Douglas P. Calvin, MD
Assistant Professor
Department:
SOM-Radiation/Oncology
Email:
dcalvin@umc.edu
Work Phone:
(601) 984-2500
Biography
DR. DOUGLAS P. CALVIN
Dr. Douglas Paul Calvin, who successfully completed a hospice and palliative care medicine fellowship at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio in 7/2022, has joined the University of Mississippi Medical Center faculty as an Instructor in the Department of Radiation Oncology in the School of Medicine.
Dr. Calvin, who has a Master of Science in Nuclear Science (Medical Physics Option), earned his medical degree from the Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans in 1990 as a U.S. Navy Health Professions Scholar. He completed his internship in internal medicine at the Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, VA, during Desert Storm and Desert Shield. A former U.S. Navy flight surgeon, Dr. Calvin received an honorable discharge from the USNR as a LCDR in 2003.
He completed his residency training in radiation oncology at the University of Chicago Medical Center and completed elective externships with the Brachytherapy Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, and with the Head and Neck Oncology Service at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX. He was awarded both the ASTRO Basic Science and NIH/NCI T-25 Research fellowships. He conducted bench-side and translational research at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute as an Assistant Professor at the University of South Florida in Tampa, FL until 2004.
Dr. Calvin has served as the Medical Director of the Radiation Oncology Program at the Lakeland Regional Cancer Center in Lakeland, FL, and was that institution's RTOG/NRG PI and Chairperson of the ACoS Committee on Cancer. He served as the Medical Director, Radiation Oncology Services, for the Florida Institute of Research, Medicine and Surgery in Orlando, FL and most recently as the Medical Director of the Department of Radiation Oncology, Dickinson County Healthcare System, Iron Mountain, MI.
As an independent contract radiation oncologist, he served on the staff of the Kimelman Cancer Institute, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, USVI and at the Mayo Clinic-affiliated American Hospital, Dubai, UAE. He was the founding radiation oncologist of the Health First Cancer Institute's radiation oncology program in Titusville, FL.
Dr. Calvin has authored, co-authored over 25 peer-reviewed scientific abstracts and publications, and presented at national and international meetings. His research has been published in such journals as Cancer Research; the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics; Medical Physics; Seminars in Radiation Oncology and the American Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Among his awards are the ACS Institutional Research Grant, election to the honorary Sigma Xi Research Society and recognition as a Castle-Connolly Top Doctor in America for 2019 - present.
Dr. Calvin is a board-certified diplomate of the American Board of Radiology and a member of several state, national and international professional organizations, including ASTRO, ASCO, ACRO and the ACR.
Education
| University of Texas Health Sciences Center, San Antonio, TX, Fellowship, Hospice and Palliative Care Medicine | 2022 |
| University of Chicago, Research Fellowship, Cellular and Radiation Oncology | 2000 |
| University of Chicago, Residency, Radiation Oncology | 1999 |
| Naval Aerospace Medical Institute, Designated US Navy Flight Surgeon #4512, Aerospace Medicine | 1992 |
| Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Internship, Categorical Internal Medicine | 1991 |
| Louisiana State University School of Medicine, MD, Medicine | 1990 |
| Louisiana State University, School of Graduate Studies, MS, Nuclear Science (Medical Radiation Physics Option) | 1986 |
| Louisiana State University, BS, Biochemistry | 1983 |
| University of West Florida, MBA, Business Administration |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Licensure, Medical License, Texas Medical Board | 07/2021 - 08/2023 |
| Licensure, Medical License, Michigan State Medical Board | 05/2017 - 05/2024 |
| Licensure, Medical License, Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure | 11/1993 - 06/2024 |
| Certification, Board Certification in Radiation Oncology, American Board of Radiology | 06/2002 - Present |
Current Positions
| Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Radiation / Oncology | 07/2023 - Present |
| Instructor, School of Medicine, Department of Radiation / Oncology | 10/2022 - Present |
| The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216 | |
Publications
Journal Article | |
| Eschrich SA, Pramana J, Zhang H, Zhao H, Boulware D, Lee J, Bloom G, Rocha-Lima C, Kelley S, Calvin DP, Yeatman TJ, Begg AC and Torres-Roca JF. A gene expression model of intrinsic tumor radiosensitivity: prediction of response and prognosis after chemoradiation. Int J Radiat Biol Phys. 2009; 75:489-496 | 2009 |
| Calvin DP, Hammond ME, Pajak TF, Trotti AM, Meredith RF, Rotman M, Jones CU, Byhardt RW, Demas WF, Ang KK and Fu KK. Microvessel density ≥ 60 does not predict for outcome after radiation treatment for locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC): results of a correlative study from the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) 90-03 trial. Am J Clin Oncol. 2007; 30:406-19 | 2007 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Basic Science Research Fellowship, American Society of Radiation Oncology | 1999 |
| U.S. Navy Health Professions Scholar, US Navy | 1987 |
Professional Membership and Service
| American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Fellow | 2021 - Present |
| American Society for Radiation Oncology, Member | 1995 - Present |
Committee Service
| UMMC Dept. of Radiation Oncology QA and QI Committee, Member | 2023 - Present |
| UMMC Cancer Institute Clinical Cancer Committee, Member | 2022 - Present |
Teaching Experience
| Medicine, Lecture, Attending, 2022 - 2023 Cancer Biology for Radiation Oncologists | Fall 2022 - 2022 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Attending, 2022 - 2023 Cancer Biology for Radiation Oncologists | Fall 2022 - 2022 |
Fellows supervised
| Dept. of Radiation Oncology, Attending Physician, 1 fellows supervised | 10/2023 - 06/2023 |
Residency Training
| Radiation Oncology, Attending Physician | 2022 - 01/2023 |