Dr. Shahid Hameed MD
Radiation Oncologist | Radiation Oncology
1 Guthrie Sq Sayre PA, 18840About
Dr. Shahid Hameed practices Radiation Oncology in Sayre, PA. Radiation oncology is a medical specialty that involves treating cancer with radiation. Dr. Hameed 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
Khyber Med Coll, Univ of Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan 1979
Khyber Medical College 1980
Board Certification
RadiologyAmerican Board of RadiologyABR
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Treatments
- Prostate Cancer
- Breast Cancer
- Bladder Cancer
- Lung Cancer
- Aerolase® Technologies
- Extra Corporeal Shockwave Therapy
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