Bradley G. Somer MD
Medical Oncologist; President, West Cancer Center and Research Institute; Associate Professor of Hematology/Oncology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TennesseeBiographical Sketch:
Dr. Brad Somer, a medical oncologist in Memphis, Tennessee, is the President of the West Cancer Center and Research Institute, where he has practiced since 2002 after completing his fellowship training in hematology/oncology at the University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center in Philadelphia. He is one of the leaders of the most renowned multi-disciplinary comprehensive cancer center servicing the mid-south. He also serves as an assistant professor of hematology/oncology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
Dr. Somer, is actively involved in clinical research in the gastrointestinal/genitourinary clinical trials program. He also serves on the NCCN panel for kidney cancer.
Dr. Somer earned his medical degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, with a Distinction in Research. He completed his internship and residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. While at the University of Pennsylvania, he served as assistant editor of OncoLink, a leading and award-winning cancer information website. He received his MBA at U Mass Amherst with a healthcare focus in conjunction with the American Association of Physician Leadership.
Positions:
Assistant Professor, Hematology/Oncology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center; Senior Partner, West Clinic, Memphis, Tennessee
Degrees:
MD: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York
Postgraduate Training:
Fellowship (hematology/oncology):University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Clinical Interests:
Genitourinary cancer
Disclosures
Dr. Somer does not have any disclosures.Recent Contributions to PracticeUpdate:
- Absence of Excess Body Fat Lowers the Risk of Most Cancers
- A Review of Biomarker-Driven Therapeutics in Urologic Oncology
- High BMI Predicts Improved Prognosis in Patients With Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma
- Pazopanib Is More Cost-Effective Than Sunitinib for Treatment of mRCC in Canada
- First-Line Sunitinib vs Pazopanib in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma
- Metabolic and Immunologic Gene Expression Profiles Associated With Anti-PD-1 Response in Patients With RCC
- Practical Applicability of Molecular Profiling in RCC: Not There Yet
- Whole-Exome Sequencing in Two Extreme Phenotypes of Response to VEGF-Targeted Therapies in Patients With Metastatic Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma
- Axitinib in Elderly Patients With mRCC
- Quality of Life in Patients With Advanced RCC Improves With Nivolumab