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Eric J. Vick, MD,PhD

Instructor of Clinical

Internal Medicine | College of Medicine

Education/Credentials
  • Fellowship : University of Cincinnati (Hematology/Oncology Fellowship)
  • : University of Cincinnati (Internal Medicine)
  • Residency : University of Cincinnati (Internal Medicine Residency)
  • Doctor of Medicine: University of Tennessee Health Science Center (Medicine)
  • Doctor of Philosophy: Middle Tennessee State University (Immunology, Microbiology, and Molecular Biosciences.)
  • Bachelors of Science: University of Tennessee Knoxville (Biochemistry, Cellular, and Molecular Biology)
Board Certifications & Licenses

American Board of Internal Medicine (Certification Date: 2021-08-16)
American Board of Internal Medicine (Medical Oncology) (Certification Date: 2024-10-09)

Specialties

Internal Medicine
Medical Oncology

Contact Information

Clinical Interests

Hematology

Hematology and Oncology

N/A

Peer Reviewed Publications

Vick E.J., and Starczynowski, D.T. 2025. IRAK signaling in cancers: mechanisms, targeting, and clinical implications Exp Opin Inv Drugs, 2025 Oct 15, 1

Vick E.J., Hassan A, Choi K, Bennett J, Muto T, Culver-Cochran AE, Hueneman K, Bolanos LC, Wunderlich M, Zhang X, McKnight C, Ceribelli M, Holland D, Klumpp-Thomas C, Greis K, Thomas CJ, Starczynowski DT 2025. Targeting of IRAK4 and GSPT1 enhances therapeutic efficacy in myeloid malignancies via c-Myc destabilization Leukemia, 39 9, 2163

Vick, Eric J; Hassan, Aishlin; Choi, Kwangmin; Bennett, Joshua; Muto, Tomoya; Clough, Courtnee A; Culver-Cochran, Ashley E; Hueneman, Kathleen; Bolanos, Lyndsey C; Wunderlich, Mark; Zhang, Xiaohu; McKnight, Crystal; Ceribelli, Michele; Holland, David; Klumpp-Thomas, Carleen; Greis, Kenneth D; Thomas, Craig J; Starczynowski, Daniel T 2025. Targeting of IRAK4 and GSPT1 enhances therapeutic efficacy in AML via c-Myc destabilization. Leukemia, 39 9, 2163-2173

Vick, Eric J; Starczynowski, Daniel T 2025. IRAK signaling in cancers: mechanisms, targeting, and clinical implications. Expert opinion on investigational drugs, 34 10, 775-792

Bennett, Joshua; Ishikawa, Chiharu; Agarwal, Puneet; Yeung, Jennifer; Sampson, Avery; Uible, Emma; Vick, Eric; Bolanos, Lyndsey C; Hueneman, Kathleen; Wunderlich, Mark; Kolt, Amal; Choi, Kwangmin; Volk, Andrew; Greis, Kenneth D; Rosenbaum, Jan; Hoyt, Scott B; Thomas, Craig J; Starczynowski, Daniel T 2023. Paralog-specific signaling by IRAK1/4 maintains MyD88-independent functions in MDS/AML. Blood, 142 11, 989-1007

Muto, Tomoya; Walker, Callum S; Agarwal, Puneet; Vick, Eric; Sampson, Avery; Choi, Kwangmin; Niederkorn, Madeline; Ishikawa, Chiharu; Hueneman, Kathleen; Varney, Melinda; Starczynowski, Daniel T 2023. Inactivation of p53 provides a competitive advantage to del(5q) myelodysplastic syndrome hematopoietic stem cells during inflammation. Haematologica, 108 10, 2715-2729

