Radiation Oncology

Through a generous donation by Joe and Jean Brandmeyer and Annette Bloch, and as part of the University of Kansas Cancer Center's ultimate goal of ensuring that the highest quality of care in the country is available to the community here, I was recruited in February 2010 to lead the Department of Radiation Oncology through a period of development and growth.  Today, when you come to the University of Kansas Medical Center and University of Kansas Community Cancer Center Department of Radiation Oncology, you can be sure that you are receiving world-class treatment through developments in many areas:

• Faculty: Recruitment of 18 new radiation oncology faculty and physics staff members
• Patient Volume: Approximately 420% increase in daily "on-treatment" census
• Facilities: Expansion from one facility to a total of seven facilities located throughout the Great Kansas City Metropolitan Area
• Technology Enhancement: Acquisition of the Varian TrueBeam Linac and GammaPod (planned in 2013), among others
• Research: Awarding of NCI-designated Cancer Center distinction to KU Cancer Center (June 2012), and significant increase in accruals to RTOG & Investigator Initiated Clinical Protocols
• Teaching & Education: Almost quadrupling of the resident ABR first-time pass rate

The Department of Radiation Oncology is now one of the largest programs in the country.  We offer patients the opportunity to receive cutting-edge treatment while staying close to home.  We recruit and retain the best faculty, staff, and residents, and provide a collaborative environment that fosters innovative approaches, and revolutionary technology for the treatment of cancer, and benign diseases.  Take time to learn more about our Department throughout this website, and we invite you to partner with us through any of the following methods as we together strive to create a world without cancer.

Sincerely,

Parvesh Kumar, MD