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Our Team of Experts

Proton Therapy Staff

When patients choose the MD Anderson Proton Therapy Center to treat their cancer, they have an entire team of experts working on their behalf. We have an extensive team of cancer specialists – including radiation oncologists, pediatric oncologists, nurses, nurse practitioners, research nurses, radiation therapists, pediatric anesthesiologists, medical dosimetrists who specialize in treatment planning, physicists and other cancer professionals – all dedicated to helping patients fight cancer. And because we are a part of the top-ranked cancer hospital in the nation, any additional care that is required is within reach to ensure that our patients have the highest level of expertise and treatment for the best possible outcome.

Many of our physicians, physicist and other professionals are world leaders in their respective fields as well as established experts in the field of proton therapy to further benefit patients with cancer.

Proton Therapy Center Leadership

Anita Mahajan, M.D.

Medical Director, Proton Therapy Center 
Director of Pediatric Radiation Oncology
Co-Section head of Pediatric and CNS Radiation Oncology

 

Our Physicians

MD Anderson Proton Therapy Center physicians are experts in their areas of cancer and in treating patients with proton therapy. Physicians who treat patients with proton therapy include:

Central Nervous System Tumors

Gastrointestinal

Genitourinary

Head & Neck Cancers

Pediatrics

Pediatric Anesthesiology

Thoracic (Lung, Esophageal, Lymphoma)

Meet Our Survivors

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Since treating our first patient in May 2006, the dedicated team at the Proton Therapy Center has helped countless patients overcome cancer and get back to living their lives. Click here to read our patient survivor stories.


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