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David Jeffrey Demanes, MD
D. Jeffrey Demanes, MD
Radiation Oncology
Male
English
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica
G29678
(310) 206-2510 CET Information / Appointments
(310) 825-9775 General Information / Appointments
(310) 794-9795
200 UCLA Medical Plaza, Suite B265
Los Angeles, CA 90095-6951
Therapeutic Radiology, American Board of Radiology, 1979
Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine, 1978
Radiation Oncology, Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, 1981 - 1981
Internal Medicine, UC San Francisco School of Medicine, 1979 - 1981
Radiation Oncology, UCLA School of Medicine, 1976 - 1979
Internal Medicine, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, 1975 - 1976
Internal Medicine, Kaiser Foundation Hospital, 1974 - 1975
MD, UCLA School of Medicine, 1974
| General Oncology, General Radiation Oncology, Gynecologic Oncology, Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT), Interstitial Brachytherapy, Multimodality Cancer Therapy, Prostate Brachytherapy, Total Body Irradiation (TBI) |
Dr. Demanes received his bachelor of arts degree from UC Berkeley and his medical degree from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He completed residencies in internal medicine and radiation oncology at UCLA and his medical oncology fellowship at UCSF. He is the past chairman and president of the American College of Radiation Oncology.
Dr. Demanes specializes in brachytherapy, the surgical subspecialty of radiation oncology. He founded the California Endocurietherapy Center (CET) in 1981 and has performed more than 10,000 surgical radiation implants.
Dr. Demanes pioneered the use of high-dose-rate brachytherapy in prostate, head and neck, breast, GI, and gynecologic cancer. His research explores the novel use of brachytherapy in the treatment of cancer.
ORGANIZATION AFFILIATIONS
American Brachytherapy Society (ABS), member, 1982 - Present
Chairman - Economics Committee, 1998 - 2006
California Radiological Society (CRS), member, 1988 - Present
American Medical Association (AMA), member, 1990 - Present
Association of Freestanding Radiation Oncology Centers (ARFOC) member 1995 - Present
American College of Radiology (ACR) member, 1988 - Present
Member ASTRO-ACR Commission (Health Policy Subcommittee)
American Society for Therapeutic Radiology & Oncology (ASTRO) member, 1984 - Present
Member, Clinical Practice Committee, 1999 - 2000
Member, Coding and Compliance Committee, 1999 - 2000
Member, Joint Economics Committee (JEC), 2000 - 2004
Member of JEC Regulatory Sub-Committee, 2000 - 2004
Member, HPC (formerly HPEC) Task Force radio-immunotherapy, 2003 - 2007
Member, HPC (formerly HPEC) Task Force, Technology Assessment, 2003 - Present
Member, HPC (formerly HPEC) Code Utilization. & Application. Committee, 2000 - Present
Vice-Chair, HPC (formerly HPEC) Practice Management Committee, 2003 - 2006
Member, HPC (formerly HPEC) CPT Code Development Committee, 2005 - Present
Chair, HPC Regulatory Committee 2004 - 2007
Member, ASTRO Commission for the ACR, 2006 - Present
Chair Health Policy Committee 2007 - Present
Co-Chair, HPC of the Health Policy Council - Present
Member, HPC of the Code Development and Valuation Subcommittee - Present
Member, HPC of the Payment Systems Committee - Present
American College of Radiation Oncology (ACRO) member, 1990 - Present
Economics Committee Member, 1998 - Present
Member Board of Chancellors, 2000 - Present
Chairman Annual Meeting Planning Committee, 2003 & 2004
Vice President, 2003 & 2004
President, 2005 & 2006
Chairman of the Board, 2007 - 2009
Chairman Nominating Committee 2009
HONORS AND FELLOWSHIP AWARDS
- Fellow - American College of Radiation Oncology (FACRO) - 2007
- Fellow - American College of Radiology (FACR) - 2007
- Fellow - American Society Therapeutic Radiation and Oncology (FASTRO) - 2008
- Henry S. Kaplan Teaching Award - Radiation Oncology Faculty Teacher of the Year
Stanford University School of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology - 2004 - Golden Nugget Award Radiation Oncology Resident Teaching Award Stanford University School of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology 2007
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