Sharon A. Spencer, MD, is a Professor of Radiation Oncology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and holds the position of the Ruby Meredith Outstanding Clinician in Radiation Oncology Endowed Chair and Senior Medical and Quality Advisor.
Dr. Spencer earned an undergraduate degree from Birmingham Southern College with a medical degree and Master of Science degree in health administration from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where she also completed her internship and residency. She is board-certified in Radiation Oncology.
Dr. Spencer’s aims to maximize the additive benefit of combination therapy and reduce associated toxicity by combining drugs with refined radiotherapy planning and delivery. In her current role at UAB she also serves as an advisor to minority students and to the UAB School of Medicine.
Dr. Spencer serves on several councils and committees: including the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group-ACRIN and the NRG Head and Neck Committees. She previously served on the National Cancer Institute Metastatic Head and Neck Task Force and is a past recipient of the American Cancer Society Life Inspiration Award.
Dr. Spencer is Vice Chair of the NCCN Head and Neck Cancers Panel and is also a member of the NCCN Smoking Cessation Panel.
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