Education and Degrees

• M.D., University of Florida School of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, 1975
• B.S., University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 1969

Certification

• American Board of Radiology, Therapeutic Radiology, 1980

Training

• Residency in Radiation Oncology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 1976-9
• Transitional Internship, Riverside Hospital, Newport News, Virginia, 1975-6

Special Interests

• Pediatric radiation oncology
• Ewing's sarcoma
• Soft tissue sarcomas
• Bone malignancies
• Central Nervous System tumors

Achievements and Honors

• Listed in Who's Who in America, 2001
• Listed in Best Doctors in America, 1992, 1994
• Phi Beta Kappa
• Phi Kappa Phi
• Sigma Pi Sigma

Committee Memberships

• Children's Oncology Group, Radiation Oncology Committee, Chair, 2001-6
• National Cancer Institute, Sarcoma Progress Review Group, 2003-Present
• National Cancer Institute, Radiation Medicine Branch, Advisory Committee for Advanced Technology Consortium for Clinical Trials, 2003-Present
• Pediatric Oncology Group, Executive Committee, 1988-92, 1994-Present
• Pediatric Oncology Group, Radiation Oncology Committee, Chair, 1992-Present
• Pediatric Oncology Group, overall study coordinator for POG 8725, MOPP-ABVD +/- Low-dose Total Nodal Irradiation for Advanced Hodgkin’s Disease
• Pediatric Oncology Group, radiation oncology study coordinator for POG 8047, Histiocytosis in Bone Only
• Pediatric Oncology Group, radiation oncology study coordinator for POG 8340, Bone Marrow Transplant for Stage D Neuroblastoma
• Pediatric Oncology Group, radiation oncology study coordinator for POG 8426, MOPP-ABVD and Low-dose Total Nodal Irradiation for Advanced Hodgkin’s Disease
• Pediatric Oncology Group, radiation oncology study coordinator for POG 8653, Localized Non-rhabdomyosarcoma Soft Tissue Sarcoma
• Pediatric Oncology Group, radiation oncology study coordinator for POG 8654, Metastatic Non-rhabdomyosarcoma Soft Tissue Sarcoma
• Pediatric Oncology Group, radiation oncology study coordinator for POG 8725, MOPP-ABVD +/- Low-dose Total Nodal Irradiation for Advanced Hodgkin’s Disease
• Pediatric Oncology Group, radiation oncology study coordinator for POG 9225, APE-OPPA for Advanced Hodgkin’s Disease
• Pediatric Oncology Group, radiation oncology study coordinator for POG 8340/41/42, High Risk Neuroblastoma
• Pediatric Oncology Group, radiation oncology study coordinator for POG 9421, AML
• Pediatric Oncology Group, radiation oncology study coordinator for POG 9553, Metastatic Soft Tissue Sarcomas
• American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, Subcommittee on Combined Modality Treatment, Chair, 2000-Present
• American College of Radiology, Education Committee, Chair, 1999-Present
• Children's Cancer Study Group, Data Monitoring Committee, 1997-2001
• Intergroup Rhabdomyosarcoma Study, Data Monitoring Committee, 1995-2001

Selected Recent Publications

• Marcus RB Jr.  Ewing’s sarcoma.  In:  Principles and Practice of Radiation Oncology (4th Ed), Perez CA, Brady LW, Halperin E, and Schmidt-Ullrich R (eds).  Pp. 2277-84.   Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA, 2004.
• Marcus RB Jr.  Stem-cell transplantation for Ewing’s sarcoma.  In:  Pediatric Stem-Cell Transplantation, Mehta P (ed).  Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Boston, MA, 2004.
• Ward JR, Feigenberg SJ, Mendenhall NP, Marcus RB Jr, Mendenhall WM.  Radiation therapy for angiosarcoma.  Head and Neck 25: 873-878; 2003.
• Feigenberg SJ, Marcus RB Jr, Zlotecki RA, Scarborough MT, Berrey BH, Enneking WF.   Radiation therapy for giant cell tumors of bone.  Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 411: 207-16; 2003.
• Menninger MD, Amdur RJ, Marcus RB Jr. Role of radiotherapy in the treatment of neurosarcoidosis.  American Journal of Clinical Oncology 26: E115-8; 2003.
• Urie M, Fitzgerald TJ, Followill D, Laurie F, Marcus R, Michalski J.  Current calibration, treatment, and treatment planning techniques among institutions participating in the Children’s Oncology Group.  International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 55(1): 245-60; 2003.
• Feigenberg SJ, Amdur RJ, Morris CG, Mendenhall WM, Marcus RB Jr, Friedman WA. Oligodendroglioma: Does deferring treatment compromise outcome?  American Journal of Clinical Oncology 26: E60-66; 2003.
• Marcus RB Jr, Berrey BH, Graham-Pole J, Mendenhall NP, Scarborough MT.  The treatment of Ewing’s sarcoma of bone at the University of Florida, 1969 to 1998.  Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 397: 290-6; 2002.
• Zlotecki RA, Scarborough MT, Berrey BH, Lind DS, Enneking WF, Marcus RB Jr.  External beam radiotherapy for primary and adjuvant management of aggressive fibromatosis.  International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 54: 177-81; 2002.
• Feigenberg SJ, Marcus RB Jr, Zlotecki RA, Scarborough MT, Enneking WF.  Whole lung radiotherapy for giant cell tumors of bone with pulmonary metastases.  Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research 401: 202-8; 2002.
• Yeh AM, Marcus RB Jr, Amdur RJ, Morgan LS, Million RR.  Patterns of failure in squamous cell carcinoma of the vagina treated with definitive radiotherapy alone: what is the appropriate treatment volume?  International Journal of Cancer (Radiation Oncology Investigations): 96 (Suppl.):109-16; 2001.
• Feigenberg SJ, Marcus RB Jr, Zlotecki RA, Scarborough MT, Berrey BH, Enneking WF.  Radiation therapy for aneurysmal bone cysts in the megavoltage era.  International Journal of Radiation Oncolgy Biology Physics 49(5): 1243-7; 2001.
• Parsons JP, Zlotecki RA, Reddy KA, Mitchell TP, Marcus RB Jr, Scarborough MT.  The role of radiotherapy and limb-conserving surgery in the management of soft-tissue sarcomas in adults.  In: Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America, 42(2): 377-88; 2001.
• Moore-Higgs GJ, Marcus RB Jr. Total body irradiation.  In:  Multidisciplinary Approach to Ourcomes in Radiation Oncology, Moore GJ (ed).  Pp. 73-86.  Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Boston, MA, 2001.