Educational Background:

• Sarcomas
• Gastrointestinal cancers
• Prostate carcinoma
• Cancer survivorship and symptom management

• Identifying the impact of cancer or its therapy on patients' quality of life, and then intervening to palliate toxicity.

Selected Recent Articles of Note :

1. Gray C.L., Powell, C.R, Riffenburgh, R.H., Johnstone, P.A.S., “20-year outcome for patients withT1-3N0 surgically staged prostate cancer treated with external beam radiation therapy.” J.Urol 2001; 166:116-118.
2. Riffenburgh, R.H., Johnstone, P.A.S. “Survival patterns of cancer patients.” Cancer 2001; 91:2469-2475.
3. Johnstone, P.A.S. , McFarland, J.T., Riffenburgh, R.H., Amling, C.L. “Efficacy of the digital rectal examination after radiotherapy for prostate cancer.” J. Urol 2001; 166:1684-1687.
4. Johnstone, P.A.S. , Riffenburgh, R.H., Niemtzow, R.C. “Acupuncture for Xerostomia: Clinical Update”. Cancer 2002; 94:1151-1156.
5. Niemtzow, R.C., Kempf, K., Johnstone, P.A.S. “Acupuncture for xerophthalmia”. Medical Acupuncture 2002, 13:21-22.
6. Johnstone, P.A.S. , Polston, G.R., Niemtzow, R.C., Martin, P.J. “Integration of acupuncture into the oncology clinic.” Palliative Medicine 2002; 16:235-239.
7. Johnstone, P.A.S., Hodgens, D.W., Ott, K., Goetsch, S.J. “Risk management in a community Gamma Knife unit.” Stereotatic and Functional Neurosurgery 2002; 76:106-114.
8. Johnstone, P.A.S., Booth, R., Riffenburgh, R. H., Amling, C.L., Kane, C.J., Moul, J.W. Initiation of salvage therapy for prostate cancer. Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases 2002; 5:136-143.
9. Johnstone, P.A.S. , Kane, C.J., Sun, L., Wu, H., Moul, J.W., McLeod, D.G., Martin, D.D., Kusuda, L., Lance, R., Douglas, R., Donahue, T., Beat, M.G., Foley, J., Baldwin, D., Soderdahl, D., Do, J., Amling, C.L. “The effect of ethnicity on biochemical disease-free outcome in patients with prostate cancer treated with definitive radiation therapy in an equal access healthcare system: A Radiation Oncology report of the Department of Defense Center for Prostate Disease Research”. Radiology 2002; 225:420-426.
10. Johnstone, P.A.S ., Hendrickson, J.A., Dernbach, A.J., Secord,A.R., Parker, J.C., Favata, M.A., Puckett, M.L. “Ancillary Services in the Healthcare Industry: Is Six Sigma Reasonable?” Quality Management in Health Care 2003; 12:53-63.
11. Johnstone, P.A.S. , Riffenburgh, R.H., Kane, C.J., Sun, L., Moul, J.W., Martin, D.D., Douglas, R., Amling, C.L. “The effect of age on biochemical disease-free outcome in patients with prostate cancer treated with definitive radiation therapy in an equal-access health care system: A radiation oncology report of the Department of Defense Center for Prostate Disease Research.” Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2003; 55:964-969.
12. Johnstone, P.A.S., Bloom, T.L.,Niemtzow, R.C., Crain, D., Riffenburgh, R.H., Amling, C.L., “A Prospective, Randomized Pilot Trial of Acupuncture of the Kidney-Bladder Distinct Meridian for Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms.” J. Urol 2003; 169:1037-1039.
13. O'Meara, W.P., Thiringer, J.K., Johnstone, P.A.S., “Follow-up of Head and Neck Cancer Patients Post-Radiotherapy”. Radiother Oncol 2003; 66:323-326.
14. Mondry, T.E., Riffenburgh, R.H., Johnstone, P.A.S. “ Prospective Trial of Complete Decongestive Therapy for Lymphedema After Breast Cancer Therapy”. Cancer J 2004; 42-48.