Overview
Dr. Kresl is a nationally recognized expert in stereotactic radiosurgery and is frequently an invited lecturer at seminars throughout the world. Through his participation in Clinical Oncology Treatment Protocols, he offers the newest and most advanced forms of treatment for tumors of all disease sites. An executive board member for the CyberKnife Society, he has published extensively on radiosurgery. He is the current Medical Director of Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center and oversees their Department of Radiation Oncology as well. He was the Assistant Director for the Center for Thoracic Disease at St. Joseph's Hospital & Medical Center and Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix until 2008. Dr. Kresl completed advanced medical educational and research training in the field of oncology as one of five National Institute of Health (NIH) supported combined MD/PhD Fellows in Graduate Medical Science training in Molecular and Immunological Tumor Cell Biology. He received his MD and PhD from Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago and completed a comprehensive Radiation Oncology training program at the Mayo Clinic,Rochester, MN. Dr. Kresl has also completed advanced Clinical Radiation Oncology training in the field of Brachytherapy, GammaKnife™Stereotactic Radiosurgery and CyberKnife® Stereotactic Radiosurgery. Dr. Kresl is Board Certified by the American Board of Radiology in Radiation Oncology. A distinguished fellow of the American College of Cancer Specialists,he is included in the Best Doctors in America 2011-2012 and was named among America's Top Oncologists 2010 by the Consumer's Research Council of America.To help people achieve health for life.
Dr. Kresl is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC). His top areas of expertise are Acoustic Neuroma, Prostate Cancer, Familial Prostate Cancer, and Pleuropulmonary Blastoma.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 6 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC).
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Locations
4611 E Shea Blvd, Ste 120, Phoenix, AZ 85028
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Lauren Stegman is a Radiation Oncologist in Phoenix, Arizona. Dr. Stegman is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC). His top areas of expertise are Familial Prostate Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, and Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC). Dr. Stegman is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Acoustic NeuromaDr. Kresl isDistinguished. Learn about Acoustic Neuroma.
- Familial Prostate CancerDr. Kresl isDistinguished. Learn about Familial Prostate Cancer.
- Pleuropulmonary BlastomaDr. Kresl isDistinguished. Learn about Pleuropulmonary Blastoma.
- Posterior Fossa TumorDr. Kresl isDistinguished. Learn about Posterior Fossa Tumor.
- Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET)Dr. Kresl isDistinguished. Learn about Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET).
- Prostate CancerDr. Kresl isDistinguished. Learn about Prostate Cancer.
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- Breast CancerDr. Kresl isAdvanced. Learn about Breast Cancer.
- ChordomaDr. Kresl isAdvanced. Learn about Chordoma.
- Glomus Jugulare TumorDr. Kresl isAdvanced. Learn about Glomus Jugulare Tumor.
- Glomus Tympanum TumorDr. Kresl isAdvanced. Learn about Glomus Tympanum Tumor.
- Lung CancerDr. Kresl isAdvanced. Learn about Lung Cancer.
- MeningiomaDr. Kresl isAdvanced. Learn about Meningioma.
- Experienced
- Adult Soft Tissue SarcomaDr. Kresl isExperienced. Learn about Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma.
- ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Anal CancerDr. Kresl isExperienced. Learn about Anal Cancer.
- AngiosarcomaDr. Kresl isExperienced. Learn about Angiosarcoma.
- Arteriovenous MalformationDr. Kresl isExperienced. Learn about Arteriovenous Malformation.
- AstrocytomaDr. Kresl isExperienced. Learn about Astrocytoma.