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EDUCATION
AND TRAINING
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University
of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma |
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Medical
degree
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University
of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma
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Internship
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Presbyterian
St. Luke's, Denver, Colorado
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Residency
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Rush-Presbyterian
St. Luke's, Chicago,
Illinois
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BOARD CERTIFICATION
Radiation Oncology (American
Board of Radiology)
OTHER
Assistant Professor, Rush University, Chicago, 1988-1994
Radiation Oncology Residency Director, Rush-Pres. St. Luke's, Chicago, 1990-1993
Associate Professor, Univ. of Tennessee, Memphis 1994-1997
Clinical Director, Radiation Oncology, Univ. of Tennessee, Memphis, 1994-1997
Consultant, St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital, 1995-1997
Medical Director, Radiation Oncology, Lutheran General Cancer Center, Park Ridge, Illinois, 1998-2002
Medical Director, Radiation Oncology, Good Samaritan Cancer Center, Downers Grove, Illinois, 2002-2009
Medical Director, Central DuPage Proton Center, Warrenville, Illinois, 2010-present
Board of Directors, American Cancer Society, Illinois Division, 1998-2009
Health Policy Committee, American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)
Fellow, American College of Radiology
Fellow, American College of Radiation Oncology
AREAS OF
SPECIALTY
- Pediatric brain
tumors
- Pediatric solid
tumors
- Brain tumors
- Clinical Research
- Head & neck cancers
- Lung cancer
- Lymphomas & Hodgkin's
disease
- Intensity modulated radiation therapy
- Proton beam therapy
- Stereotactic radiosurgery and stereotactic body radiotherapy
Dr. Hartsell is the president of Radiation Oncology Consultants, Ltd. He is the Medical Director and primarily practices at the Central DuPage Proton Center; a ProCure Center. He is board-certified in Radiation Oncology. After completing his training, Dr. Hartsell was an Assistant Professor at Rush-Presbyterian St. Lukes Medical Center in Chicago for 6 years. He was director of the residency program for 3 years. He was then an Associate Professor at the University of Tennessee, Memphis, where he was Clinical Director of the adult Radiation Oncology program. He has been in private practice with Radiation Oncology Consultants, Ltd. since 1997.
Dr. Hartsell has expertise in the use of conformal 3-D therapy, intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), stereotactic radiosurgery, high dose rate brachytherapy, and proton therapy. He has directed a number of national studies, published and presented numerous papers, and given local and national lectures on various topics regarding cancer treatment, including many papers on breast cancer, brain tumors, prostate cancer, head & neck cancer, Hodgkin's disease and palliative care.
Dr. Hartsell is happily married and has four children.
When asked why he chose Radiation Oncology, he states, "I was interested in another field during medical school, but when I saw the positive effect radiation therapy had on a patient's quality of life, I knew this was the specialty for me. I love the rapidly changing technologic advances and how they improve patient care."
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