Dr. Catherine Anderson North M.D.
Radiation Oncologist | Radiation Oncology
1410 Phoenix Rd W Phoenix MD, 21131About
Dr. Catherine North practices Radiation Oncology in Phoenix, MD. Radiation oncology is a medical specialty that involves treating cancer with radiation. Dr. North 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
Johns Hopkins Univ Sch of Med, Baltimore Md 1986
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine 1986
Board Certification
RadiologyAmerican Board of RadiologyABR
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