Rupesh Kotecha, M.D., is a board-certified radiation oncologist and Chief of Radiosurgery in the Department of Radiation Oncology and Director of the Central Nervous System (CNS) Metastasis program at Miami Cancer Institute. He is a professor in the departments of radiation oncology and translational medicine at the FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine and the adjunct faculty in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. He has specialized training and experience in utilizing the latest techniques in radiation therapy. His research background and clinical interests have primarily focused on the treatment of patients with stereotactic radiotherapy (CyberKnife, LINAC-based, and GammaKnife radiosurgery). He also specializes in advanced radiation therapy treatment techniques. He has been an invited speaker at numerous national and international symposia and has published over 100 manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals. His research bandwidth spans investigator-initiated studies to multi-center trials to national cooperative group clinical protocols. Dr. Kotecha serves as the CNS co-chair for the Proton Collaborative Group, coordinates the NCI Glioblastoma Clinical Interest Group, and is a course director for the annual Miami Brain Symposium. He is an editorial contributor and advisory board member on the topic of brain cancer for Practice Update, an online resource for healthcare providers throughout the United States and around the world.
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Rupesh Kotecha, M.D., is a board-certified radiation oncologist and Chief of Radiosurgery in the Department of Radiation Oncology and Director of the Central Nervous System (CNS) Metastasis program at Miami Cancer Institute. He is a professor in the departments of radiation oncology and translational medicine at the FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine and the adjunct faculty in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. He has specialized training and experience in utilizing the latest techniques in radiation therapy. His research background and clinical interests have primarily focused on the treatment of patients with stereotactic radiotherapy (CyberKnife, LINAC-based, and GammaKnife radiosurgery). He also specializes in advanced radiation therapy treatment techniques. He has been an invited speaker at numerous national and international symposia and has published over 100 manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals. His research bandwidth spans investigator-initiated studies to multi-center trials to national cooperative group clinical protocols. Dr. Kotecha serves as the CNS co-chair for the Proton Collaborative Group, coordinates the NCI Glioblastoma Clinical Interest Group, and is a course director for the annual Miami Brain Symposium. He is an editorial contributor and advisory board member on the topic of brain cancer for Practice Update, an online resource for healthcare providers throughout the United States and around the world.