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Thoracic Oncology Research Group

The Thoracic Oncology Research Group is a robust research group that is active across the state of South Carolina with dedicated research staff serving South Carolinians in locations including Charleston, Florence, Marion, Lancaster, Chester, Columbia, and Kershaw. Led by Dr. Gerard Silvestri, the Thoracic Oncology Research Group is involved in research directed towards nearly every aspect of lung cancer. The areas of research the group is involved with include:

  • Lung cancer
  • Lung cancer screening
  • Biomarker test develop for early cancer detection
  • Device evaluation
  • Multi-cancer early detection test development
  • Disparities in healthcare

To learn more about the exciting work that the Thoracic Oncology Research group is doing, please contact Mike Balassone, Program Manager, at 843-792-6696 or balassom@musc.edu. 

Current Team Members

Gerard A. Silvestri, M.D., MS 

Gerard Silvestri, M.D., MS

Director; 
Hillenbrand Endowed Professor of Thoracic Oncology

Kirsten Bowers 

Adam Fox, M.D., MSCR

Co-investigator;
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Mary Hill 

Christopher Gilbert, D.O.

Co-investigator;
MUSC Director of Bronchoscopy and Interventional Pulmonology

Madison Koger 

Nichole Tanner, M.D., MSCR

Co-investigator;
Professor of Medicine;
Co-Director of Lung Cancer Screening Program, Hollings Cancer Center

Nichole Tanner, M.D., MSCR 

Travis Ferguson, M.D.

Co-investigator;
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Nichole Tanner, M.D., MSCR 

Tejas Nadig, M.D.

Co-investigator;
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Thoracic Oncology Research Group

 

Michael Balassone, MPH, CCRC

Program Manager
balassom@musc.edu
843-792-6696