Dr. Joseph T. Pedersen M.D.
Radiation Oncologist | Radiation Oncology
911 BYPASS RD PIKEVILLE KY, 41501About
Dr. Joseph Pedersen practices Radiation Oncology in Du Bois, PA. Radiation oncology is a medical specialty that involves treating cancer with radiation. Dr. Pedersen 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
Suny-Hlth Sci Ctr At Syracuse, Coll of Med, Syracuse Ny 1994
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