James Haim I. Bicher
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James Haim I. Bicher, M.D. (born May 12, 1937 in San Cristobal, Santa Fe
, Argentina
) is an American radiation oncologist. He is a pioneer in the clinical use of Hyperthermia combined with low dose (protracted) radiation therapy (thermoradiotherapy). He is a founder and past president of ISOTT, North American Hyperthermia Group, and the American Society of Clinical Hyperthermic Oncology. Dr. Bicher was a student of Nobel Prize winner Bernardo Alberto Houssay, and one of the pioneer contributors to the basic principles that allowed later development of Plavix.
Dr. Bicher is the founder and a director of Bicher Cancer Institute, one of the largest Hyperthermic research and clinic treatment centers in the US. Prior to this role his career included the following positions: Chief of Hyperthermic Clinic at Western Tumor Medical Group in Van Nuys, California, Director of NonIonizing Radiation Cancer Treatment Center at Henry Ford Hospital
in Detroit, Michigan, and Associate Chief of Department of Radiation Medicine at Roswell Park Cancer Institute
in Buffalo, New York.
He currently serves as the North American Vice-President of the International Clinical Hyperthermia Society and Senior Consultant at the Beritashvili Institute of Physiology
, Georgian Academy of Sciences
, Georgia.
One of James Bicher, MD latest and more important papers, THERMORADIOTHERAPY WITH CURATIVE INTENT BREAST, HEAD AND NECK AND PROSTATE TUMORS, was published in the German Journal of Hyperthermia , on March 2006: 2006, 38: 116-122.
Santa Fe Province
The Invincible Province of Santa Fe, in Spanish Provincia Invencible de Santa Fe , is a province of Argentina, located in the center-east of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the north clockwise Chaco , Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Buenos Aires, Córdoba, and Santiago del Estero...
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
) is an American radiation oncologist. He is a pioneer in the clinical use of Hyperthermia combined with low dose (protracted) radiation therapy (thermoradiotherapy). He is a founder and past president of ISOTT, North American Hyperthermia Group, and the American Society of Clinical Hyperthermic Oncology. Dr. Bicher was a student of Nobel Prize winner Bernardo Alberto Houssay, and one of the pioneer contributors to the basic principles that allowed later development of Plavix.
Dr. Bicher is the founder and a director of Bicher Cancer Institute, one of the largest Hyperthermic research and clinic treatment centers in the US. Prior to this role his career included the following positions: Chief of Hyperthermic Clinic at Western Tumor Medical Group in Van Nuys, California, Director of NonIonizing Radiation Cancer Treatment Center at Henry Ford Hospital
Henry Ford Hospital
Henry Ford Hospital, the flagship facility for , is an 805-bed tertiary care hospital, education and research complex located in Detroit ....
in Detroit, Michigan, and Associate Chief of Department of Radiation Medicine at Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
The Roswell Park Cancer Institute is a comprehensive cancer research and treatment center located in Buffalo, New York. Founded in 1898 by Dr. Roswell Park, it was the first dedicated medical facility for cancer treatment and research in the United States. The facility is involved in drug...
in Buffalo, New York.
He currently serves as the North American Vice-President of the International Clinical Hyperthermia Society and Senior Consultant at the Beritashvili Institute of Physiology
Beritashvili Institute of Physiology
The Beritashvili Institute of Physiology of the Georgian Academy of Sciences, located in Tbilisi, Georgia, is one of the leading Georgian research institutes specializing in the fields of neurobiology, atomic force microscopy, molecular biology, biochemistry, and physiology. It was founded in 1935...
, Georgian Academy of Sciences
Georgian Academy of Sciences
The Georgian National Academy of Sciences is a main learned society of the Georgia. It was named Georgian SSR Academy of Sciences until November 1990...
, Georgia.
One of James Bicher, MD latest and more important papers, THERMORADIOTHERAPY WITH CURATIVE INTENT BREAST, HEAD AND NECK AND PROSTATE TUMORS, was published in the German Journal of Hyperthermia , on March 2006: 2006, 38: 116-122.