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Dr. McCune joined NGOC in 2002 on completion of his fellowship training at Duke University. He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology, and Hematology and sees patients at the Marietta and Jasper clinics. Dr. McCune is a native of Atlanta and enjoys spending time with his wife and daughter. As a family, they enjoy outdoor activities and are avid Atlanta Braves fans.
STEVEN L. McCUNE, M.D., Ph.D.
OFFICE ADDRESSES NORTHWEST GEORGIA ONCOLOGY CENTERS, P.C.
MARIETTA CENTER
340 Kennestone Hospital Blvd., Suite 200
Marietta, GA 30060
Phone: (770) 281-5100 Fax: (678) 581-7100

JASPER OFFICE
620 J.L. White Drive, Suite 100
Jasper, GA 30143
706-692-0603
PERSONAL DATA Birthplace: Atlanta, GA
UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION BS, Biology, June 1987
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MEDICAL EDUCATION PhD, Biochemistry
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Medical Scientist Training Program, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
Birmingham, Alabama
June 1995

Doctor of Medicine
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama
May 1996
POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING INTERNSHIP and RESIDENCY
Internal Medicine

University of Alabama at Birmingham, University Hospital
Birmingham, Alabama
July 1996 - June 1999

FELLOWSHIP
Hematology and Medical Oncology
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina
July 1999 – June 2002
BOARD CERTIFICATION American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine, 2001
American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology, 2003
American Board of Internal Medicine, Hematology, Board Eligible
MEDICAL LICENSURE State of Georgia, License (Active)
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES American Medical Association
American Society of Clinical Oncology
American Society of Hematology
Georgia Society of Clinical Oncology
Medical Association of Georgia
Cobb County Medical Society
HONORS Third Place Award, Poster Presentation, 1995
Best Graduate Student Publication Award, 1995
First Place Award, Sigma Xi Graduate Student Research Day, 1994
First Place Award, 25th Annual Medical Student Research Day, 1988
PUBLICATIONS

McCune SL, Gockerman JP, Moore JO, DeCastro CM, Bass AJ, Chao NJ, Long GD, Vredenburgh JJ, Gasparetto C, Adams D, Payne N, Rizzieri DA.  Alemtuzumab in Relapsed or Refractory CLL and PLL.  In Press.

McCune SL, Gockerman JP, Rizzieri DA.  Monoclonal Antibody Therapy in the Treatment of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. JAMA286: 1149-1152, 2001.

Townes TM, McCune SL.  Anti-Sickling Hemoglobin U.S. Patents:  5,864,029 / 5,877,288, 1999.

Chen WY, Bailey EC, McCune SL, Dong J-Y, Townes TM.  Reactivation of Silenced, Virally Transduced Genes by Inhibitors of Histone Deacetylase.  Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA, 94: 5798-5803,1997.

Townes TM, McCune SL.  Transgenic, Cross-Linked Hemoglobin. U.S. Patents:  5,610,137 / 5,849,688, 1997.

Luhovy M, McCune SL, Dong J-Y, Prchal JF, Townes TM, Prchal JT.  Stable Transduction of Recomninant Adeno-Associated Virus into Hematopoietic Stem Cells From Normal and Sickle Cell Patients.  Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, 2:24-30, 1996.

McCune SL, Reilly M, Chomo M, Asakura T, Townes T.  Recombinant Human Hemoglobins Designed for Gene Therapy of Sickle Cell Disease. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 91: 9852-9856, 1994.

McCune SL, Townes TM.  Retroviral Vector Sequences Inhibit Human B-Globin Gene Expressions in Transgenic Mice.  Nucleic Acids Research, 22: 4477-4481, 1994.

Reilly MP, McCune SL, Ryan TM, Katsumata M, Asakura T.  Preparation of Recombinant Hemoglobin in Transgenic Mice.  Meth. Enzymol, 231: 403-434, 1994.

Kidd VJ, Luo W, Xiang J, Tu F, Easton J, McCune SL, Snead M.  Regulated Expression of a Cell Division Controll-Related Protein Kinase During Development.  Cell Growth and Differentiation, 2: 85-93, 1991.

Zinkowski RP, McCune SL, Balczon RD, Rao PN, Brinkley BR.  The Centromere and Aneuploidy II:  Drug-Induced Detachment and Fragmentation of Kinetochores of Mammalian Chromosomes.  Prog. Clin. Biol. Res., 340B: 223-236, 1990.

MAJOR RESEARCH
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