William Read
MD
Dr. Read cares for patients with gynecologic malignancies, brain tumors, cardiac tumors, sarcomas of soft tissue and bone and complicated skin cancers.
Specialty
Dr. Read's recent research has involved small clinical trials of novel therapeutic approaches for solid tumors. At Emory, he hopes to help develop new treatments for brain tumors and sarcomas.
Titles and Roles
- Associate Professor, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology
- Emory University School of Medicine
- Research Program
- Discovery and Developmental Therapeutics
Biography
William Read, MD, is a medical oncologist who cares for patients with gynecologic malignancies, brain tumors, cardiac tumors, sarcomas of soft tissue and bone and complicated skin cancers at Winship Cancer Institute at Emory Midtown.
Dr. Read is an associate member of the Discovery and Developmental Therapeutics research program at Winship Cancer Institute. He holds professional memberships with International Transplant Skin Cancer Collaborative and American Society of Clinical Oncology.
Education
Dr. Read received his medical degree at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Medicine in Omaha, Nebraska. He completed a residency in internal medicine and fellowship in hematology and medical oncology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri.
Research
Dr. Read's recent research has involved small clinical trials of novel therapeutic approaches for solid tumors. At Emory, he hopes to help develop new treatments for brain tumors and gynecologic malignancies. Additionally, he is interested in interventions to improve quality of life.
Below is a listing of current federal grants for the above principal investigator.
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Awards
Dr. Read is the recipient of the following awards:
- Atlanta Magazine's "Top Doctors", 2016-2020
- ASCO Career Development Award: "A Phase I/II Study of Bioimmunotherapy with Gefitinib and Pegylated Interferon [alpha]-2a for Patients with Unresectable/ metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Skin", 2005
- Methods in Clinical Cancer Research Workshop. American Association for Cancer Research/American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2002
- Megan Wren Award for Excellence in Primary Care, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, 1999
- Post-Sophomore Fellowship in Laboratory in Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, 1993
- David John Field Prize for Energetic Creativity and Humor, Carleton College, Northfield, MN, 1991