Dr. Essam D Shihadeh MD
Radiation Oncologist | Radiation Oncology
1650 Cowles Street Fairbanks AK, 99701About
Dr. Essam Shihadeh practices Radiation Oncology in Fairbanks, AK. Radiation oncology is a medical specialty that involves treating cancer with radiation. Dr. Shihadeh 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
Arabian Gulf University, College Of Medicine and Medical Sciences 1992
Arabian Gulf University College of Medicine and Medical Sciences 1992
Board Certification
RadiologyAmerican Board of RadiologyABR
Provider Details
Treatments
- Prostate Cancer
- Throat Cancer
- Breast Cancer
- Brain Tumor
- Bladder Cancer
- Lung Cancer
- Esophageal Cancer
- Colon Cancer
- Lymphoma
- Aerolase® Technologies
- Extra Corporeal Shockwave Therapy
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