Garth W Tormoen, MD, PhD

Garth W Tormoen, MD, PhD
Garth W Tormoen, MD, PhD

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Education

Biosketch

Garth Tormoen, MD, PhD is a Radiation Oncologist. He is a graduate of Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI and Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR. He completed his internship in internal medicine at Providence Portland Medical Center in Portland, OR and his residency training at Oregon Health and Science University. During residency, he enrolled in the B. Leonard Holman Research Pathway to investigate blood coagulation-driven solid tumor immunosuppression. Dr. Tormoen has been engaged in community-based clinical practice since 2020 and his clinical focus is on solid malignancies of the head and neck, thorax and central nervous system. His research and teaching interests are on the interplay between radiation induced tumor cell death and adaptive immune responses.

  • Education and Training
    • Residency 2020, Radiation Oncology, Oregon Health & Science University
    • Internship 2016, Providence Portland Medical Center
    • MD 2015, Oregon Health & Science University
    • PhD 2013, Oregon Health & Science University
    • MS 2004, Michigan Technological University
    • BS 2002, Michigan Technological University

  • Publications

    • Blair T.C., Bambina S., Alice A.F., Kramer G.F., Medler T.R., Baird J.R., Broz M.L., Tormoen G.W., Troesch V., Crittenden M.R., Gough M.J. Dendritic cell maturation defines immunological responsiveness of tumors to radiation therapy Journal of Immunology. 2020;204(12):3416-3424.

    • Tormoen G.W., Blair T.C., Bambina S., Kramer G., Baird J., Rahmani R., Holland J.M., McCarty O.J.T., Baine M.J., Verma V., Nabavizadeh N., Gough M.J., Crittenden M. Targeting MerTK Enhances Adaptive Immune Responses After Radiation Therapy International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics. 2020;108(1):93-103.

    • Sylman J.L., Boyce H.B., Mitrugno A., Tormoen G.W., Thomas I.C., Wagner T.H., Lee J.S., Leppert J.T., McCarty O.J.T., Mallick P. A Temporal Examination of Platelet Counts as a Predictor of Prognosis in Lung, Prostate, and Colon Cancer Patients Scientific Reports. 2018;8(1)

    • Sylman J.L., Mitrugno A., Atallah M., Tormoen G.W., Shatzel J.J., Yunga S.T., Wagner T.H., Leppert J.T., Mallick P., McCarty O.J.T. The predictive value of inflammation-related peripheral blood measurements in cancer staging and prognosis Frontiers in Oncology. 2018;8(MAR)

    • Tormoen G.W., Crittenden M.R., Gough M.J. Role of the immunosuppressive microenvironment in immunotherapy Advances in Radiation Oncology. 2018;3(4):520-526.

    • Tormoen G.W., Crittenden M.R., Gough M.J. The TAM family as a therapeutic target in combination with radiation therapy Emerging Topics in Life Sciences. 2017;1(5):493-500.

    • Crocenzi T., Cottam B., Newell P., Wolf R.F., Hansen P.D., Hammill C., Solhjem M.C., To Y.Y., Greathouse A., Tormoen G., Jutric Z., Young K., Bahjat K.S., Gough M.J., Crittenden M.R. A hypofractionated radiation regimen avoids the lymphopenia associated with neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy of borderline resectable and locally advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer. 2016;4(1)

    • Mitrugno A., Tormoen G.W., Kuhn P., McCarty O.J.T. The prothrombotic activity of cancer cells in the circulation Blood Reviews. 2016;30(1):11-19.

    • Baker-Groberg S.M., Bornstein S., Zilberman-Rudenko J., Schmidt M., Tormoen G.W., Kernan C., Thomas C.R., Wong M.H., Phillips K.G., McCarty O.J.T. Effect of Ionizing Radiation on the Physical Biology of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cells Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering. 2015;8(3):517-525.

    • Phillips K.G., Lee A.M., Tormoen G.W., Rigg R.A., Kolatkar A., Luttgen M., Bethel K., Bazhenova L., Kuhn P., Newton P., McCarty O.J.T. The thrombotic potential of circulating tumor microemboli: Computational modeling of circulating tumor cell-induced coagulation American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology. 2015;308(3):C229-C236.

