Robert D Hesselgesser MD
Radiation Oncologist | Radiation Oncology
311 S HAM LN LODI CA, 95242About
Dr. Robert Hesselgesser practices Radiation Oncology in Thousand Oaks, CA. Radiation oncology is a medical specialty that involves treating cancer with radiation. Dr. Hesselgesser 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
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California 1971
Board Certification
RadiologyAmerican Board of RadiologyABR
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Treatments
- Prostate Cancer
- Breast Cancer
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