TJ Pugh, MD, is a new faculty member at UNMC.
- Name: TJ Pugh, MD
- Title and department at UNMC and Nebraska Medicine: Professor, UNMC Department of Radiation Oncology; radiation oncologist, Nebraska Medicine and the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center
- Hometown: Omaha
Education:
- Medical school, University of Colorado – Anschutz Medical Campus
- Internship, University of Colorado School of Medicine
- Residency in radiation oncology, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Medical interests:
- Treatment of genitourinary cancer (prostate, bladder, penile, testes, kidney)
- Treatment of thoracic cancers (lung cancer, mesothelioma, thymoma)
- Treatment of metastatic cancers
- Ablative radiation therapy
- Development of advanced radiation technologies (proton beam therapy, image guided radiation therapy)
- Combination of radiation therapy and systemic cancer treatments (chemotherapy, targeted therapy, immunotherapy)
How I fell in love with medicine and my specialty:
I enjoy working in teams to leverage different talents and expertise to achieve a common goal. Cancer medicine is a discipline that requires such teamwork to best care for the individual patient.
Professional memberships:
- American Society for Radiation Oncology
- American Society of Clinical Oncology
- American Medical Association
- American Board of Radiology
Three things people might not know about me:
- I enjoy Broadway musicals.
- I was an All-American basketball player before going into the medical profession.
- To my recollection, I’ve never lost a game of Connect Four.
Clinical locations:
- Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center – Nebraska Medical Center
- Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center – Village Pointe Health Center
For appointments and referrals: 402-559-5600