Mark A. Ritter, MD, PhD Print Friendly Page
Faculty, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public HealthDr. Ritter specializes in treating patients with gastrointestinal and genitourinary cancers, including liver and pancreas, colon, stomach, bladder, prostate, testicular and kidney.
Specialties
UW Health Clinics
Hospital Affiliation(s)
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics (primary)
Languages Spoken
| English |
| Medical interpreters are available to help patients communicate with hospital and clinic staff. For more information, please contact interpreter services at (608) 262-9000. |
UW School of Medicine and Public Health
| Department of Human Oncology |
Professional Certifications and Education
| Board Certification |
Radiation Oncology
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| Residency |
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
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| Internship |
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
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| Medical School |
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 1984
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Awards/Honors
Procedures
Our doctors provide a wide range of services. The following list represents some, but not all, of the procedures offered by this physician.
| Research |
Dr. Ritter’s research involves the investigation of biology and technology-driven optimization of treatment for prostate cancer. |
PubMed Articles
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Verhoven B Yan Y Ritter M Khor LY Hammond E Jones C Amin M Bahary JP Zeitzer K Pollack A .
Ki-67 Is an Independent Predictor of Metastasis and Cause-Specific Mortality for Prostate Cancer Patients Treated on Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) 94-08. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2013 Jun 1;86(2):317-23
[PubMed ID: 23474109]
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Babaian K Truong M Cetnar J Cross DS Shi F Ritter MA Jarrard DF .
Analysis of urological procedures in men who died from prostate cancer using a population-based approach. BJU Int. 2013 Mar;111(3 Pt B):E65-70
[PubMed ID: 23130676]
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Fashoyin A Hartig G Schelman WR Ritter M Agni R Gopal DV Pfau PR Weiss JM .
Aggressive adenocarcinoma of the cervical esophagus: importance of a multidisciplinary approach. Case Rep Gastrointest Med. 2012;2012:826246
[PubMed ID: 23304576]
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Adkison JB McHaffie DR Bentzen SM Patel RR Khuntia D Petereit DG Hong TS Tomé W Ritter MA .
Phase I trial of pelvic nodal dose escalation with hypofractionated IMRT for high-risk prostate cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2012 Jan 1;82(1):184-90
[PubMed ID: 21163590]
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Kruser TJ Jarrard DF Graf AK Hedican SP Paolone DR Wegenke JD Liu G Geye HM Ritter MA .
Early hypofractionated salvage radiotherapy for postprostatectomy biochemical recurrence. Cancer. 2011 Jun 15;117(12):2629-36
[PubMed ID: 21656740]
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Schubert LK Westerly DC Tomé WA Mehta MP Soisson ET Mackie TR Ritter MA Khuntia D Harari PM Paliwal BR .
A comprehensive assessment by tumor site of patient setup using daily MVCT imaging from more than 3,800 helical tomotherapy treatments. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2009 Mar 15;73(4):1260-9
[PubMed ID: 19251098]
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Ritter M Forman J Kupelian P Lawton C Petereit D .
Hypofractionation for prostate cancer. Cancer J. 2009 Jan-Feb;15(1):1-6
[PubMed ID: 19197165]
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Ritter M .
Rationale, conduct, and outcome using hypofractionated radiotherapy in prostate cancer. Semin Radiat Oncol. 2008 Oct;18(4):249-56
[PubMed ID: 18725112]
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Hutson PR Oettel K Douglas J Ritter M Messing E Staab MJ Alberti D Horvath D Wilding G .
Effect of medical castration on CYP3A4 enzyme activity using the erythromycin breath test. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 2008 Aug;62(3):373-7
[PubMed ID: 17922273]
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Wong GW Palazzi-Churas KL Jarrard DF Paolone DR Graf AK Hedican SP Wegenke JD Ritter MA .
Salvage hypofractionated radiotherapy for biochemically recurrent prostate cancer after radical prostatectomy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2008 Feb 1;70(2):449-55
[PubMed ID: 17869014]
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Ritter MA .
Prognostic and predictive markers in radiation therapy: focus on prostate cancer. Cancer Treat Res. 2008;139:97-114
[PubMed ID: 18236713]
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Hong TS Welsh JS Ritter MA Harari PM Jaradat H Mackie TR Mehta MP .
Megavoltage computed tomography: an emerging tool for image-guided radiotherapy. Am J Clin Oncol. 2007 Dec;30(6):617-23
[PubMed ID: 18091057]
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Allen GW Howard AR Jarrard DF Ritter MA .
Management of prostate cancer recurrences after radiation therapy-brachytherapy as a salvage option. Cancer. 2007 Oct 1;110(7):1405-16
[PubMed ID: 17685384]
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Tomé WA Jaradat HA Nelson IA Ritter MA Mehta MP .
Helical tomotherapy: image guidance and adaptive dose guidance. Front Radiat Ther Oncol. 2007;40:162-78
[PubMed ID: 17641508]
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Gondi V Bradley K Mehta M Howard A Khuntia D Ritter M Tomé W .
Impact of hybrid fluorodeoxyglucose positron-emission tomography/computed tomography on radiotherapy planning in esophageal and non-small-cell lung cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2007 Jan 1;67(1):187-95
[PubMed ID: 17189070]
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Welsh JS Lock M Harari PM Tomé WA Fowler J Mackie TR Ritter M Kapatoes J Forrest L Chappell R Paliwal B Mehta MP .
Clinical implementation of adaptive helical tomotherapy: a unique approach to image-guided intensity modulated radiotherapy. Technol Cancer Res Treat. 2006 Oct;5(5):465-79
[PubMed ID: 16981789]
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Aoyama H Westerly DC Mackie TR Olivera GH Bentzen SM Patel RR Jaradat H Tome WA Ritter MA Mehta MP .
Integral radiation dose to normal structures with conformal external beam radiation. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2006 Mar 1;64(3):962-7
[PubMed ID: 16458781]
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Hong TS Tomé WA Jaradat H Raisbeck BM Ritter MA .
Pelvic nodal dose escalation with prostate hypofractionation using conformal avoidance defined (H-CAD) intensity modulated radiation therapy. Acta Oncol. 2006;45(6):717-27
[PubMed ID: 16938815]
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Harari PM Ritter MA Petereit DG Mehta MP .
Chemoradiation for upper aerodigestive tract cancer: balancing evidence from clinical trials with individual patient recommendations. Curr Probl Cancer. 2004 Jan-Feb;28(1):7-40
[PubMed ID: 14688789]
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Chinnaiyan P Tomée W Patel R Chappell R Ritter M .
3D-ultrasound guided radiation therapy in the post-prostatectomy setting. Technol Cancer Res Treat. 2003 Oct;2(5):455-8
[PubMed ID: 14529311]
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Fowler JF Ritter MA Chappell RJ Brenner DJ .
What hypofractionated protocols should be tested for prostate cancer? Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2003 Jul 15;56(4):1093-104
[PubMed ID: 12829147]
