Dr. Matthew Hall proctors medical students on clinical rotation and supervises medical students on research projects.
Hall is the lead pediatric radiation oncologist and director of the Live Like Bella® pediatric radiation oncology program at Miami Cancer Institute. He has extensive training and experience in the two forms of radiation therapy: standard photon therapy and proton therapy. His clinical specialty and research focus on innovative ways to treat cancer with radiation therapy while minimizing long-term side effects.
Research Interests
- Pediatric Radiation Oncology
- Brain Tumors
- Sarcoma
- Lymphoma
- Late Effects of Cancer Therapy and Survivorship
- Dose Response Modeling
Current Grants
Project: COG ACCL2031 – A Phase 3 Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial Evaluating Memantine (IND #149832) for Neurocognitive Protection in Children Undergoing Cranial Radiotherapy as Part of Treatment for Primary Central Nervous System Tumors
Role: Radiation Oncology Study Committee Member
Project: COG ACNS2021 – A Phase 2 Trial of Chemotherapy Followed by Response-Based Whole Ventricular and Spinal Canal Irradiation (WVSCI) for Patients With Localized Non-Germinomatous Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumor
Role: Radiation Oncology Study Committee Member
Project: PENTEC (Pediatric Normal Tissue Effects in the Clinic): Late Gastrointestinal and Hepatic Effects Organ System Paper
Role: Co-Lead Investigator
Education
- Fellowship, Adult Radiation Oncology, University of Florida Health Proton Therapy Institute, Jacksonville, FL
- Fellowship, Pediatric Radiation Oncology, University of Florida Health Proton Therapy Institute, Jacksonville, FL
- Residency, Radiation Oncology, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
- M.D., University of Illinois College of Medicine, Peoria, IL
- MBA, Management, University of Illinois Liautaud Graduate School of Business, Chicago, IL
- BS, Economics, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
- BA, International Studies, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA