Dr. Troy G Scroggins MD
Radiation Oncologist | Radiation Oncology
1514 Jefferson Hwy New Orleans LA, 70121About
Dr. Troy Scroggins practices Radiation Oncology in New Orleans, LA. Radiation oncology is a medical specialty that involves treating cancer with radiation. Dr. Scroggins 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
Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine 1986
Provider Details
Treatments
- Prostate Cancer
- Breast Cancer
- Brain Tumor
- Lung Cancer
- Lymphoma
- Extra Corporeal Shockwave Therapy
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