University of Maryland Department of Radiation Oncology
Our Vision and Mission
As we move forward, our past present, and future can be summarized by our Departmental Vision and Mission Statement:
Inspired by our patients and driven by passion
To provide EXCELLENCE within our missions of patient care, research, education and community outreach through a passionate patient-centered focus. It is who we are, it is what we do, it is what leaves us feeling there is more work to be done at the end of each day, and it is what drives us towards greater achievements at the start of each day.
Department Chair
Isadore and Fannie Schneider Foxman Chair and Distinguished Professor
Department of Radiation Oncology
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About Us
Overview of the Department of Radiation Oncology
For more than 100 years, the University of Maryland Department of Radiation Oncology has been pioneering radiation treatment in cancer, advancing scientific knowledge, and providing state-of-the-art educational opportunities.
Whether patients live in Baltimore or travel from their homes around the world, they know that they will be receiving the finest care, from the most state-of-the-art technology to the skilled and compassionate healing offered by every member of the Radiation Oncology faculty and staff.
Our department manages every type of cancer, providing a depth of experience that makes the University of Maryland not only the right place to receive care, but an ideal place for a professional career as well. The extraordinary pace of our recent progress has resulted from intellectual synergy and a shared, relentless ambition to deliver the highest quality of care to patients.
We have two radiation oncology locations in downtown Baltimore, the , and the . Our community radiation oncology practices in Maryland include in Columbia, in Glen Burnie, in Bel Air, in Easton, and in Largo. Each site is staffed with University of Maryland School of BOB体育 faculty. This affiliation opens the door to leading-edge treatment modalities, cutting-edge clinical trials and expert collaboration and consultation with physicians. The Department’s focus on promoting translational research includes integration of our radiobiology, physics and clinical divisions, and other basic science departments.
The Department of Radiation Oncology has consistently ranked among the top 10 of NRG Oncology’s main member sites worldwide in terms of patient enrollments for clinical trials (2018-present). Our physicians, physicists and basic science researchers are nationally recognized leaders in discovering new and better ways to treat cancer with radiotherapy.
Latest Department News
UMSOM Awarded $3.5 million in federal funding to expand medical countermeasures program
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