Dennis F. Moore, Jr., MD, FACP
Medical Oncologist / HematologistDr. Moore is a graduate of the University Of Kansas School Of Medicine. A native of Wichita, he completed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Hematology and Medical Oncology. While at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, he received several research awards, including an American Cancer Society fellowship. His other honors include the Clifton D. Howe Award for Excellence in Medical Oncology, and being named the Chief Medical Oncology Fellow. Upon completion of his fellowship, he joined the academic staff at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in the Department of Oncology and Hematology.
In 1994, he moved to Wichita with his family, where he is in the practice of hematology, medical oncology and bone marrow transplant. Dr. Moore is the author of over 100 scientific publications, has had presentations at national conferences, and has written several book chapters and patient monographs. He is fluent in Spanish, French, Italian, Swahili and Wolof and has traveled extensively in Mexico, South America and the Pacific.
Dr. Moore continues to be active in clinical cancer research, and serves as a Principal Investigator of the Wichita NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP), a National Cancer Institute sponsored research program, as well as other areas of clinical research. He currently holds appointments as Adjunct Assistant Professor for the Department of Hematology at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, as well as Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita. Dr. Moore was the Executive Vice President of the Kansas Chapter of the Leukemia Society of America and served as the past President of the American Society of Clinical Oncology – Kansas chapter (KASCO). Dr. Moore is currently a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, and a member of the American Society of Hematology, the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation. He is also an active participant in the Catholic Ministries Winnebago-Omaha Nation in Nebraska, the National Rifle Association and many other associations and societies in and around the community. In 2015, he was honored with the two-year recognition of Best Doctor in medical hematology and oncology by the Wichita Business Journal as produced by Best Doctors in America.
Dr. Moore is enthusiastic about the opportunity to further contribute to the mission of the Cancer Center of Kansas, combining the highest quality patient care with the latest advances in clinical cancer research.