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Professor of Neurosurgery, Professor of Radiation Oncology

Overview

Jaroslaw T. Hepel, MD, FACRO is a Full Professor at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and serves as Director of the Stereotactic Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery Program and as Director of Academic Affairs for the Department of Radiation Oncology at the BUH Cancer Institute and Rhode Island Hospital. He is board certified in radiation oncology by the American Board of Radiology.

Dr. Hepel received his undergraduate degree at Cornell University in 1997 with distinction in all subjects. He earned his medical degree at the University of Rochester in 2001, and then completed an internal medicine residency at the University of California Irvine Medical Center. He then went on to complete residency in the specialty of radiation oncology at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, MA.

Dr. Hepel has broad experience and knowledge, and is active in caring for patients with a wide range of malignant diseases. However, he holds a particular interest and clinical expertise in the treatment of breast cancer and lung cancer, and in stereotactic radiosurgery/radiotherapy for diseases involving the brain, spine, lung, and other sites. He is not only very active in the clinic but also has a keen academic interest and is active in research in these areas. He strives to improve treatment outcomes in regards to both achieving higher cure rates but also in minimizing treatment related side effects. He has published multiple book chapters and numerous scientific papers. He regularly presented his work at national meetings.

 

Dr. Hepel is also passionate about ensuring safe and high-quality radiation therapy for all cancer patients. He servers as the Medical Director of the American College of Radiation Oncology (ACRO) Accreditation Program which reviews the quality and safety programs of radiation oncology practices across the country.


Dr. Hepel is currently on the Board of Chancellors for the American College of Radiation Oncology (ACRO). He is also a member of the American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO), the American Brachytherapy Society (ABS), and the American Medical Society (AMA).

 

For patient appointments call:

(401) 444-3600 - Rhodes Island Hospital

(401) 606-6010 - East Greenwich

(401) 444-2149 - Fax

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