For Immediate Release
July 8, 2008

New Faculty Member Joins Department of Radiation Medicine at Roswell Park

BUFFALO, NY – David Mattson, Jr., MD, has been appointed Director of the Breast Radiation Oncology Program, Department of Radiation Medicine, at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI).

Dr. Mattson will offer radiation services to breast cancer patients and facilitate translational research as a member of the Breast Cancer Group and Radiation Medicine team at Roswell Park.

Dr. Mattson comes to RPCI from the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics where he completed a fellowship and residency training in the Department of Radiation Oncology. He earned his medical degree from the John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, and completed a research fellowship in the Radiation Oncology Sciences Program, Molecular Radiation Oncology Section at the National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Mattson is a recipient of the Research & Education Foundation Roentgen Resident Research Award from the Radiological Society of North America and earned a Holman Research Residency appointment through the American College of Radiology.

Dr. Mattson’s research interests focus on the interaction between ionizing radiation and radiation sensitizers. His work also includes the investigation of agents that damage DNA and enhance metabolic oxidative stress.

Dr. Mattson is a member of Radiological Society of North America, American Society for Therapeutic Radiation Oncology, Association of Residents in Radiation Oncology and the American Medical Association. He has authored or co-authored several abstracts and peer-reviewed papers.

Roswell Park Cancer Institute, founded in 1898, is the nation’s first cancer research, treatment and education center. The Institute was one of the first cancer centers in the country to be named a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center and remains the only facility with this designation in Upstate New York. RPCI is a member of the prestigious National Comprehensive Cancer Network, an alliance of the nation’s leading cancer centers; maintains affiliate sites; and is a partner in national and international collaborative programs. For more information, visit RPCI’s website at www.roswellpark.org, call 1-877-ASK-RPCI (1-877-275-7724) or email askrpci@roswellpark.org.

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