
Dr. John Thomas Barrett MD
Radiation Oncologist | Radiation Oncology
1730 Lakeland Hills Blvd Lakeland FL, 33805About
Dr. John Barrett practices Radiation Oncology in Lakeland, FL. Radiation oncology is a medical specialty that involves treating cancer with radiation. Dr. Barrett 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
University of South Carolina School of Medicine 1985
Provider Details
Treatments
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Prostate Cancer
- Throat Cancer
- Breast Cancer
- Brain Tumor
- Lung Cancer
- Anal Cancer
- Lymphoma
- Extra Corporeal Shockwave Therapy
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Practice At 1730 Lakeland Hills Blvd
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- Dr. Kathryn Lucille Kepes MD303 N Alexander St Plant City FL 33563
- Dr. Eric L. Gressen M.D.Knights & Red Lion Roads Philadelphia PA 19114
- Dr. David W Graham MD1730 LAKELAND HILLS BLVD LAKELAND FL 33805
- Dr. Scot A. Fisher D.O.Knights & Red Lion Roads Philadelphia PA 19114
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