The Department of Medicine

Timothy J. Panella, MD

Associate Professor
Program Director, Hematology & Medical Oncology Fellowship
Division of Hematology and Oncology

Research Focus

Initiatives include evaluation of mechanisms designed to lessen drug resistance in patients on cancer chemotherapy. In the field of breast cancer, projects are underway to evaluate the impact of treatment on sexuality and the physical changes that occur among women who participate in an exercise program following chemotherapy.

Clinical Focus

Breast Cancer Risk Reduction, Breast Cancer Treatment, Head and Neck Cancer

Education

Medical School
University of Tennessee, Memphis, 1983

Residency
Internal Medicine, University of Massachusetts in Worchester Memorial Hospital, Massachusetts, 1986

Fellowship
Hematology/Oncology, Duke University Medical Center, North Carolina, 1989

Certifications

Internal Medicine
Medical Oncology

Professional Affiliations

American Board of Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine - Oncology

Current Publications

Alsharif O, Panella T, Nodit L, Hu MI.
Letter to the editor: ETV6-NTRK2 fusion identified in a patient with medullary thyroid carcinoma. Thyroid. 2023 Apr 24. doi: 10.1089/thy.2022.0630. Online ahead of print.

Alsharif O, Panella T, Nodit L, Hu MI.
ETV6-NTRK2 fusion identified in a patient with medullary thyroid carcinoma. Thyroid. 2023 Mar 24. doi: 10.1089/thy.2022.0630. Online ahead of print.