Personal Information

John T. Gwozdz, M.D. was born in Park Ridge, Illionis. Dr. Gwozdz has also lived in Arizona, Wisconsin and since 1993, Texas.

He is married and has one daughter. He enjoys spending time with his family, physical fitness, reading and driving cars and watching sports.

Radiation Oncology Certification

Re-Certification In Radiation Oncology 2007
Initial Certification In Radiation Oncology 1997

Due to the rapidly changing field of radiation oncology, the American Board of Radiology has requested that all Radiation Oncologists take a recertification exam every 10 years, although older physicians are not required to do so.

Recertification is the only means by which the board has to determine if a physician has kept up with the changes in the current technology and treatment options. By passing the recertification exam these radiation oncologists are demonstrating to the public, their peers, and colleagues that they have maintained current on the vastly changing field of radiation oncology.

You can read more about the changes that have been made in the talk Dr. Gwozdz prepared and gave to Amarillo physicians on IMRT.

Specialty Practice Experience

Radiation Oncology Medical Director
Texas Oncology – Amarillo (2007 to present)
Amarillo, Texas

Palestine Cancer Center (2003 to present)
Texas Oncology, PA
Palestine, Texas

Radiation Oncology - Private Practice
Consultants In Radiation Oncology (1997 to 2003)
Harrington Cancer Center
Clinical Assistant Professor at Texas Tech University
Primary Investigator for Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (1999 to 2003)
Amarillo, Texas

Radiation Oncology Residency

University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center (1993 to 1997)
Radition Oncology Resident Department of Radiotherapy
Houston, Texas
Honor: Chief Resident Radiation Therapy 1996

St. Luke's Medical Center (1992 to 1993)
Transitional Resident
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Education

Medical College of Wisconsin 1987 to 1992
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Doctor of Medicine, 1992
Honor: Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society

University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, 1986
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society and Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society

Additional Honors

Dr. John Gwozdz has been listed in "Guide to America's Top Radiologists" 2006 Edition. In order to ensure an unbiased selection for the lists of America's Best they do not accept fees, donations, sponsorships or advertising from any individuals, professionals, corporations or associations.

The research Dr. John Gwozdz performed, while at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, has been referenced in the 4th edition of Principles and Practice of Radiation Oncology - This is a required textbook for all radiation oncology residents.

Best Doctor in AmericaDr. John Gwozdz has been selected by his peers since 2001 as one of the Best Doctors in America.

Selective Presentations and Publications

Presentations given to Amarillo Primary Care Physicians on July 20, 2002:
Prostate Cancer: Overview, Screening, Treatment and Prevention
Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics, 1997 Aug 1;39(1):127-35
Concomitant boost radiotherapy for squamous carcinoma of the tonsillar fossa
Gwozdz JT, Morrison WH, Garden AS, Weber RS, Peters LJ, Ang KK

International Journal of Neuroscience, 1992 Jul-Aug;65(1-4):147-53
Correlation of neuronal cell body size in motor cortex and hippocampus with body height, body weight, and axonal length
Ho KC, Gwozdz JT, Hause LL, Antuono PG

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