Douglas Adkins, MD

Medical Oncologist

Douglas Adkins
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Gary C. Werths Building at Siteman Cancer Center

Gary C. Werths Building at Siteman Cancer Center

On WashU Medicine Campus
4500 Forest Park Avenue, Saint Louis, MO 63108

Expertise & Training

Clinical Expertise

  • Head and Neck Cancer

Primary Academic Title

Professor of Medicine, Division of Oncology, Section of Medical Oncology, WashU Medicine

Board Certification

  • 1990: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
  • 1993: American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology
  • 2000: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
  • 2003: American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology

Training

  • 1986 - 1989: Intern and Resident, Internal Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX
  • 1989 - 1990: Fellow, Medical Oncology/Hematology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX
  • 1990 - 1992: Fellow, Bone Marrow Transplantation, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX

Education

  • 1986: MD, Wright State University, Dayton, OH

Research & Select Publications

Research Interest

Evaluation of targeted therapy approaches in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma and thyroid cancer.

Research Publications

Authors:

Saba NF, Ismaila N, Adkins D, Beadle BM

Journal & Year:

J Clin Oncol | 2026

Authors:

Lazare S, Gu Z, Earland N, Adkins D, Zevallos JP

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Clin Cancer Res | 2026

Authors:

Adkins D, Ley JC, Auberle C, Oppelt P

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Cancer Med | 2026

Authors:

Oppelt P, Ley J, Auberle C, Adkins D

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Cancers (Basel) | 2025

Authors:

Fu C, Saddawi-Konefka R, Chinai JM, Adkins DR, Manguso RT

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Nat Commun | 2025

Authors:

Uppaluri R, Haddad RI, Tao Y, Adkins D

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N Engl J Med | 2025

Authors:

Saba NF, Flamand Y, Lin DT, Adkins DR, Burtness BA

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Clin Cancer Res | 2025

Authors:

Zander AD, Erbe R, Liu Y, Adkins D, Cohen EEW

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J Immunother Cancer | 2025

Authors:

Oppelt PJ, Ley JC, Puram SV, Adkins DR

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JCO Precis Oncol | 2025

Authors:

Holsinger FC, Ismaila N, Adkins DR, Ku JA

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J Clin Oncol | 2025

Authors:

Zhao M, Schoenfeld JD, Egloff AM, Adkins DR, Uppaluri R

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Nat Rev Clin Oncol | 2025

Authors:

Colevas AD, Cmelak AJ, Pfister DG, Adkins D, Darlow SD

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J Natl Compr Canc Netw | 2025

Authors:

Oppelt PJ, Puram SV, Liu J, Ley JC, Adkins D

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Cancers (Basel) | 2025

Authors:

Adkins D, Ley JC, Liu J, Oppelt P

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JCO Oncol Adv | 2025

Authors:

Flanagan KC, Earls J, Hiken J, Adkins D, Duncavage EJ

Journal & Year:

J Immunother Cancer | 2024