Austin Kirschner, MD, PhD | Vanderbilt Interdisciplinary Prostate Research

Dr. Austin Kirschner is a member of the faculty in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. As a trainee of the NIH-sponsored Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP), Dr. Kirschner received his Doctor of Medicine and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from the Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL. Following an internship in medicine at Northshore University Healthsystem in Evanston, IL, he completed residency in radiation oncology at Vanderbilt University.

Dr. Kirschner serves on the Vanderbilt Scientific Review Committee, the VA Cancer Committee, and participates in multidisciplinary tumor boards as part of the Comprehensive Cancer Center at Vanderbilt.

Dr. Kirschner’s clinical interests involve treating pediatric, lymphoma, leukemia, melanoma, and genitourinary malignancies. His clinical research includes being the Principal Investigator on a multidisciplinary study that evaluates the outcomes for patients receiving stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) for essential tremor and Parkinsonian tremor.