Radiation Oncology

Elizabeth M. Gore, MD Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology Associate Director, Radiation Oncology at Zablocki VA Medical Center Department of Radiation Oncology 8701 Watertown Plank Road Milwaukee, WI 53226 (414) 805-4465

Curriculum Vitae

Patient Care Emphases

• Lung Cancer
• Esophageal Cancer

Clinical Practice Locations

• Clement Zablocki VA Medical Center: (414) 384-2000, ext. 42585
• Radiation Oncology Clinic at Froedtert & Medical College Clinics: (414) 805-4400

Education

• Doctor of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI (1990).

Training

• Recertification, Radiation Oncology, American Board of Radiology (2000).
• Board Certification, Radiation Oncology, American Board of Radiology (1995).
• Fellowship Radiation Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Milwaukee, WI (1994-1995).
• Residency Radiation Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI (1990-1994).

Representative Publications (last 5 years)

• Gore EM, Brain Metastases in Very Young Patients with Lung Cancer Are Still Brain Metastases. Onkologie 31(6):297-8, 2008. 
• Gore E. Prophylactic Cranial Irradiation in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Lung Cancer: Principles and Practice 4^th Edition. Pass H, Carbone D, Johnson D, Minna J, Turrisi A, Scagliotti V (eds). Lippencott, Williams and Wilkin, Baltimore MD, in print, 2008. 
• Ng A, Alt CA, Gore E. Fatigue. Handbook of Cancer Survivorship Feuerstein, M (ed). Springer, NY, pg 133-150, 2007.
• Li XA, Stepaniak C, Gore E.  Technical and Dosimetric Aspects of Respiratory Gating Using a Pressure-Sensor Motion Monitoring System. Medical Physics  33(1):145-54, 2006
• Gore E. Prophylactic cranial irradiation versus observation in stage III non small cell lung cancer. Clin Lung Cancer 7(4): 276-278, 2006.
• Firat S, Pleister A, Byhardt RW, Gore E.  Age is independent of comorbidity influencing patient selection for combined modality therapy for treatment of stage III nonsmall cell lung cancer.  American Journal of Clinical Oncology 29(3):252-7, 2006. 
• Morris DE, Emanmi B, Mauch PM, Konski AA, Tao ML, Ng AK, Klein EA, Mohideen N, Hurwitz MD, Fraas BA, Roach M 3^rd, Gore EM, Tepper JE. Evidence-based review of three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy for localized prostate cancer: An ASTRO outcomes initiative. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 62(1):3-19, 2005.
• Gore E. RTOG 0214: A phase III comparison of prophylactic cranial irradiation versus observation in patients with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer. Clinical Adv Hematol Oncol 3(8):625-626, 2005.