Dr. Daphna Y. Gelblum, MD, is a radiation oncologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center specializing in the treatment of lung, head and neck, and gynecologic cancers. She currently practices at MSK Westchester in West Harrison, New York, where she has served as a clinical leader since the facility opened in 2014. Her background includes an engineering education that she credits as foundational to her interest in the technical precision of radiation oncology, a field she discovered during clinical rotations after working as a research assistant in a diagnostic radiology department. She began her career at MSK's Rockville Centre location on Long Island, later joining MSK Commack as Chief of Radiation Therapy in 2002, and was named Director of the Regional Radiation Oncology Clinical Research Program in 2008.
Why they are a top doctor
Research papers · PubMed
87
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Known for
Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT)
The distinction that sets them apart from other radiation oncologists.
Specializes in
Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT)
A narrow focus means they see far more of these cases than a general oncologist.
Background
Education
Medical school: MD, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Residency: Radiation Oncology - Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center