Gary Doolittle, M.D.

Rank: Professor of Medicine
Rank: Capitol Federal Masonic Professor
Position: Director, Melanoma Sarcoma Program
Position: Medical Director, Center for Telemedicine and Telehealth
Position: Medical Director, Midwest Cancer Alliance
Position: Associate Director, Clinical Affairs Division of Hematology Oncology

Clinical Interests

Cancer | Malignant Melanoma | Melanoma | Palliative Care | Sarcoma

Research Interests

• Research interests center primarily around examining costs associated with providing healthcare services via interactive tele-video systems in both rural (Tele-Oncology) and urban (TeleKidcare®: school-based telemedicine) settings. Other interests include health service delivery issues related to practicing via telemedicine and communication with patients via telemedicine. Most recently, funding received from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) has provided an opportunity to study the impact of the Cancer Information Service (CIS) on cancer patients' decision-making.
• As the only cancer alliance in the Heartland, the Midwest Cancer Alliance will foster collaboration and provide strong support to community oncologists in an effort to enhance care for patients across the region. Patients will have access to cutting-edge clinical trials, innovative prevention, early detection and survivorship techniques, cancer screenings and the delivery of comprehensive care right in their own communities.

Publications

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Education and Training

Medical school: University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, KS
Residency: University of Kansas Medical Center Internal Medicine, Kansas City, KS
Fellowship: University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS (Hematology/Oncology)

Awards

• Fulbright Scholar, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
• Visiting Scholar, University of Queensland, Centre for Online Health, Brisbane, Australia
• Champions for Life, Honoring Kansas Leader in Palliative and End-of-Life Care
• University of Kansas Gold Humanism Honor Society
• William T. Kemper Foundation Teaching Fellowship
• Glendon G. Cox Leadership Award
• Investiture, Capital Federal Masonic Professorship of the University of Kansas Cancer Center

Organizations

• American College of Physicians
• American Society of Clinical Oncology
• American Society of Hematology
• Southwest Oncology Group
• American Telemedicine Association, Board of Directors