Carlos Perez (radiation oncologist)
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Carlos A. Pérez, M.D. is an American radiation oncologist. He is well-known for his contributions to the clinical management of patients, especially those with gynecologic tumors and carcinoma of the prostate and of the breast.
Dr. Pérez earned his medical degree at the University of Antioquia
School of Medicine in Medellín. He was a radiation oncology resident at the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University Medical Center and had a one-year fellowship in radiotherapy at M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute.
Since 2004 Dr. Pérez is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology. Prior to this he held a position of the Director and Chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology at Washington University and also served as the President of the American Society of Therapeutic Radiation during the 1982 calendar year.
Dr. Pérez is a co-founder of the Cancer Information Center (CIC), the first US resource facility of its kind that provided medical information and resources as well as emotional support to cancer patients.
Dr. Pérez was awarded the CRILA (Círculo de Radioterapeutas Ibero-Latinoamericanos) Gold Medal in 2000, the Gold Medal of the American College of Radiology in 1997, and the Gold Medal of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology in 1982.
Dr. Pérez has published over 300 scientific articles, including the most comprehensive text on radiation oncology, Principles and Practice of Radiation Oncology, that he co-edited.
Since 2005 Dr. Pérez has been on Board of Directors in TomoTherapy Incorporated.
Dr. Pérez earned his medical degree at the University of Antioquia
University of Antioquia
The University of Antioquia , also called UdeA, is a public, departmental, coeducational, research university based primarily in the city of Medellín, Antioquía, Colombia. It is the largest higher education institution by student population in the northwest of the country, and the second in...
School of Medicine in Medellín. He was a radiation oncology resident at the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University Medical Center and had a one-year fellowship in radiotherapy at M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute.
Since 2004 Dr. Pérez is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology. Prior to this he held a position of the Director and Chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology at Washington University and also served as the President of the American Society of Therapeutic Radiation during the 1982 calendar year.
Dr. Pérez is a co-founder of the Cancer Information Center (CIC), the first US resource facility of its kind that provided medical information and resources as well as emotional support to cancer patients.
Dr. Pérez was awarded the CRILA (Círculo de Radioterapeutas Ibero-Latinoamericanos) Gold Medal in 2000, the Gold Medal of the American College of Radiology in 1997, and the Gold Medal of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology in 1982.
Dr. Pérez has published over 300 scientific articles, including the most comprehensive text on radiation oncology, Principles and Practice of Radiation Oncology, that he co-edited.
Since 2005 Dr. Pérez has been on Board of Directors in TomoTherapy Incorporated.