Whoon Jong Kil, MD, is a radiation oncologist and medical director for UPMC Hillman Cancer Center in Williamsport, PA, who specializes in head and neck cancer, breast cancer, and radiation for non-malignant diseases such as osteoarthritis, Dupuytren's contracture, bursitis, tendinitis, and psoriasis. His research interests include affordable radiation therapy and quality of life during and after cancer treatment. He is especially skilled at heart-sparing radiation therapy for breast cancer and lung cancer using CPAP, as well as minimizing post-radiation therapy dysphagia and dysgeusia using Tongue-Out RT (TORT).
- MD: Soonchunhyang University
- Residency: Ajou University Hospital
- Fellowship: University of Florida, National Cancer Institute
Education & Training
Awards
ASTRO Translational Research Symposium Travel Award, 2008
Representative Publications