Clancy, Kate; Hamill, Chelsea S; O'Neill, W Quinn; Vu, Brandon; Thuener, Jason; Gui, Shanying; Li, Shawn; Fowler, Nicole; Rezaee, Rod; Lavertu, Pierre; Wasman, Jay; Patel, Monaliben; Shaikh, Hira; Vick, Eric; Madabhushi, Anant; Wise-Draper, Trisha M; Burkitt, Kyunghee; Teknos, Theodoros N; Pan, Quintin 2021. Impact of p16 Status and Anatomical Site in Anti-PD-1 Immunotherapy-Treated Recurrent/Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients. Cancers, 13 19,

Vick, Eric; Sharma, Divya; Elwing, Jean 2021. Raynaud Phenomenon in Antisynthetase Syndrome Treated With Epoprostenol. Journal of clinical rheumatology : practical reports on rheumatic & musculoskeletal diseases, 27 1, e10-e11

Stein, Matthew K; Crawley, Melissa; Vick, Eric; Martin, Mike G 2018. Concomitant ATM Mutations Identified by Next Generation Sequencing in a Patient With New-Onset Acute Myeloid Leukemia Following Imatinib Treatment for Chronic Myeloid Leukemia. World journal of oncology, 9 2, 66-67

Vick, Eric J; Clark, Christopher T; Lewis, James M 2018. Radiation-Induced Sarcoma following Prolonged Coronary Stent Placement. Case reports in surgery, 2018 , 2903801

Vick, Eric J; Richardson, Noah; Patel, Kruti; Delgado Ramos, Glenda M; Altahan, Alaa; Alloway, Taylor; Martin, Michael G 2018. Age-Related Chromosomal Aberrations in Patients with Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma: An In Silico Approach. World journal of oncology, 9 4, 97-103

Islam, Shariful; Vick, Eric; Huber, Bryan; Morales, Carla; Spier, Catherine; Cooke, Laurence; Weterings, Eric; Mahadevan, Daruka 2017. Co-targeting aurora kinase with PD-L1 and PI3K abrogates immune checkpoint mediated proliferation in peripheral T-cell lymphoma: a novel therapeutic strategy. Oncotarget, 8 59, 100326-100338

Kidane, Destaalem T; Arivett, Brock A; Crigler, Jacob; Vick, Eric J; Farone, Anthony L; Farone, Mary B 2017. Draft Genome Sequence of Gardnerella vaginalis Strain ATCC 49145 Associated with Bacterial Vaginosis. Genome announcements, 5 18,

Vick, Eric J; Patel, Kruti; Prouet, Philippe; Martin, Mike G 2017. Proliferation through activation: hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in hematologic malignancy. Blood advances, 1 12, 779-791

Park, Hyo S; Vick, Eric J; Gao, Ying; He, Chunnian; Almosnid, Nadin Marwan; Farone, Mary; Farone, Anthony L 2016. Cis- and Trans-gnetin H from Paeonia suffruticosa suppress inhibitor kappa B kinase phosphorylation in LPS-stimulated human THP-1 cells. Journal of ethnopharmacology, 189 , 202-9

Vick, Eric; Mahadevan, Daruka 2016. Programming the immune checkpoint to treat hematologic malignancies. Expert opinion on investigational drugs, 25 7, 755-70

Gao, Ying; Huang, Renbin; Gong, Yixuan; Park, Hyo Sim; Wen, Qingwei; Almosnid, Nadin Marwan; Chippada-Venkata, Uma D; Hosain, Najlaa Abdulrhman; Vick, Eric; Farone, Anthony; Altman, Elliot 2015. The antidiabetic compound 2-dodecyl-6-methoxycyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,4-dione, isolated from Averrhoa carambola L., demonstrates significant antitumor potential against human breast cancer cells. Oncotarget, 6 27, 24304-19

Vick, Eric J; Park, Hyo S; Huff, Krista A; Brooks, Kenneth M; Farone, Anthony L; Farone, Mary B 2014. Gardnerella vaginalis triggers NLRP3 inflammasome recruitment in THP-1 monocytes. Journal of reproductive immunology, 106 , 67-75