Radiation Oncologist Joins Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Staff
5/3/2017
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (May 4, 2016) – David Horvick, M.D., has joined Commonwealth Health Physician Network and will practice radiation oncology at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Cancer Center where he will serve as medical director of the radiation oncology department.
Dr. Horvick specializes in radiation oncology in the treatment of prostate, lung, brain, skin, gastrointestinal, breast and head and neck malignancies. He will treat patients with the hospital’s new linear accelerator which conforms high-energy, X-rays to conform to a tumor’s shape, allowing for the delivery of precision radiation to cancer cells while sparing surrounding normal tissue. The non-invasive procedure is done on an outpatient basis and provides for a shorter treatment time than previous methods.
A graduate of Thomas Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Dr. Horvick completed an internship and residency in internal medicine at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, and a residency in radiation oncology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
He is certified in radiation oncology by the American Board of Radiology. His special interests are intensity-modulated radiation therapy, stereotactic radiation and high-dose rate brachytherapy.
To make an appointment with Dr. Horvick, call 570-552-1300.
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