Radiation Oncology program earns national accreditation

Survey confirms quality of care at Froedtert & the Medical College Cancer Center

Aug. 22, 2012 College News -The Radiation Oncology program at Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center has been re-accredited by the American College of Radiology (ACR) for a three-year term.  Only 10 percent of the nation’s radiation oncology practices achieve this distinction.

“This accreditation confirms the high standard of radiation oncology treatment provided by the Medical College of Wisconsin radiation oncology practice.  ACR accreditation is a widely recognized measure of quality care that we are proud to offer our patients,” said J. Frank Wilson, MD, Bernard and Miriam Peck Professor and Chair of Radiation Oncology at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW).  Dr. Wilson is also the Director of Froedtert & The Medical College Adult Clinical Cancer Services. 

The radiation oncology program serves patients at Froedtert & The Medical College academic medical center campus in Milwaukee; at Froedtert Health Community Memorial Hospital in Menomonee Falls and Froedtert Health St. Joseph’s Hospital, West Bend, through the Froedtert & Medical College Cancer Network; St. Catherine’s Hospital, Kenosha; and the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center.

Physician and physicist members of the MCW radiation oncology practice are: Ergun Ahunbay, PhD; Joseph Bovi, MD; Adam Currey, MD; Gaung-Pei Chen, PhD; Beth A. Erickson, MD; Selim Firat, MD; Elizabeth Gore, MD; Catherine Hwang, MD; Candice Johnstone, MD;  Kristofer Kainz, PhD; Tracy Kelly, MD; Colleen A. Lawton, MD; Tim Less, PhD; Allen Li, PhD; Natalya Morrow, PhD; Eric Paulson, PhD; Douglas Prah, PhD; Christopher J. Schultz, MD; Malika Siker, MD, An Tai, PhD; Dian Wang, MD, PhD; and J. Frank Wilson, MD.

The ACR review is conducted by board-certified radiation oncologists and medical physicists who are experts in the field. During the review process, staff and equipment are evaluated to ensure they are fully qualified to provide safe, high-quality radiation therapy treatments. Receiving the accreditation means a radiation oncology facility has met the challenge of a rigorous independent review and follows nationally accepted standards of care.