Waqar M. Haque, MD
Radiation Oncologist | Radiation Oncology
22698 Professional Dr Kingwood TX, 77339About
Dr. Waqar Haque practices Radiation Oncology in Kingwood, TX. Radiation oncology is a medical specialty that involves treating cancer with radiation. Dr. Haque 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.
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Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society from the Baylor College of Medicine medical degree 2010
Board Certification
American Board of Radiology (ABR)
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Get to know Radiation Oncologist Dr. Waqar M. Haque, who serves patients in Houston, Texas.
A trusted radiation oncologist, Dr. Haque is affiliated with the Houston Methodist Cancer Center. His clinical interests include lung cancer, bladder cancer, brain cancer, breast cancer, and colon cancer, among others. He has been in practice since 2015.
A native Houstonian, he attended DeBakey High School from Health Professions. He stayed in Houston for college, and graduated as a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society from the Baylor College of Medicine in 2010. He completed his residency in radiation oncology at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, during which he also spent time training at the MD Anderson Cancer Center.
An authority in his field, the doctor is board-certified in radiation oncology and radiology by the American Board of Radiology (ABR). The mission of the ABR is to serve patients, the public, and the medical profession by certifying that its diplomats have acquired, demonstrated, and maintained a requisite standard of knowledge, skill, and understanding essential to the safe and competent practice of diagnostic radiology, radiation oncology, and medical physics.
Radiation oncology is a medical specialty that involves the controlled use of radiation to treat cancer. It is one of the three primary specialties – the other two being surgical and medical oncology – involved in the treatment of cancer. A radiation oncologist is a specialist physician who uses ionizing radiation in the treatment of cancer.
Happily married, Dr. Haque is the father of two boys. He enjoys doing research, and is an active investigator and presents the results of his work around the country.
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