David Schiff, MD
- Division:
- General Neurology Appointment
- Department:
- Neurology
- Primary Location:
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- Phone:
- 434.982.4415
- Secondary Locations:
- ABMS Certification:
- Neurology, 1994
- Research Interests:
Brain tumor clinical trials, Brain tumor epidemiology
- Clinical Practice:
- Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM), Meningioma, Neurofibromatosis Type 1, Neurofibromatosis Type 2, Spinal Tumors, Brain Tumors, Hemangioblastomas, Spinal Fusion, Brain Metastases, Primary CNS Lymphoma, Optic Nerve Gliomas, Ependymomas, Oligodendrogliomas, Neurology Services
- Appointment:
Professor of Medicine
- Title:
- Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery
- Biography
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Dr. Schiff is the Harrison Distinguished Professor of Neurology, Neurological Surgery and Medicine. He is the co-director of the UVA Neuro-Oncology Center. His specialties include clinical trials for malignant brain tumors and the management of neurological complications of cancer and its therapies. He has led or co-led numerous NCI-funded brain tumor and pharmaceutical clinical trials.
Dr. Schiff serves on the NCI brain malignancy steering committee and chairs the ECOG-ACRIN brain tumor working group. He also serves on several editorial boards, most notably as the associate editor of the journal, Neuro-Oncology.
- Awards
- 2011-2018 Best Doctors in America® List
- 2015 One of America's Top Cancer Doctors, Newsweek®
- Primary:
- Harvard Medical School, 1988
- Residency:
- Neurology, Harvard-Longwood
- Fellowships:
- Neuro-Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Neuro-Oncology, Mayo Clinic
Publications