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Lifespan Physician Profile:
David E. Wazer, MD
 Lifespan's
chief of radiation oncology, David E. Wazer, MD, divides his time
between Rhode Island Hospital and New England Medical Center in
Boston. He is professor and chief of radiation oncology at both
Tufts University School of Medicine and Brown Medical School.
Wazer, who is known as a cancer therapy pioneer, has numerous
publications and actively conducts oncology research. Under his
direction, Rhode Island Hospital and New England Medical Center
provide state-of-the-art radiation therapies, including intensity
modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and high dose rate brachytherapy
(HDR).
IMRT and HDR allow physicians to treat cancer more precisely
by using external radiation that pinpoints cancerous cells and
destroys them. Both procedures are remarkably versatile, usually
lessen a patient's recovery time and offer less discomfort than
traditional treatment options.
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