Dr. Lester L Porter MD
Oncologist | Medical Oncology
4230 Harding Pike Suite 707 Plaza East Nashville TN, 37205Rating
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About
Dr. Lester Porter is an oncologist practicing in Nashville, TN. Dr. Porter specializes in the care and treatment of patients with cancer. As an oncologist, Dr. Porter manages and oversees the treatment of a cancer patient after he or she has been diagnosed with the disease. Oncologists will care for their patients throughout the course of the disease. Types of oncologists include medical oncologists, surgical oncologists, radiation oncologists, gynecologic oncologists, pediatric oncologists and hematologist oncologists.
Education and Training
Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University 1976
Provider Details
Treatments
- Prostate Cancer
- Chronic Pain
- Melanoma
- Anemia
- Osteoporosis
- Skin Cancer
- Breast Cancer
- Lung Cancer
- Colon Cancer
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Lymphoma
- Aerolase® Technologies
- Extra Corporeal Shockwave Therapy
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