Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery, Medical Oncology, and Pharmacology & Chemical Biology
Phone: (412) 623-1114
e-mail: parkdm@upmc.edu

Specialized Areas of Interest:

Brain tumors; chordoma; paraneoplastic neurologic syndromes; early phase clinical trials; developmental basis for origin and progression of brain tumors.

Biography

Deric Minwoo Park, MD, joined the faculty of the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh in July of 2008. He is a board-certified neurologist with subspecialty training in clinical neuro-oncology.

Dr. Park received his medical degree from Loma Linda University and completed neurology residency at the University of Chicago, where he was chief resident. He then trained in neuro-oncology at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and spent one year in the laboratory of Jerome Posner. This was followed by five years as a research fellow at the National Institutes of Health.

Dr. Park provides care for patients with brain tumors at the Hillman Cancer Center and is the principal investigator of a research laboratory at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute. He works closely with members of the department to develop new treatment strategies for patients with brain tumors and chordoma. He is a member of the scientific advisory board of the Chordoma Foundation.

Dr. Park's publications can be reviewed through the National Library of Medicine's publication database.

Board Certifications

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Hospital Privileges

Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC
UPMC Presbyterian
UPMC Shadyside

Professional Organization Membership

American Association for Cancer Research
American Society of Clinical Oncology
American Academy of Neurology
International Society for Stem Cell Research
Society for Neuro-Oncology
Society for Neuroscience