Specialties
- Brain Cancer Team
- Medical Oncology
- Melanoma (Skin Cancer) Team
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About
John L. Villano specializes in the treatment of brain cancers. He will advance UK HealthCare's Clinical Neuro-Oncology Research Program, serving as its director. UK HealthCare has a history of being a world-class neuro-oncology program, and he will help carry this tradition into the future.
Previously, Dr. Villano served as the director of medical neuro-oncology at the University of Illinois Medical Center. He earned a medical degree and doctor of philosophy at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas and trained in neurology at the University of Michigan. He also completed a fellowship in hematology/oncology at the University of Chicago. He is a former American Society of Clinical Oncology track leader for CNS tumors. Currently, he is on the board of the Central Brain Tumor Registry US. He is also a member of the Neuro-Oncology Committee in the cooperative group ALLIANCE and a Society of Neuro-Oncology committee member.
Faculty Rank
Medical Director, Precision Medicine ClinicProfessor of MedicineDegree
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
Residency
Neurology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor
Internal Medicine, Cook County Hospital, Chicago
Fellowship
Hematology/Oncology, University of Chicago
Certifications and Special Training
American Board of Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology
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Publications
- Four-jointed is required for intermediate growth in the proximal-distal axis in Drosophila. Villano, J.L. and Katz, F.N. (1995) Development. 121:2767-77.
- NovoTTF-100A versus physician's choice chemotherapy in recurrent glioblastoma: A randomised phase III trial of a novel treatment modality. Stupp, R., Wong, E.T., Kanner, A.A., Steinberg, D., Engelhard, H., Heidecke, V., Kirson, E.D., Taillibert, S., Liebermann, F., Dbalý, V., Ram, Z., Villano, J.L., Rainov, N., Weinberg, U., Schiff, D., Kunschner, L., Raizer, J., Honnorat, J., Sloan, A., Malkin, M., Landolfi, J.C., Payer, F., Mehdorn, M., Weil, R.J., Pannullo, S.C., Westphal, M., Smrcka, M., Chin, L., Kostron, H., Hofer, S., Bruce, J., Cosgrove, R., Paleologous, N., Palti, J., Gutin, P.H. (2012) Eur J Cancer. 48(14):2192-202
- Incidence of Brain Metastasis at Initial Presentation of Lung Cancer. Villano, J.L., Durbin, E.B., Normandeau, C., Thakkar, J.P., Moirangthem, V., Davis, F.G. (2014) Neuro-Oncol. 17(1):122-8
- Epidemiology of Meningiomas Post Public Law 107-206 - The Benign Brain Tumor Cancer Registries Amendment Act. Dolecek, T.A., Dressler, E.V., Thakkar, J.P., Liu, M., Al-Qaisi, A., Villano, J.L. (2015) Cancer. 121(14):2400-10
- Incidence of CNS tumors in Appalachian children. Huang, B., Luo, A., Durbin, E.B., Lycan, E., Tucker, T., Chen, Q., Horbinski, C., Villano, J.L. (2017) J Neuro-Oncol. Mar 11. [Epub ahead of print].
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Research
Cancer Center Member
Research Focus
Clinical Trials involved in Neuro-Oncology and in lung cancer. I am also involved in collaborated with the investigators at Kentucky Cancer Registry (KCR) and at Central Brain Tumor Registry of the United States (CBTRUS) to perform descriptive epidemiology studies. We have worked on topics that are less known or investigated, where application of clinical knowledge assists in interpretation of epidemiology data.
Programs
- Drug Discovery, Delivery and Translational Therapeutics
College & Department
- College of Medicine
- Department of Internal Medicine
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Ratings & Reviews
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March, 2020
They were able to get my first appointment put to together in a timely fashion. As well as describing locations to go to and explaining everything.February, 2020
Very well pleased with the care I have received.February, 2020
I am thankful for Markey Cancer Center!!February, 2020
all goodNovember, 2019
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Locations
Brain Cancer
Multidisciplinary Clinic
UK Markey Cancer Center
Whitney-Hendrickson Building800 Rose St.
First Floor
Lexington, KY 40536Call 859-257-4488Call 866-340-4488A parking lot is located near the Whitney-Hendrickson Building, accessible via Hospital Drive. Get directions to Whitney-Hendrickson.
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Medical Oncology
Multidisciplinary Clinic
UK Markey Cancer Center
Whitney-Hendrickson Building800 Rose St.
First Floor, Room 134
Lexington, KY 40536Fax 859-257-3757Call 859-323-5275Call 859-323-8043A parking lot is located near the Whitney-Hendrickson Building, accessible via Hospital Drive. Get directions to Whitney-Hendrickson.
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