    • Agus D.B., Alexander J.F., Arap W., Ashili S., Aslan J.E., Austin R.H., Backman V., Bethel K.J., Bonneau R., Chen W.C., Chen-Tanyolac C., Choi N.C., Curley S.A., Dallas M., Damania D., Davies P.C.W., Decuzzi P., Dickinson L., Estevez-Salmeron L., Estrella V., Ferrari M., Fischbach C., Foo J., Fraley S.I., Frantz C., Fuhrmann A., Gascard P., Gatenby R.A., Geng Y., Gerecht S., Gillies R.J., Godin B., Grady W.M., Greenfield A., Hemphill C., Hempstead B.L., Hielscher A., Hillis W.D., Holland E.C., Ibrahim-Hashim A., Jacks T., Johnson R.H., Joo A., Katz J.E., Kelbauskas L., Kesselman C., King M.R., Konstantopoulos K., Kraning-Rush C.M., Kuhn P., Kung K., Kwee B., Lakins J.N., Lambert G., Liao D., Licht J.D., Liphardt J.T., Liu L., Lloyd M.C., Lyubimova A., Mallick P., Marko J., McCarty O.J.T., Meldrum D.R., Michor F., Mumenthaler S.M., Nandakumar V., O'Halloran T.V., Oh S., Pasqualini R., Paszek M.J., Philips K.G., Poultney C.S., Rana K., Reinhart-King C.A., Ros R., Semenza G.L., Senechal P., Shuler M.L., Srinivasan S., Staunton J.R., Stypula Y., Subramanian H., Tlsty T.D., Tormoen G.W., Tseng Y., Van Oudenaarden A., Verbridge S.S., Wan J.C., Weaver V.M., Widom J., Will C., Wirtz D., Wojtkowiak J., Wu P.H. A physical sciences network characterization of non-tumorigenic and metastatic cells Scientific Reports. 2013;3

    • Aslan J.E., Itakura A., Haley K.M., Tormoen G.W., Loren C.P., Baker S.M., Pang J., Chernoff J., McCarty O.J.T. P21 activated kinase signaling coordinates glycoprotein receptor VI-mediated platelet aggregation, lamellipodia formation, and aggregate stability under shear Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology. 2013;33(7):1544-1551.

    • Colace T.V., Tormoen G.W., McCarty O.J.T., Diamond S.L. Microfluidics and coagulation biology Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering. 2013;15:283-303.

    • Larson M.K., Tormoen G.W., Weaver L.J., Luepke K.J., Patel I.A., Hjelmen C.E., Ensz N.M., McComas L.S., McCarty O.J.T. Exogenous modification of platelet membranes with the omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA reduces platelet procoagulant activity and thrombus formation American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology. 2013;304(3)

    • Liu Y., Davidson B.P., Yue Q., Belcik T., Xie A., Inaba Y., McCarty O.J.T., Tormoen G.W., Zhao Y., Ruggeri Z.M., Kaufmann B.A., Lindner J.R. Molecular imaging of inflammation and platelet adhesion in advanced atherosclerosis: Effects of antioxidant therapy with NADPH oxidase inhibition Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging. 2013;6(1):74-82.

    • Tormoen G.W., Khader A., Gruber A., McCarty O.J.T. Physiological levels of blood coagulation factors IX and X control coagulation kinetics in an in vitro model of circulating tissue factor Physical Biology. 2013;10(3)

    • Tormoen G.W., Recht O., Gruber A., Levine R.L., McCarty O.J.T. Phosphatidylserine index as a marker of the procoagulant phenotype of acute myelogenous leukemia cells Physical Biology. 2013;10(5)

    • Lee A.M., Tormoen G.W., Kanso E., McCarty O.J.T., Newton P.K. Modeling and simulation of procoagulant circulating tumor cells in flow Frontiers in Oncology. 2012;2 SEP

    • Tormoen G.W., Cianchetti F.A., Bock P.E., McCarty O.J.T. Development of coagulation factor probes for the identification of procoagulant circulating tumor cells Frontiers in Oncology. 2012;2 SEP

    • Tormoen G.W., Haley K.M., Levine R.L., McCarty O.J.T. Do circulating tumor cells play a role in coagulation and thrombosis? Frontiers in Oncology. 2012;2 SEP

    • Aslan J.E., Tormoen G.W., Loren C.P., Pang J., McCarty O.J.T. S6K1 and mTOR regulate Rac1-driven platelet activation and aggregation Blood. 2011;118(11):3129-3136.

    • Berny-Lang M.A., Aslan J.E., Tormoen G.W., Patel I.A., Bock P.E., Gruber A., McCarty O.J.T. Promotion of experimental thrombus formation by the procoagulant activity of breast cancer cells Physical Biology. 2011;8(1)

    • Tormoen G.W., Rugonyi S., Gruber A., McCarty O.J.T. The role of carrier number on the procoagulant activity of tissue factor in blood and plasma Physical Biology. 2011;8(6)

    • Anderko A., Sridhar N., Tormoen G. Localised corrosion of heat-treated alloys part II-predicting grain boundary microchemistry and its effect on repassivation potential Corrosion Engineering Science and Technology. 2010;45(3):204-223.

    • McCarty O.J.T., Conley R.B., Shentu W., Tormoen G.W., Zha D., Xie A., Qi Y., Zhao Y., Carr C., Belcik T., Keene D.R., de Groot P.G., Lindner J.R. Molecular Imaging of Activated von Willebrand Factor to Detect High-Risk Atherosclerotic Phenotype JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging. 2010;3(9):947-955.

