Dr. Christopher Melvin Lee M.D.
Radiation Oncologist | Radiation Oncology
601 S Sherman St Spokane WA, 99202About
Dr. Christopher Lee practices Radiation Oncology in Spokane, WA. Radiation oncology is a medical specialty that involves treating cancer with radiation. Dr. Lee 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
Saint Louis School of Medicine MD 2001
Board Certification
RadiologyAmerican Board of RadiologyABR
Provider Details
Awards
- RSNA Roentgen Resident Research Award 2006 Radiation Society of North America (RSNA)
- Oncura Fellowship 2004 Seattle Prostate Cancer Institute
- Resident Scholarship 2003 Beckstrand National Cancer Fighter
- Physician Distinction in Research Award 2001 Saint Louis University
- 3rd Place - 34th Annual AOA Student Research Forum 1999 Saint Louis University
- Summer Research Fellowship - Head and Neck Oncology 1998 Saint Louis University
- Summer Research 1996 Harvard University and Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Undergraduate Research Scholarship - Biochemistry, 1996 Brigham Young University
Treatments
- 3d Conformal Radiotherapy
- Biological Therapies
- Brachytherapy
- Breast Brachytherapy
- Breast Cancer Treatment
- Cancer Counseling
- Cancer Pain Management
- Cancer Treatment
- External Beam Radiation
- External Beam Radiotherapy
- General External Beam Radiation Therapy
- High-dose rate Brachytherapy (HDR)
- Intensity-modulated Radiation Therapy (imrt)
- Pet Scan
- Prostate Brachytherapy
- Prostate Radioactive seed implants
- Radiation oncology procedures
- Radiation Therapy
- Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (sbrt)
- Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Professional Memberships
- Member American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO)
Dr. Christopher Melvin Lee M.D.'s Practice location
SPOKANE VALLEY, WA 99216Get Direction
Spokane, WA 99204Get Direction
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