Katherine Kim, MD joins the team at Winchester Hospital Radiation Oncology Center.
Eligible patients of the Winchester Hospital Radiation Oncology Center may now benefit from new services through the addition of H. Katherine Kim, MD.
Dr. Kim practices brachytherapy, or “seed” implementation, which is an outpatient procedure used to attack prostate cancer by carefully placing radioactive seeds inside the cancerous tissue. Brachytherapy, which uses seeds about the size of a grain of rice, is a one-time procedure as opposed to multiple rounds of radiation therapy.
Additionally, high-dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy will soon be available to treat breast, gynecologic and skin cancers. HDR can reduce the length of radiation treatment from between six and eight weeks to five days.
“I am so pleased to be a part of the team at the Winchester Hospital Radiation Oncology Center. It is reassuring and exciting to share in delivering the latest advances in radiation oncology in a community setting,” Dr. Kim said. “Our goal is to make the lives of our patients and their families easier by providing their care closer to home with the advantage of compassionate staff and the most effective treatments available.”
A resident of Newton, Dr. Kim has extensive experience in the field of radiation oncology and special interest in women’s oncology. Prior to joining Shields Health Care Group – a partner in the Winchester Hospital Radiation Oncology Center – she was chief of radiation oncology at MetroWest Medical Center in Framingham, which is affiliated with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.
Dr. Kim completed an internship in surgical pathology at Deaconess Hospital in Saint Louis, Mo.; a residency in nuclear medicine at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics; a residency in internal medicine at the Boston Veterans Administration Medical Center; and residencies in radiation oncology at the University of Chicago Medical Center and University of Michigan Medicine Center. She completed a fellowship at the Joint Center for Radiation Therapy at Harvard Medical School in Boston.
Dr. Kim earned her doctor of medicine degree and bachelor’s degree in science from the Chuang-Ang University School of Medicine in Seoul, Korea. She has held academic appointments at Massachusetts General Hospital, the Joint Center for Radiation Therapy at Harvard Medical School, Brown University School of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
Certified by the American Board of Radiology and American Board of Nuclear Medicine, Dr. Kim is a member of the American Medical Association, American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, Radiological Society of North America, American College of Radiology and Society of Nuclear Medicine.
Located at 620 Washington Street in Winchester, the Winchester Hospital Radiation Oncology Center is a joint venture partnership with Shields Health Care Group which delivers full-service cancer treatment to Winchester Hospital’s patients. With this technology, patients are able to obtain all-inclusive medical services for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer through Winchester Hospital. The Winchester Hospital Radiation Oncology Center features four-dimensional CT simulation, image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) and respiratory gating – three highly advanced forms of cancer treatment offered in very few centers in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
Winchester Hospital’s full spectrum of state-of-the-art equipment and cancer services, which are currently delivered at locations throughout the service area, are expected to be housed at the 620 Washington Street site beginning next year. Patients will visit one location for treatment planning, laboratory services, chemotherapy and support services, all designed to maximize patient privacy, comfort and convenience.
To learn more, call the Winchester Hospital Radiation Oncology Center at (781) 756-8300 or visit www.winchesterhospital.org/cancercare or www.whroc.com.
Cindy Cantrell – Winchester Hospital Public Relations (781) 756-7252