Joseph M. Jenrette, M.D.

Professor and Interim Chairman, Department of Radiation Oncology,
Medical University of South Carolina

Phone: (843) 792-3273
Fax: (843) 792-5498
Room: 168
Email: jenretbm@musc.edu

Education:

University of North Carolina BA 1969-1973
Medical University of South Carolina M.D. 1975-1979, Medicine
Medical University of South Carolina, Internship, 1979-1980
Medical University of South Carolina Residency, 1980-1983 Radiation Oncology

Clinical research interests: (institutional and national clinical trials)

Brain tumors GYN tumors Breast Cancer Pediatric malignancies.

New technologies Dr. Jenrette has introduced new to South Carolina includes stereotactic radiosurgery, total body irradiation for bone marrow transplants for adults and children, brain brachytherapy with both raioactive seeds and a liquid form of radiation infused through catheters.

Selected Publications

Lam CF, Zhu JG, Fenn JO, Jenrette JM: Stereotactic Radiosurgery Treatment Dose Planning by Optimizing the Collimator Sizes and the 3-D Coordinates of the Isocenter(s). International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology & Physics 1994; Vol. 30, pg. 323.

Collins WA , Jenrette JM, Worthington WC, Fenn JO: Fractionated Stereotaxic Adjuvant Radiation Therapy for the Treatment of High Grade Gliomas: A Preliminary Report. Radiology, 193(P): 334, 1994.

Lam CF, Zhu JG, Fenn JO, Jenrette JM. Treatment Planning Optimization for Multiple Arcs Stereotactic Radiosurgery Using a Linear Accelerator.: International J Rad Oncol. Biol. Phys. 33: 647-657, 1995.

McClay EF, Winski PJ, Jones JA, Jenrette JM, Gattoni-Celli S: delta 12 Prostaglandin- J2 is cytotoxic in human malignancies and synergizes with both cisplatin and radiation.: Cancer Research. 56: 3866-3869, 1996.

Yusuf U, Jenrette JM, Dufour D, Abboud MR, Laver J, Barredo JC: Survival with Combined Modality Therapy after Intracerebral Recurrence of Pleuropulmonary Blastoma: Medical and Pediatric Oncology 30:63-66, 1998.

McCutchen TQ, Smith T, Jenrette JM, P, Patel SJ, Thomas CR: Interparenchymal Hemorrhagic Neurocytoma: An Atypical Presentation of a Rare CNS Tumore. Medical and Pediatric Oncology 32:440-446, 1999.