Provider Profile

Medical Services

• Radiation Oncology
• Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson
• Thoracic Oncology Program

Years in Practice

19

Board Certifications

• Radiation Oncology

Hospital Affiliation / Admitting Privileges

• Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
• Methodist Hospital Division of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Education

• Drexel University College of Medicine, Medical School

Internship

• Christiana Care Health System

Residency

• Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Jefferson physicians accept most health insurance plans, including those listed below. However, plan acceptance may vary by practice and may be subject to change. If you have questions about whether a specific physician accepts your insurance, please contact your insurance company.

Insurances Accepted

• Aetna PA Employee Benefit Trust Fund (PEBTF)
• Amerihealth Caritas
• Cigna Healthspring
• Consumer Health Network PPO
• CorVel
• Coventry/Health America
• Devon
• Employers Health Network PPO
• Evolutions (Guardian Resources)
• Galaxy
• Geisinger Health Plan
• Health America PPO
• Health Management Network PPO
• HumanaChoicePPO,Medicare,GoldPlusHMO
• Intergroup Preferred
• Jeff Plus
• Keystone First VIP Choice
• Mercy LIFE
• MultiPlan Inc.
• PlanCare America
• PPO Next
• Preferred Care PPO
• Prime Health Services, Inc.
• Qualcare
• UPMC HMO,PPO ReadingHspEmpONLY
• UPMC Medicare HMO
• US Family Health Plan

Conditions

• Lung Cancer
• Prostate Cancer
• Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Treatments

• Brachytherapy
• Orchiectomy
• Photodynamic Therapy
• Radiation Therapy
• VATS Lobectomy

Tests

• Mediastinoscopy
• Thoracentesis

Recent Publications

Patients Undergoing Radiation Therapy Are at Risk of Financial Toxicity: A Patient-based Prospective Survey Study

Is financial literacy necessary for radiation oncology residents?

Pilomatrix carcinoma of the thoracic spine: Case report and review of the literature

Impact of transrectal ultrasound- and computed tomography-based seed localization on postimplant dosimetry in prostate brachytherapy

SU‐GG‐T‐20: Dosimetric Analysis and Comparison of Cesium‐131 and Iodine‐125 for Permanent Prostate Brachytherapy

SU‐GG‐T‐48: Impact of Seed Localization On Post‐Implant Dosimetry in Prostate Brachytherapy

The effect of interobserver variability on transrectal ultrasonography-based postimplant dosimetry

Localization of linked 125I seeds in postimplant TRUS images for prostate brachytherapy dosimetry

Variability in glucose transporter-1 levels and hexokinase activity in human melanoma

Inoperable localized stage I and stage II non-small-cell lung cancer.

Thoracic reirradiation for symptomatic relief after prior radiotherapeutic management for lung cancer

Effectiveness of radiation therapy on non-small-cell lung cancer

Hyperfractionated radiotherapy for lung cancer.

Palliative treatment of epidemic Kaposi sarcoma of the feet