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James Haim I. Bicher, M.D. Biography

James Bicher, M.D. was born in San Cristobal, Santa Fe in Argentina on May 12, 1937. At the age of 16, James Bicher, M.D. entered the University of Buenos Aires Medical School but completed his studies in 1962 at the Hadassah Medical School in Jerusalem, Israel, where he and his family had immigrated.

From 1962 to 1968, after completing his internship at the Beilinson Hospital in Petah-Tiqya, Israel, James Bicher, MD was a lecturer in Physiology and Pharmacology for Tel Aviv University; a research supervisor for Pharmacological Screening Program, and the senior scientist for the Rogoff Medical Research Institute at Beilinson Hospital in Israel. For the next 5 years until 1973, James Bicher, MD was an Associate in Anatomy, an Assistant Professor of Anatomy, and an Associate Professor of Anatomy and Research Medicine at the Medical University in Charleston, South Carolina.

From 1973 to 1976, James Bicher, MD was the Associate Professor in Pharmacology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, Arkansas. While there, Dr. Bicher completed his residency in Radiation Therapy in 1974. In 1976, Dr. Bicher completed his second residency in Radiation Therapy and was the Associate Chief of the Department of Radiation Medicine at Roswell Park Memorial Institute in Buffalo, New York until 1978.

From 1978 to 1981, James Bicher, MD was the director for the Non-Ionizing Radiation Cancer Treatment Center at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan. From 1982 to 1985, Dr. Bicher was the Chief of the Hyperthermic Clinic for Western Tumor Medical Group in Van Nuys, California.

In 1983 James Bicher, MD founded Bicher Cancer Institute and has been its director since then. Dr. Bicher has also held the position of Senior Consultant for Beritashvili Institute of Physiology, Georgian Academy of Sciences, Republic of Georgia since 1991.

Dr. Bicher's licensure includes the FLEX and ECFMG, the Arkansas Healing Arts Certificate and the Virginia Medical License, the ABR Certification in Radiation Therapy, and the California Medical License.

James Bicher, MD is the former president and founder of the American Society of Clinical Hyperthermic Oncology (ASCHO), North American Hyperthermia Group (NAHG), the International Clinical Hyperthermia Society (ICHS), and the International Society of Oxygen Transport of Tissue (ISOTT). James Bicher, MD was awarded the Zondec Award at Hadassah Medical School in Jerusalem in 1962. In 1979, Dr. Bicher received Travel Award at the Sixth International Congress of Radiation Research. Dr. Bicher is a member of the National Committee on Hyperthermia.

Dr. Bicher's academic appointments include: clinical Associate Professor in Radiology at the State University of New York (SUNY) in 1977 and 1978; Associate Professor of the Department of Biology at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan from 1978 to 1982. Dr. Bicher's specialization trip included 6 months at the Institute of Pharmacology in Bonn University (Prof. R. Domenjoz) between 1964 and 1965.

James Bicher, MD was the Reviewer for the following publications: NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION in 1976; Editorial Board of MICROVASCULAR RESEARCH in 1976; Editorial Board of NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES in 1977; RADIOLOGY and MICROVASCULAR RESEARCH in1978, 1979, 1980; and the Associate Editor of ENDOCURIETHERAPIE/ HYPERTHERMIC ONCOLOGY- an International Journal in 1985.

Dr. Bicher's professional consultantship includes: Bristol Laboratories, 1965 -1971, Schering Corporation, 1965 -1971, Transidyne General Corporation, 1969 -1971, Kabi-Stockholm, 1971 - 1972 and MediScience Technology, Inc. 1971- 1975.

James Bicher, MD is an active member of the American Society of Therapeutic radiologists (ASTR), American Microcirculatory Society, European Society of Microcirculation, International Society on Oxygen Transport of Tissue, North American Hyperthermia Group, the European Society of Hyperthermic Oncology (ESHO) (Founding Member), the Radiation Research Society, the Western Hyperthermia Group (Founder), the American Society of Clinical Hyperthermic Oncology (Founder and President, 1985-1986), and the International Clinical Hyperthermia Society (ICHS), where he is currently a board member and American Vice-President.

