Dr. Lewis Garvey Smith MD
Radiation Oncologist | Radiation Oncology
602 Indiana Ave Lubbock TX, 79415About
Dr. Lewis Smith practices Radiation Oncology in Lubbock, TX. Radiation oncology is a medical specialty that involves treating cancer with radiation. Dr. Smith 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
Columbia Univ Coll of Physicians And Surgeons, New York Ny 1993
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons 1993
Board Certification
RadiologyAmerican Board of RadiologyABR
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