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Radiation Oncology Faculty |
James M. Larner, M.D.
Dr. Larner is Chairman of the Department of Radiation Oncology and the primary radiation oncologist for the Neuro-Oncology Center and the Thoracic Oncology service at UVa. Dr. Larner specializes in radiotherapy for central nervous system tumors including radiosurgery, and lung cancers including high dose, small volume treatments known as stereotactic body radiation therapy. His research focus is on increasing the effectiveness of radiation through new molecularly targeted agents.
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Paul W. Read, M.D., Ph.D.
Dr. Read is an attending physician, Medical Director, and Residency Program Director for Radiation Oncology. Dr. Read specializes in treating patients with head and neck cancers, breast cancer, lymphomas, and skin cancer. His research interests include developing less toxic treatments for breast and head and neck cancer, integrating MRI into treatment planning, stereotactic body radiation therapy and adaptive radiation therapy.
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Tyvin A. Rich, M.D.
Dr. Rich is an attending physician in the Department of Radiation Oncology. He is a specialist in gastrointestinal cancers, but routinely treats many different types of tumors. His research interests include pancreatic cancer and varying the time period over which chemoradiation is delivered so that side effects are minimized. |
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Bernard F. Schneider, M.D., Ph.D.
Dr. Schneider is an attending physician in the Department of Radiation Oncology. He specializes in gynecologic cancers, breast cancer, prostate cancer and the treatment of brain tumors in children. His research interests include the use of brachytherapy for prostate cancer and cervix cancer. |
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Shiv Khandelwal, M.D., FACRO
Dr. Khandelwal treats patients with radiotherapy for benign and malignant tumors of all types. His research interests include breast cancer and investigating the most effective ways to deliver radiation while minimizing damage to healthy tissues. He is currently the principal investigator in a pilot study of a new treatment for breast cancer. |
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Charles R. Kersh, M.D.
Dr. Kersh is an adjunct attending physician in the Department of Radiation Oncology. He sees patients in the Williamsburg Radiation Therapy Center and Riverside Regional Medical Center. He sees patients of all tumor types but specializes in Gamma Knife radiosurgery and body radiosurgery. |
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