RameshRenganMDPhD

Summary

• Dr. Rengan is a board-certified radiation oncologist who specializes in radiation treatment for lung, melanoma, and prostate cancer.
  
  Dr. Rengan was previously the Chief of Thoracic Service and Associate Director of Clinical Operations for the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Pennsylvania, where he worked extensively with proton therapy. He completed his residency in radiation oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in 2006 and earned his medical degree and Ph.D. in biological chemistry from University of Michigan Medical School and Rackham School of Graduate Studies in 2001.
  
  Dr. Rengan’s philosophy of “patients come first” fits well with his areas of research, which involve the development of clinical and translational (bench-to-bedside) initiatives designed to improve clinical outcomes in cancer. His research interests also include understanding the biology of cancer in order to make radiation treatment more effective and using radiation as a tool to stimulate the immune system to target the cancer.