Dr. Michael J Purtell M.D.
Oncologist | Medical Oncology
4940 Eastern Ave Baltimore MD, 21224About
Michael Purtell, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of medicine, has been a member of the Department of Oncology at Johns Hopkins Bayview since 1982. Dr. Purtell is is board-certified in internal medici ...
Education and Training
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine 1974
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Medical Oncology
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- 1977
Provider Details
Treatments
- Lung Cancer, Cancer
- Prostate Cancer
- Chronic Pain
- Breast Cancer
- Lung Cancer
- Esophageal Cancer
- Colon Cancer
- Stomach Cancer
- Lymphoma
- Aerolase® Technologies
- Extra Corporeal Shockwave Therapy
Fellowships
- University of Maryland Medical System / Medical Oncology 1982
- National Cancer Institute - NIH / Medical Oncology 1980
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