Dr. Donald J. Higby M.D.
Oncologist | Medical Oncology
3350 Main Street Springfield MA, 01199About
Dr. Donald Higby is an oncologist practicing in Springfield, MA. Dr. Higby specializes in the care and treatment of patients with cancer. As an oncologist, Dr. Higby manages and oversees the treatment of a cancer patient after he or she has been diagnosed with the disease. Oncologists will care for their patients throughout the course of the disease. Types of oncologists include medical oncologists, surgical oncologists, radiation oncologists, gynecologic oncologists, pediatric oncologists and hematologist oncologists.
Education and Training
Stanford Univ Sch Of Med- Stanford Ca 1969
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Medical Oncology
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Plasmacytoma cell ascites.
- The effect of a single or double dose of dexamethasone on granulocyte collection with the continuous flow centrifuge.
- Improving the quality of granulocytes obtained by filtration leukapheresis.
- Improving the quality of granulocytes obtained by filtration leukapheresis.
- Oral contraceptives and cancer: a perspective.
- Chemotherapy of nonirradiated malignant gliomas. Phase II: study of the combination of methyl-CCNU, vincristine, and procarbazine.
- Chemotherapy of nonirradiated malignant gliomas. Phase II: study of the combination of methyl-CCNU, vincristine, and procarbazine.
- A multicenter trial to document the efficacy and safety of a rapidly excreted analog of hydroxyethyl starch for leukapheresis with a note on steroid stimulation of granulocyte donors.
- Therapy of acute nonlymphocytic leukemia: I. Clinical aspects.
- Therapy of acute nonlymphocytic leukemia: I. Clinical aspects.
- Infectious complications in neutropenic patients. Clinical-laboratory correlations.
- cis-Dichlorodiammineplatinum(II) as third-line chemotherapy in advanced ovarian adenocarcinoma.
- cis-Dichlorodiammineplatinum(II) as third-line chemotherapy in advanced ovarian adenocarcinoma.
- Oral manifestations of bone marrow transplantation.
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