Department of Internal Medicine
Hematology, Oncology and Blood & Marrow Transplantation Faculty
Medical School:
University of Iceland
Residency:
Reykjavik Hospital
The University of Iowa
Fellowship:
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Thorvardur R. Halfdanarson, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Dr. Halfdanarson's clinical interests focus on gastrointestinal and thoracic oncology, the management of neuroendocrine malignancies, especially carcinoid tumors and islet cell tumors.
His research interests include cancer epidemiology, treatment and prognosis of neuroendocrine tumors and symptom management in advanced cancer.
Honors, Awards, and Organizations
- Icelandic Medical Association
- American Society of Clinical Oncology
- American College of Physicians
- European Neuroendocrine Tumor Society
- International Society of Gastrointestinal Oncology
- ASCO Merit Award
Select Publications
- Halfdanarson, T.R., Litzow, M.R., Murray, J.A. Hematologic manifestations of celiac disease. Blood. 2007;109:412-421.
- Halfdanarson, T.R., Rabe, K.G., Rubin, J., Petersen, G.M. Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNETs): incidence, prognosis and recent trend toward improved survival. Ann Oncol. 2008.
- Halfdanarson, T.R., Rubin, J., Farnell, M., Grant, C.S., Petersen, G.M. Pancreatic endocrine neoplasms: Epidemiology and prognosis of sporadic pancreatic endocrine tumors. Endocrine Related Cancer 2008;15:409–427.
- Halfdanarson, T.R., Wang, L., Bamlet, W.R., de Andrade, M., McWilliams, R.R., Cunningham, J.M., Petersen, G.M. Mitochondrial genetic polymorphisms do not predict survival in patients with pancreatic cancer. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2008 Sep;17(9):2512-3.
- Halfdanarson, T.R., Thordardottir, E.O., West, C.P., Jatoi, A. Dietary Counseling Improves Quality of Life in Cancer Patients: Conclusions from a Systematic Review and a Meta-analysis. Journal of Supportive Oncology, 2008;6:234-237.