Metastases Cohort.” In INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS, 117:E109–10, 2023.
- Kumar, Abhishek, Joseph Kamel Salama, and Matthew J. Boyer. “Renal function and survival following treatment for cT1N0 renal cell carcinoma in a veteran population.” In JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, Vol. 41, 2023.
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External Relationships
This faculty member (or a member of their immediate family) has reported outside activities with the companies or institutions listed below. This information has been reported to the health system leadership and, when appropriate, management plans are in place to address potential conflicts of interest.
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
- American Society of Radiation Oncology
- NRG Oncology
- UpToDate, Inc