Dr. Wilfong is a medical oncologist/hematologist with Texas Oncology, PA. In addition to patient care, he serves as the Medical Director for quality programs and value based care for Texas Oncology and as a physician liaison for value based care for McKesson Specialty Health.
His current research interest focuses on aligning quality patient care and value in a community based setting. He is the physician leader for the Oncology Care Model for Texas Oncology. Other areas of focus include improving patient/physician communications, enhancing end of life care, integrating pathways into clinical practice, and improving patient satisfaction.
He co-chairs the Value Based Physician Champion task force for The US Oncology Network. He also serves on the US Oncology Pharmacy & Therapeutics and Electronic Medical Record Committees as well as the Pathways Task Force. He also volunteers on the ASCO quality measures task force. He has been honored to receive various teaching and community service awards.
He earned his M.D. from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas in 1997. He completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas in 2000. In 2003, Dr. Wilfong completed a fellowship at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in hematology and medical oncology. He earned a B.S. degree in mathematics at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas in 1993.