Dr. Timothy Stephen Boyd M.D.
Radiation Oncologist | Radiation Oncology
80 Seymour St Hartford Hospital Th Hartford CT, 06102About
Dr. Timothy Boyd practices Radiation Oncology in Hartford, CT. Radiation oncology is a medical specialty that involves treating cancer with radiation. Dr. Boyd 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
State University of New York Upstate Medical University 1994
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Medical Oncology
Provider Details
Treatments
- Breast Cancer, Gastrointestinal Cancer, Gynecologic Cancer And More
- Prostate Cancer
- Breast Cancer
- Brain Tumor
- Lung Cancer
- Esophageal Cancer
- Lymphoma
- Extra Corporeal Shockwave Therapy
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