John B. Fiveash, M.D.
Associate Professor
Residency Program Director
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Specialty
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Sub - Specialty
- Prostate Cancer
- Radiation Oncology
- Brain Cancer
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Phone
- (205) 934-9999
- 1-800-UAB-8816
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Primary Clinic Location
- Hazelrig-Salter Radiation Oncology Center
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1700 6th Ave SouthBirmingham, AL 35233
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Hospital Affiliation
UAB Hospital
UAB Highlands
Credentials
Education and Training
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Medical School
- Medical College of Georgia
- 1993
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Residency
- Medical College of Georgia
- 1994 - 1997
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Internship
- Memorial Medical Center
- 1993 - 1994
Certifications
- American Board of Radiology 1998
Clinic Information
Locations and Directions
Clinical Interests
Clinical Interests
Prostate cancer, CNS cancer, brachytherapy, gamma knife, radiosurgery, brain tumor and IMRT.
Treatment Therapies:
• External Beam Radiation Therapy (EBRT)
• Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy (3D CRT)
• Image-Guided Radiotherapy (IGRT) ¿ RapidArc
• Image-Guided Radiotherapy (IGRT) ¿ Tomotherapy
• Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
• Superficial Radiation Therapy
• Radioisotope Therapy
• Radioimmunotherapies(RIT)
• Stereotactic Radiosurgery
• Gamma Knife (SRS)
• Brachytherapy
• Low Dose Rate(LDR)
Treatment Speciaties:
• Brain
• Pediatrics
• Sarcoma
• General Urology• Prostate• Metastatic Disease• Bone• Skin
• Brain
• Liver
• Lungs
• Spine• Melanoma
Research
Research Interests
“My research interests include clinical trials of novel therapeutics in combination with radiation therapy particularly in the treatment of brain and prostate tumors. In addition, I have been very involved in treatment planning research and education for IMRT and IGRT. As residency director, I have established online educational opportunities for residents and students to better enable more efficient learning.”
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