M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Radiation Treatment Center

Radiation Oncology

A World-Class Leader in Cancer Care Bringing Radiation Oncology to your Community

For many people with cancer, radiation treatments are a daily routine to help kill cancer cells and shrink tumors.

M. D. Anderson's world-class radiation oncology services are now available in the Albuquerque area, with a comprehensive treatment center that brings excellent radiation therapy and patient care beyond the Texas Medical Center.

The M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Radiation Treatment Center at Presbyterian Kaseman Hospital increases the choice of radiation oncology treatment available in New Mexico and brings patients access to M. D. Anderson protocols and treatment options. Also, many patients will no longer need to travel outside the state to receive cancer treatment.

Our World Class Radiation Oncology Services include:

• Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT) delivery system, capable of administering ultra precise doses of radiation to previously unreachable tumors. 
• Advanced CT diagnostic imaging 
• PET/CT diagnostic imaging 
• Ultrasound 
• 3D treatment planning 
• High dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy 
• Permanent seed prostate implant 
• MammoSite Radiation Therapy (RTS) to treat breast cancer 

The radiation therapy care team includes a radiation oncologist, radiation therapists, dosimetrists, nurses and patient service coordinators who have all been trained at M. D. Anderson and are devoted to the institutional core values of caring, integrity and discovery.

M. D. Anderson is ranked as the nation's top cancer hospital in U.S.News & World Report's "America's Best Hospitals" survey since the survey's inception in 1990. Visit their website to learn more about M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.

To make an appointment, call:  505-559-6100

M. D. Anderson Radiation Treatment Center at Presbyterian Kaseman Hospital
8300 Constitution Ave. NE
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87110

Radiation Oncology Physician

Ramesh Gopal, MD, PhD, is the medical director of the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Radiation Treatment Center at Presbyterian Kaseman Hospital. He is a board-certified radiation oncologist who earned his PhD in Molecular Phamacology from Northwestern University and trained at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.

Medical Degree: Grant Medical College, Bombay, India
Ph. D: Molecular Pharmacology, Northwestern University, Chicago
Internship: St. Francis Hospital of Evanston, Evanston, IL
Residency: The University of Texas M. D. Anderson
Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Board Certification: American Board of Radiology