Dr. Heather D Zinkin MD
Radiation Oncologist | Radiation Oncology
989 Jericho Turnkpike Smithtown NY, 11787Rating
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Dr. Heather Zinkin practices Radiation Oncology in Smithtown, NY. Radiation oncology is a medical specialty that involves treating cancer with radiation. Dr. Zinkin specializes in treating cancer with radiation, using radiation therapy to treat a wide variety of cancers. Radiation therapy uses carefully targeted and regulated doses of high-energy radiation to kill cancer cells.
Education and Training
New York University School of Medicine 2000
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Data provided by the National Library of MedicineTreatments
- Prostate Cancer
- Throat Cancer
- Breast Cancer
- Lung Cancer
- Anal Cancer
- Esophageal Cancer
- Lymphoma
- Aerolase® Technologies
- Extra Corporeal Shockwave Therapy
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