Dr. 史蒂夫 布劳恩斯坦 is a radiation oncologist who cares for both adult and pediatric patients. He specializes in treating brain and spinal tumors, sarcomas, lymphoma and pediatric cancers. He also provides palliative radiotherapy to reduce symptoms in patients with advanced cancer. His expertise encompasses a number of technologies that use radiation as therapy, with a special focus on intraoperative radiotherapy and radiosurgery – using targeted high-dose radiation to destroy tumors, either as an alternative to surgical procedures or in combination with them.
布劳恩斯坦's primary areas of research include improving radiation planning and treatment through the use of both gene marker analysis and advanced imaging technologies. He also studies how to improve the coordination, timing and delivery of health care that involves a variety of disciplines, including symptom management and cancer specialties.
After earning his medical degree as well as a doctorate in biomedical sciences at New York University School of Medicine, 布劳恩斯坦 completed a residency in radiation oncology at UCSF.
布劳恩斯坦 is program director of UCSF's residency program and has a special interest in educating residents and medical students. He received a UCSF Medical Center Exceptional Physician Award in 2013.
布劳恩斯坦 serves as an editor for the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, 生物与物理. He belongs to the American Society for Radiation Oncology, American Society of Clinical Oncology, 儿童肿瘤组, Radiological Society of North America, North American Skull Base Society, International Gamma Knife Research Foundation and International Stereotactic Radiosurgery Society. He is active on committees within the National Cancer Institute, 儿童肿瘤组 and NRG Oncology.
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