    • Tormoen G., Sridhar N., Anderko A. Localised corrosion of heat treated alloys Part 1 - Repassivation potential of alloy 600 as function of solution chemistry and thermal aging Corrosion Engineering Science and Technology. 2010;45(2):155-162.

    • Jakab M., Tormoen G. Measurement of CPC performance using EIS based coating degradation sensors NACE - International Corrosion Conference Series. 2009

    • Sridhar N., Tormoen G., Hackney S., Anderko A. Effect of aging treatments on the repassivation potential of duplex stainless steel S32205 Corrosion. 2009;65(10):650-662.

    • Anderko A., Sridhar N., Jakab M.A., Tormoen G. Modeling the combined effect of chlorides and oxyanions on localized corrosion NACE - International Corrosion Conference Series. 2008

    • Anderko A., Sridhar N., Jakab M.A., Tormoen G. Modeling the combined effect of chlorides and oxyanions on localized corrosion NACE - International Corrosion Conference Series. 2008:082721-0827219.

    • Anderko A., Sridhar N., Jakab M.A., Tormoen G. A general model for the repassivation potential as a function of multiple aqueous species. 2. Effect of oxyanions on localized corrosion of Fe-Ni-Cr-Mo-W-N alloys Corrosion Science. 2008;50(12):3629-3647.

    • Anderko A., Sridhar N., Tormoen G. Prediction of the effect of heat treatment on the susceptibility of Fe-Ni-Cr- Mo alloys to localized corrosion 17th International Corrosion Congress 2008: Corrosion Control in the Service of Society. 2008;3:1705-1738.

    • Jakab M., Tormoen G., Dante J. Measurement of CPC performance using eis based sensor methods-laboratory and field studies NACE - International Corrosion Conference Series. 2008:082021-0820216.

    • Tormoen G., Dunn D., Sabata A., Sabata B., Dante J. Field deployed corrosion sensors on USMC vehicles to measure CPC performance NACE - International Corrosion Conference Series. 2008:082011-0820114.

    • Sridhar N., Tormoen G., Sabata A., Brossia C.S. A mobile sensor system to detect water hold-up locations and internal corrosion in pipelines Proceedings of the Biennial International Pipeline Conference, IPC. 2007;2:913-920.

    • Tormoen G., Dante J., Sridhar N. Correlation of In-situ VCI adsorption monitoring with real-time corrosion rate measurements NACE - International Corrosion Conference Series. 2007:073561-0735618.

    • Anderko A., Sridhar N., Brossia C., Tormoen G. Modeling localized corrosion in complex process environments in the presence of inhibitors NACE - International Corrosion Conference Series. 2006:062151-0621514.

    • Dante J.F., Tormoen G., Sridhar N. In-Situ Measurements of Volatile Corrosion Inhibitor (VCI) Performance NACE - International Corrosion Conference Series. 2006:064001-0640010.

    • Sridhar N., Tormoen G., Brossia C.S., Sabata A. Development and application of mobile sensor network to monitor corrosion in pipelines NACE - International Corrosion Conference Series. 2006

    • Sridhar N., Tormoen G., Sean Brossia C., Sabata A. Development and application of mobile sensor network to monitor corrosion in pipelines NACE - International Corrosion Conference Series. 2006:063221-0632217.

    • Tormoen G., Burket J., Dante J.F., Sridhar N. Monitoring the adsorption of volatile corrosion inhibitors in real time with surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy Corrosion. 2006;62(12):1082-1091.

    • Tormoen G.W., Drelich J. Deformation of soft colloidal probes during AFM pull-off force measurements: Elimination of nano-roughness effects Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology. 2005;19(3-5):181-198.

    • Tormoen G.W., Drelich J., Nalaskowski J. A distribution of AFM pull-off forces for glass microspheres on a symmetrically structured rough surface Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology. 2005;19(3-5):215-234.

    • Drelich J., Tormoen G.W., Beach E.R. Determination of solid surface tension from particle-substrate pull-off forces measured with the atomic force microscope Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 2004;280(2):484-497.

    • Tormoen G.W., Drelich J., Beach E.R. Analysis of atomic force microscope pull-off forces for gold surfaces portraying nanoscale roughness and specific chemical functionality Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology. 2004;18(1):1-17.

    • Beach E.R., Tormoen G.W., Drelich J. Pull-off forces measured between hexadecanethiol self-assembled monolayers in air using an atomic force microscope: Analysis of surface free energy Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology. 2002;16(7):845-868.

    • Beach E.R., Tormoen G.W., Drelich J., Han R. Pull-off force measurements between rough surfaces by atomic force microscopy Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 2002;247(1):84-99.