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Kyle D. Holen, MD
Faculty, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Dr. Kyle Holen is an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Wisconsin. His clincal practice and research focus is on cancers of the gastrointestinal tract, including esophageal, stomach, pancreas, biliary, liver, colon, rectal and anal cancers, as well as on neuroendocrine tumors. He has lead clinical trials in the gastrointestinal disease oriented working group since his arrival to the UW in 2002 and currently serves as the director of the gastrointestinal cancers group in the Phase II Consortium, a national cooperative group funded by the NCI to conduct phase II clinical trials. He also holds a patent on a new drug that he is working on for the treatment of neuroendocrine tumors. He is a dedicated educator, having been recently selected as the assistant director of the medical oncology fellowship program and being very active in teaching medical students, medical residents, and oncology fellows.


UW Health Clinics
Esophageal Cancer Clinic (608) 265-1700
(800) 323-8942
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GI Cancer Clinic (608) 263-7502
(800) 323-8942
UW Carbone Cancer Center Map
Hepatobiliary Pancreas Clinic (608) 265-0500
(800) 323-8942
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Medical Oncology Clinic (608) 265-1700
(800) 323-8942
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Other Locations
Medical Oncology (608) 847-7355 University Specialty Clinics Map

Procedures

Our doctors provide a wide range of services. The following list represents some, but not all, of the procedures offered by this physician.

Chemotherapy, Thoracentesis

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.

Professional Certifications and Education
Board Certification Medical Oncology
Internal Medicine
Fellowship Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
Residency New York Presbyterian Hospital
Internship New York Presbyterian Hospital
Medical School Columbia University, NY, 1996

Hospital Affiliations
Primary Affiliation(s) University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
Secondary Affiliation(s) Meriter Hospital, Veterans Hospital - Wm. S. Middleton Memorial

Research

Dr. Holen is part of the gastrointestinal Disease-Oriented Working Group, through which multiple clinical trials in GI tumors are helping to find better treatments for those with cancer. He is also part of the experimental therapeutics program, with leadership roles in multiple new agents to treat cancers. His laboratory research efforts have been in conjunction with Dr. Herb Chen, a nationally renowned endocrine surgeon. Together, they hold multiple patents on new ways to treat neuroendocrine tumors and have been working on bringing their findings from the lab to the help patients in the clinic.


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Medicine