Dr. Polowy joined Desert Oncology in 2004 and has been practicing with Ironwood Cancer Research Centers since their merger in 2012. He earned his medical degree at the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Dr. Polowy completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois and was named Senior Resident of the Year. He continued his training at Rush and completed his fellowship in Hematology/Oncology and served as Chief Fellow.
In August of 2003, Dr. Polowy presented his research at the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer meeting in Vancouver, B.C. After joining Desert Oncology, in just his second year at Banner Desert Medical Center, he was nominated Vice Chair of the Department of Medicine in 2005. He maintains an active practice treating breast malignancies and hematologic disorders. He is at present an investigator in research trials. He has been selected by his professional peers as a Top Doc in PHOENIX Magazine.
Dr. Polowy also continues to work closely with physicians at the Desert Endovascular Center in the treatment of blood clotting syndromes. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology.
Medical Oncology & Hematology
Angiosarcomas
Benign breast conditions
Ductal carcinoma in situ
Familial breast cancer
Inflammatory breast cancer
Invasive breast carcinoma - early stage, locally advanced, metastatic disease
ER positive HER 2 negative breast cancer
Triple negative breast cancer
HER 2 positive breast cancers
Metaplastic breast cancer
Phyllodes tumors of the breast
Non-small cell lung cancer patients with undetectable epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) expression respond poorly to ZD1839 (Iressa). C. Polowy, J Coon, W Leslie, L DiNunno, I Lukie, G Kanevsky, M Gayle, L Morrison, S Seelig, P Bonomi.
Poster Presentation, 10th World Conference on Lung Cancer Vancouver, BC August 14, 2003
Predictive value of EGFR levels by FISH and IHC in NSCLC patients treated with ZD1839 (Iressa). C Polowy, J Coon, W Leslie, L DiNunno, I Lukie, G Kanevsky, M Gayle, L Morrison, S Seelig, P Bonomi.
Proc Am Soc Clin Oncol 2003. Abstract No. 2845
Overexpression of E2F1 Target Gene-DHFR in Hypoplastic Myelodysplasia. B Dangerfield, S Mundle, C Polowy, B Mativi, V Shetty, S Alvi, C Menon, M Ekbal, S Dar, E Broderick, P Venugopal, S Gregory, A Raza. Proc Am Soc Clin Oncol 2000. Abstract No. 2597
Top Physician Award Adult Acute Care Services, Banner Desert Medical Center-2006
WOW! Award, Outstanding Service as Fellow, Bone Marrow Transplant Service, Rush Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center-2003
Senior Resident of the Year, Department of Internal Medicine, Rush Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center-2001
Outstanding Service in Primary Care, S.U.N.Y. School of Medicine-1996
Dean’s Letter of Commendation, S.U.N.Y. School of Medicine-1995
Magna cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Miami University-1994
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