On February 23, a Jacksonville woman became the 10,000th person to complete proton therapy at the University of Florida Health Proton Therapy Institute (UFHPTI). Dacia Starratt, a 47-year-old native of Jacksonville’s Oceanway neighborhood (shown right), had 32 daily treatments over a 6- to 7-week period for breast cancer. Proton therapy,…
The University of Florida College of Medicine Department of Radiation Oncology conducted its 52nd annual Research Seminar February 18-19, 2022 at the Best Western Gateway Grand, Gainesville, Florida. For over 50 years, the seminar’s data-driven research has served as a foundation for innovation within the department and has improved outcomes…
Assistant Professor Raymond Mailhot Vega, MD, MPH has been accepted as an EIAP Scholar by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Early Investigator Advancement Program (EIAP). The program was created by the NCI to support scientists from diverse backgrounds as they transition from junior investigators to independent investigators. The EIAP aims…
A main component of a groundbreaking cancer treatment system was delivered this weekend to UF Health’s Department of Radiation Oncology. The gantry and magnet, or MRI unit, for the Elekta Unity MR-Linac, which weighs approximately 5.75 tons, was transported by truck and carefully lowered by crane into the Radiation Oncology…
In collaboration with Novartis, the UF Health Radiation Oncology and Genitourinary Oncology teams will begin screening eligible patients for the PSMAfore trial, which examines a new highly targeted, systemic radiopharmaceutical therapy for men with castrate-resistant prostate cancer. Men with metastatic prostate…
On January 12, the UF Health Cancer Institute (UFHCI) presented Kathryn Hitchcock, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, its 2022 Golden Gator Award during the center’s Cheers to the New Year event. The award recognizes those who have demonstrated consistency in distinguished performance made to, or on behalf…
A UF team led by Associate Professor Julie Bradley, MD has been awarded $147,573 by Conquer Cancer, the ASCO Foundation, to study inequities in the delivery of care and outcomes for patients of color with metastatic breast cancer. Entitled “Equitable Care of Metastatic Breast…
Vern Grandsen, a nurse, knew excellent care when he saw it. He found the right approach with Radiation Oncology Assistant Professor Kate Hitchcock, MD, PhD, whose quick response and “when can you be here?” question changed his mindset for the duration of his Gainesville stay and helped…
UF Radiation Oncology Department Chair Paul Okunieff, MD and Associate Professor Julie A. Bradley, MD will participate in the 27th Annual Multidisciplinary Symposium on Breast Disease, February 10-13, 2022, at the Amelia Island Ritz Carlton. The conference, a program for physicians involved in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of breast…
Conquer Cancer has profiled Assistant Professor Raymond Mailhot, MD, MPH, who shares how he’s working to accelerate equity in cancer care in Conquer Cancer’s Q&A “Driving Equity & Inclusion in Cancer Care.” Dr. Mailhot, who leads the hematology malignancy radiotherapy program, dedicates his research to improving radiation treatment and cares…
NATIONALLY RANKED
Nationally ranked in 6 adult specialties and 6 pediatric specialties and rated high performing in 4 adult specialties and 5 procedures and conditions.
DEFINING OPTIMAL TREATMENTS
The seminar has three concurrent programs for radiation therapy, oncology nursing, and radiation oncology.
EXPLORE THE
Our Mission is to prevent, detect, treat and ultimately cure cancer while addressing the unique challenges of the cancer burden faced by the people we serve.
