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Karl E. Haglund, M.D., Ph.D.

Radiation Oncology Branch Imaging and Molecular Therapeutics Section Assistant Clinical Investigator Center for Cancer Research National Cancer Institute Building 10/CRC -- Rm B2-3500 Bethesda, MD 20892-1682 Phone:   (301) 496-5457 Fax:   (301) 480-5439 E-Mail:   haglundke@mail.nih.gov

Biography

Dr. Haglund obtained his M.D. and Ph.D. from Yale University in 2004 and completed residency training at the Harvard Radiation Oncology Program in 2009. He joined NCI in 2009, where his laboratory interests focus on understanding the development of sarcomas and improving their response to radiation treatment. In the clinic, Dr. Haglund treats sarcomas, as well as thoracic, head and neck, and pediatric cancers. Dr. Haglund is board certified by the American Board of Radiology.

Research

Dr. Haglund's laboratory interests focus on understanding the development of sarcomas and improving their response to radiation treatment. Sarcomas are tumors derived from connective tissues, including bone, cartilage, muscle, blood vessels, and fat cells. This type of tumor is a significant problem in children as well as adults. One particular focus of the lab is chordoma -- a tumor that develops along the spine from the coccyx to the skull base.

Clinically, Dr. Haglund is involved in the care of patients with sarcomas, pediatric tumors, thoracic malignancies, head and neck cancers, and hematologic malignancies.

This page was last updated on 2/26/2013.