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Michael Folkert, MD, Radiation Oncology, Seattle, WA

MichaelRyanFolkertMDPhD

Radiation Oncology Seattle, WA

Gastrointestinal Cancer, Sarcoma, Urologic Cancer

Associate Professor, Radiation Oncology

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  • Office

    1959 NE Pacific St
    Seattle, WA 98195
    Phone+1 206-520-5000
    Fax+1 206-598-7496

Summary

  • I am a board-certified radiation oncologist, and my primary goals are to excel as a clinical researcher and educator. My clinical specializations are in the management of prostate cancer, sarcoma, liver cancers, and ocular cancers, and my technical specialization is in brachytherapy, intraoperative radiation therapy applications, and radiopharmaceutical therapies. I am working to promote and provide education for brachytherapy techniques. My principal areas of research interest include development and application of advanced brachytherapy techniques and devices for treatment of brain, spine, thoracic, gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary, genitourinary, and musculoskeletal malignancies; optimal multidisciplinary management of primary malignancies of the prostate, bones and soft tissues, and of the liver; and applications of radiopharmaceutical therapy.

Education & Training

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterChief Residency, Radiation Oncology, 2013 - 2014
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterResidency, Radiation Oncology, 2010 - 2014
  • Weill Cornell Medicine
    Weill Cornell MedicinePost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2012 - 2013
  • Mount Auburn Hospital
    Mount Auburn HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 2009 - 2010
  • Harvard Medical School
    Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 2009
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPhD, Radiological Sciences, 1998 - 2005

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2010 - 2026
  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 2014 - 2026
  • WA State Medical License
    WA State Medical License 2024 - 2025
  • American Board of Radiology Radiation Oncology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • 2016-2017 ARRO Educator of the Year Award Association of Residents in Radiation Oncology (ARRO), 2016-2017
  • “Best of ASTRO” Presentation Recognition American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), 2013
  • ASTRO Resident Clinical /Basic Science Research Award (Physics) American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), 2013
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Press Mentions

  • SpaceOAR Protects Surrounding Prostate Tissues from Radiation Therapy, Phase 2 Trial Shows
    SpaceOAR Protects Surrounding Prostate Tissues from Radiation Therapy, Phase 2 Trial ShowsOctober 19th, 2017
  • Augmenix Announces Positive Clinical Trial Results Demonstrating Efficacy of SpaceOAR
    Augmenix Announces Positive Clinical Trial Results Demonstrating Efficacy of SpaceOARSeptember 26th, 2017
  • Stereotactic Radiation Potential Emerges in Prostate Cancer
    Stereotactic Radiation Potential Emerges in Prostate CancerSeptember 28th, 2016

Grant Support

  • Precise image guidance for liver cancer stereotactic body radiotherapy using element-resolved motion-compensated cone beam CTNIH2018–2023
  • Pediatric Radiation Therapy Without Sedation (PROMISE)CPRIT2016–2021
  • Multiparametric image analysis and correlation with outcomes in lung cancer screening and early stage lung cancerAmerican Cancer Society2014–2015

Research History

  • Research AssociateMassachusetts General Hospital Department of Radiation Oncology, Biophysics2005 - 2008
  • Postdoctoral FellowMassachusetts Institute of Technology, Accelerator Physics2005 - 2005

Professional Memberships