Researcher | Research Overview
The goals of Robert Shamberger's research are to:
- Define the optimal multimodal therapy for patients with neuroblastoma, Ewings sarcoma and Wilms tumor with particular emphasis in the surgical modality.
- Establish the clinical outcomes and quality of life of children with inflammatory bowel disease and to establishhow various forms of surgical therapy to affect those outcomes.
He established the optimal measurement for pediatric thyroid disease and is currently active in the design and analysis of multi-institutional protocols of neuroblastoma, Wilms tumor and chest wall sarcomas through the Children's Oncology Group.
Researcher | Research Background
Robert Shamberger received his MD from Harvard Medical School. He completed an internship and residency in surgery at the Massachusetts General Hospital and a fellowship in pediatric surgery at Boston Children's Hospital and a surgical oncology fellowship at the National Cancer Institute, Bathesda, MD.