
Dr. Mitchell Robert Swartz MD, SCD
Radiation Oncologist | Radiation Oncology
16 Pembroke Rd Weston MA, 02493About
Dr. Mitchell Swartz practices Radiation Oncology in Weston, MA. Radiation oncology is a medical specialty that involves treating cancer with radiation. Dr. Swartz 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.
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Harvard Medical School 1978
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