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William Dunson, MD received his medical degree from the Bowman Gray School of Medicine at Wake Forest University in North Carolina. He then completed a residency at the University of Utah Hospitals & Clinics, where he was chief resident his final year. Before joining Huntsman Cancer Institute, Dunson worked with the Division of General Medicine at the University of Utah and at Madsen Health Center as a primary care physician. Currently, he practices at the Huntsman Cancer Hospital where his clinical duties include evaluating acutely ill cancer patients in the Huntsman Cancer Hospital Acute Care Service.

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Huntsman Cancer Hospital
Clinic 2A, Internal Medicine Acute Care Clinic

801-213-4222

Fax: (801) 585-1510

1950 Circle of Hope
Salt Lake City, UT  84112
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Specialties

  • Oncology

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Internal Medicine - Professor (Clinical)
Academic Divisions Oncology
Board Certification American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine)

William Dunson, MD received his medical degree from the Bowman Gray School of Medicine at Wake Forest University in North Carolina. He then completed a residency at the University of Utah Hospitals & Clinics, where he was chief resident his final year. Before joining Huntsman Cancer Institute, Dunson worked with the Division of General Medicine at the University of Utah and at Madsen Health Center as a primary care physician. Currently, he practices at the Huntsman Cancer Hospital where his clinical duties include evaluating acutely ill cancer patients in the Huntsman Cancer Hospital Acute Care Service.

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Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Internal Medicine - Professor (Clinical)
Academic Divisions Oncology
Board Certification American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine)

Research Interests

  • Patient Satisfaction
  • Quality Improvement
  • Oncology Service, Hospital

Education History

Other Training University of Utah David Eccles School of Business
Leadership Development for Physician Executives
Certificate, 2008
Chief Resident University of Utah School of Medicine
Internal Medicine
Chief Resident, 1996
Residency University of Utah School of Medicine
Internal Medicine
Resident, 1995
Professional Medical Bowman Gray School of Medicine Wake Forest University
Medicine
M.D., 1992
Undergraduate Pennsylvania State University
Biology
B.S., 1987

Selected Publications - Journal Articles

Journal Article

  1. Gustafson A, Goldfrank D, Dunson WA, Mulkerin D, Caires R, Eaton K (2018). Pregnancy Screening in patients with cancer. J Natl Compr Canc Netw, 16, 99-103.
  2. Mooney KH, Beck SL, Wong B, Dunson W, Wujcik D, Whisenant M, Donaldson G (2017). Automated home monitoring and management of patient-reported symptoms during chemotherapy: results of the symptom care at home RCT. Cancer Med, 6(3), 537-546.
  3. Karsy M, Hoang N, Barth T, Burt L, Dunson W, Gillespie DL, Jensen RL (2016). Combined Hydroxyurea and Verapamil in the Clinical Treatment of Refractory Meningioma: Human and Orthotopic Xenograft Studies. World Neurosurg, 86, 210-9.

Book Chapter

  1. Stults BM, Dunson WA, Miller T (2004). Management of Hypertension in Diabetes Mellitus. Utah Diabetes Association Review.
  2. Stults BM, Dunson WA, Young D (2001). Management of Hypertension in Diabetes Mellitus. Utah Diabetes Association Review.

Case Report

  1. Blumenthal DT, Salzman KL, Digre KB, Jensen RL, Dunson WA, Dalmau J (2006). Early pathologic findings and long-term improvement in anti-Ma2-associated encephalitis. Neurology, 67(1), 146-9.

Abstract

  1. Dunson, W, Mooney K, Beck S, Wong B, Wujcik D (2013). NCCN Symptom Guidelines Coupled with Nurse Practitioner Follow-up Reduce Moderate to Severe Symptom Days by Half or Greater in Cancer Patients Receiving Outpatient Chemotherapy [Abstract]. Journal of the National Comprehensice Cancer Network, 11/Number 3(March 2013), 244.

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