Dr. Cynthia Spaulding M.D.
Radiation Oncologist | Radiation Oncology
500 Martha Jefferson Drive Charlottesville VA, 22911About
Dr. Cynthia Spaulding practices Radiation Oncology in Charlottesville, VA. Radiation oncology is a medical specialty that involves treating cancer with radiation. Dr. Spaulding specializes in treating cancer with radiation, using radiation therapy to treat a wide variety of cancers. Radiation therapy uses carefully targeted and regulated doses of high-energy radiation to kill cancer cells.
Education and Training
University of Virginia School of Medicine 1982
Board Certification
RadiologyAmerican Board of RadiologyABR
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Treatments
- Prostate Cancer
- Throat Cancer
- Breast Cancer
- Lung Cancer
- Lymphoma
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