Dr. John Bedwinek, MD, FACR, FACRO, FASTRO
Radiation Oncologist | Radiation Oncology
400 Medical Plz Suite 100 Lake Saint Louis MO, 63367About
Dr. John Bedwinek practices Radiation Oncology in Lake Saint Louis, MO. Radiation oncology is a medical specialty that involves treating cancer with radiation. Dr. Bedwinek 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
Columbia Univ Coll of Physicians And Surgeons, New York Ny 1971
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons 1971
Northwestern University The Feinberg School of Medicine 2000
Board Certification
RadiologyAmerican Board of RadiologyABR
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Failure patterns in gynecologic cancer.
- Analysis of failures following local treatment of isolated local-regional recurrence of breast cancer.
- Local-regional treatment of patients with simultaneous local-regional recurrence and distant metastases following mastectomy.
- Prognostic indicators in patients with isolated local-regional recurrence of breast cancer.
- Effect of bladder distension on dosimetry in gynecological implants.
- Irradiation as the primary management of stage I and II adenocarcinoma of the breast: analysis of the RTOG breast registry.
Treatments
- Prostate Cancer
- Breast Cancer
- Lung Cancer
- Thyroid Cancer
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