Draft:C. Norman Coleman

Dr. C. Norman Coleman is a Senior Investigator at the National Cancer Institute's Center for Cancer Research, Radiation Oncology Branch (ROB) and Associate Director for the Radiation Research Program (RRP), and the co-founder and Senior Advisor to the International Cancer Expert Corps (ICEC) based in Washington, D.C.

For his work in global nuclear radiological responses such as the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident he was awarded the 2011 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Homeland Security Medal. He has also been the recipient of the following: Gold Medal, American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) (2005), Radiation Research Society Failla Award (2016), University of Vermont, Doctor of Science Honoris Causia (2015), National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship Ellen Lewis Stovall Patient Centered Cancer Care Award (2018), National Council of Radiation Protection and Measurement Warren Sinclair Medal (2019), and D.A. Henderson Lifetime Achievement Award (2023).

He is Fellow of the following: American College of Physicians (FACP) and of Radiology (FACR), American Society of Radiation Oncology (FASTRO) and of Clinical Oncology (FASCO).

Publications
C. Norman Coleman is known for his research in radiation oncology and expertise in nuclear disaster responses. He has over 470 publications, including 116 in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, 31 in Radiation Research, 21 in Cancer Research, 17 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, and 15 in Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. Coleman has collected over 23,000 citations over the course of his career. His publications include:


 * Fukushima and the Future of Radiation Research (2013)
 * Disaster Preparation: Lessons from Japan
 * Modulation of Radiation Injury
 * Treatment, Not Terror: Time for Unique Problem-Solving Partnerships for Cancer Care in Resource-Challenged Environments
 * Capturing Acquired Wisdom, Enabling Healthful Aging, and Building Multinational Partnerships Through Senior Global Health Mentorship

Coleman published "Understanding Cancer: A Patient's Guide to Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Treatment" in 1998, with a second edition in 2006.