Howard Colman
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Howard Colman, MD, PhD

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

  • Clinic 3A, Neurology

    801-213-4269

  • Howard Colman, MD, PhD, has multiple clinical interests including the treatment of primary and metastatic brain tumors, and the diagnosis and management of neurologic complications of cancer. His clinical research is focused on the development and testing of new therapies for brain tumors. His laboratory interests include the identification of molecular markers of prognosis and treatment response in brain tumors and the role of tumors stem cells in the development and treatment resistance of brain tumors. He is a Jon M. Huntsman Presidential Professor in the Department of Neurosurgery, a member of the multidisciplinary Brain Tumor Research Team, and is Leader of the Center for Neurologic Cancers at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah. He is also an HCI investigator and a member of the Experimental Therapeutics program.

    Specialties

    • Brain Tumors
    • Spinal Cord Tumors
    • General Neurology
    • Neurosurgery
    • Neuro-Oncology

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Neurosurgery - Primary
    Internal Medicine - Adjunct
    Neurology - Adjunct
    Academic Divisions Oncology

    Patient Rating

    4.7 /5
    ( out of 218 reviews )

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    February 25, 2023

    blessed beyond expression to have someone not only at the top of his profession, but patient, kind and articulate.

    February 19, 2023

    Huntsman was great, getting my orders to intermountain Health took time I had call over 5 days to make the appointment for the mri

    February 19, 2023

    I love Dr. Colman, hes a straight shooter with a dry seen of humor and has always let me know of all my options as things have come up.

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  • Howard Colman, MD, PhD, has multiple clinical interests including the treatment of primary and metastatic brain tumors, and the diagnosis and management of neurologic complications of cancer. His clinical research is focused on the development and testing of new therapies for brain tumors. His laboratory interests include the identification of molecular markers of prognosis and treatment response in brain tumors and the role of tumors stem cells in the development and treatment resistance of brain tumors. He is a Jon M. Huntsman Presidential Professor in the Department of Neurosurgery, a member of the multidisciplinary Brain Tumor Research Team, and is Leader of the Center for Neurologic Cancers at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah. He is also an HCI investigator and a member of the Experimental Therapeutics program.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Neurosurgery -Primary
    Internal Medicine -Adjunct
    Neurology -Adjunct
    Academic Divisions Oncology

    Research interests

    • Brain Tumors
    • Clinical Trials
    • Role of Tumors Stem Cells in the Development and Treatment Resistance of Brain Tumors
    • Development and Testing of New Therapies for Brain Tumors
    • Identification of Molecular Markers of Prognosis and Treatment Response in Brain Tumors

    Education history

    Fellowship Neuro-Oncology - University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Fellow
    Neurology - Washington University School of Medicine Chief Resident
    Residency Neurology - Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine Resident
    Medicine - Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine Intern
    Doctoral Training Neuroscience - Washington University School of Medicine Ph.D.
    Medicine - Washington University School of Medicine M.D.
    Undergraduate Neural Sciences - Brown University Sc.B.