Dr. J. Robert Cassady, MD, FASTRO

Expert Publications

• The role of radiation therapy in the treatment of soft tissue sarcomas of childhood.
• The role of radiation therapy in the treatment of soft tissue sarcomas of childhood.
• The role of radiation therapy in the treatment of pediatric non-Hodgkin's lymphomas.
• The role of radiation therapy in the treatment of pediatric non-Hodgkin's lymphomas.
• Multidisciplinary treatment for macrometastatic osteogenic sarcoma.
• External beam radiotherapy and hyperthermia in the treatment of patients with locally advanced prostate carcinoma.
• Parenteral feeding in the management of children with cancer.
• Parenteral feeding in the management of children with cancer.
• Risk of second tumors in survivors of childhood cancer.
• Experience with clinical and operative staging of Hodgkin's disease in children.
• Herpes zoster in children with stage I-III Hodgkin's disease.
• Template-guided stereotactic implantation of malignant brain tumors for interstitial thermoradiotherapy.
• Familial persistent pupillary membranes.
• Results of iridencleisis in Negro and white races.
• Corneal contact lenses. Report of a series of 300 cases.

Media Releases

Get to know Radiation Oncologist Dr. J. Robert Cassady, who served patients in Burlington, Massachusetts.

Dr. Cassady is a retired radiation oncologist from the Lahey Hospital & Medical Center in Burlington, Massachusetts.

Back in the early days of his academic career, he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Zoology from the University of Southern California, and graduated with his medical degree from the Harvard Medical School in 1963. He then went on to complete his internship at the Harborview Hospital, and his residency in radiation oncology at the Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center.

Recognized as a Fellow of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (FASTRO), the doctor attained board certification in radiation oncology through the American Board of Radiology (ABR). The mission of the ABR is to serve patients, the public, and the medical profession by certifying that its diplomats have acquired, demonstrated, and maintained a requisite standard of knowledge, skill, and understanding essential to the safe and competent practice of diagnostic radiology, radiation oncology, and medical physics.

Radiation oncology is a medical specialty that involves the controlled use of radiation to treat cancer. It is one of the three primary specialties – the other two being surgical and medical oncology – involved in the treatment of cancer. A radiation oncologist is a specialist physician who uses ionizing radiation in the treatment of cancer.

On a more personal note, Dr. Cassady has been married to his wife, Deborah, for 55 years. They have two children and four grandchildren. In his retirement, he enjoys making glass beads and playing the violin.

Additional Information

Dr. Cassady completed his undergraduate education, i.e., his Bachelor of Science degree in Zoology, magna cum laude, at the University of Southern California in 1959.

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