“I believe in using the forces of nature to create a medicine which utilizes these forces—applying scientific methods and adapting them in a natural way - to harm the body as little as possible. HYPERTHERMIA fully meets these criteria.”
-James I. Bicher, MD

Curriculum Vitae

SCHOLASTIC HISTORY

M.D. Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel. 1962

University of Buenos Aires Medical School 1954-1956

POST GRADUATE EDUCATION

Residency, Radiation Therapy 1976-1977
Roswell Park Memorial Institute
Buffalo, New York

Residency, Radiation Therapy 1974-1976
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, Arkansas

Internship 1962
Beilinson Hospital
Petah Tiqya, Israel

LICENSURE

ABR Certification in Radiation Therapy 1977
California Medical License 1981
Virgina Medical License 2004
Arkansas Medical License 1976
Arkansas Healing Arts Certificate 1975

FLEX Approved 1975
ECFMG Approved 1961

APPOINTMENTS

Senior Consultant 1991 to present
Beritashvili Institute of Physiology
Georgian Academy of Sciences
Republic of Georgia, USSR

Director, Bicher Cancer Institute (formerly Valley Cancer Institute) 1985 to present
12099 W. Washington Blvd., Suite 304
Los Angeles, California

Chief, Hyperthermic Clinic 1982 to 1985
Western Tumor Medical Group
Van Nuys, California

Director, Non Ionizing Radiation Cancer Treatment Center 1978 to 1981
Henry Ford Hospital
Detroit, Michigan

Associate Chief 1977 to 1978
Department of Radiation Medicine
Roswell Park Memorial Institute
Buffalo, New York

Associate Professor Pharmacology 1973 to 1976
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, Arkansas

Associate Professor of Anatomy and Research Medicine 1971 to 1973
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina

Assistant Professor of Anatomy 1969 to 1971
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina

Associate in Anatomy 1968 to 1969
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina

Senior Scientist 1962 to 1968
Rogoff Medical Research Institute
Beilinson Hospital
Israel

Research Supervisor 1962 to 1968
Pharmacological Screening Program

Lecturer in Physiology and Pharmacology 1962 to 1968
Tel Aviv University, Israel

HONORS

Member of National Committee on Hyperthermia.

Founder and Past President of the North American Hyperthermia Group (NAHG).

Travel Award, 6th International Congress of Radiation Research, 1979.

Secretary and (1972-1981) President (1981) of International Society of Oxygen Transport of Tissue.

Zondec Award (Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem), 1962.

President and Founder of the American Society of Clinical Hypetherrmic Oncology (ASCHO).

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

Clinical Associate Professor in Radiology 1977-1978
State University of New York (SUNY)

Associate Professor 1978- 1982
Department of Biology
Wayne State University Detroit, Michigan

SPECIALIZATION TRIPS

Six (6) months - Institute of Pharmacology 1964-1965
Bonn University (Prof. R. Domenjoz)

PROFESSIONAL REVIEWER OR EDITORIAL APPOINTMENTS

Reviewer for RADIOLOGY and MICROVASCULAR RESEARCH 1980

Reviewer for RADIOLOGY and MICROVASCULAR RESEARCH 1979

Reviewer for RADIOLOGY and MICROVASCULAR RESEARCH 1978

Editorial Board of NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES 1977

Editorial Board of MICROVASCULAR RESEARCH 1976

Reviewer for NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 1976

Associate Editor of ENDOCURIETHERAPIE/HYPERTHERMIC 1985
ONCOLOGY An International Journal

PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANTSHIPS

Mediscience Technology, Inc. 1971-1975

Kabi Stockholm 1971-1972

Transidyne General Corporation 1969-1971

Schering Corporation 1965-1971

Bristol Laboratories 1965-1971

PATENTS

3832994 Cardiac Monitor

365431 Catheter System for Blood Gas Monitoring

392065 Cardiographic Signal Processing

370048 Blood Cell Aggregometer

433260 External Microwave Applicator and Method

160217 Microwave Antenna System for Intracavitary Insertion

4369795 Implantable Microthermocouple Member

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

American Society of Therapeutic radiologists (ASTR)

American Microcirculatory Society

European Society of Microcirculation

International Society on Oxygen Transport of Tissue (Past President)

North American Hyperthermia Group (Founder and Past President) (Currently “Society For Thermal Medicine”)

European Society of Hyperthermic Oncology(ESHO) (Founding Member)

Radiation Research Society

Western Hyperthermia Group (Founder)

American Society of Clinical Hyperthermic Oncology (Founder and President from 1985-1986)
International Clinical Hyperthermia Society (ICHS) Founder member and past president (1999)
Current board member and American Vice-President

 

 

Published Articles

Full list of publiched scientific papers and articles by James Bicher, MD can be found here.

James Bicher, MD

Biography

Curriculum Vitae

Published Papers & Articles