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San Diego Informed Prostate Cancer Support Group Next Meeting

September 16 - ADVANCES IN RADIATION THERAPY

Brent Rose, MD
Assistant Professor Radiation Oncology University of California San Diego.
Brent Rose, MD, is a radiation oncologist who specializes in treating prostate cancer, head and neck cancer, skin cancer, brain metastases and primary brain tumors. As a radiation oncologist, Dr. Rose uses carefully targeted, high doses of radiation energy to destroy or damage cancer cells. His expertise includes conformal radiation therapy (CRT), intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) and high-dose rate (HDR) and low-dose rate (LDR) brachytherapy.
As an assistant professor in the Department of Radiation Medicine and Applied Sciences, Dr. Rose instructs medical students, residents and fellows at UC San Diego School of Medicine.
Dr. Rose is a dedicated clinical researcher who has published over 30 journal articles and textbook chapters. His interest include developing advanced imaging and treatment techniques to improve the efficacy and reduce the side effects of cancer treatments as well as studying health outcomes data to better understand the risk and benefits of treatment and enhance shared decision making with patients and their doctors. 
He is a member of several organizations, including the American Board of Radiology and the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology.
A native of Southern California, Dr. Rose completed his undergraduate degree (B.S. in Biology) and Medical School (M.D.) at the University of California San Diego (UCSD). Following Medical School, he moved to Boston where he completed his internship in Internal Medicine at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Radiation Oncology Residency at the Harvard Radiation Oncology Program.
After residency, Dr. Rose joined the UCSD Radiation Medicine and Applied Sciences faculty as an Assistant Professor where he specializes in advanced radiotherapy techniques for the treatment of genitourinary, central nervous system and head and neck cancers. 
Dr. Rose’s wife, Olga, is a pediatrician and they have a young son named Erik

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