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Matthew S. Katz, MD

Lowell, Manchester | Radiation Treatment & Oncology

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Matt received his Bachelor of Arts in History from Northwestern University and graduated from the University of Massachusetts Medical School in 1998. During medical school, he completed a fellowship in pathology and did clinical research at Brigham & Women’s Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Both of these experiences, along with friends and family who received a cancer diagnosis, led Matt to pursue a career in cancer care.

After at Evanston Hospital in 1999, Matt completed his residency in radiation oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in 2003. During residency, he learned new technologies like intensity modulated radiation therapy and contributed to research on organ motion for prostate and lung cancer during radiation, now routinely used for image guided radiation therapy. While training, he received awards for patient care and research.

From 2003-2004, Matt was on staff in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the Massachusetts General Hospital, specializing in breast cancer but treating all adult malignancies in a community setting as well. Despite enjoying research, the importance of patient care led him to join Radiation Oncology Associates in 2004.

Since joining ROA, he has worked in many roles. From 2007-2018, he served as Director of the Department of Radiation Oncology at Saints Medical Center and the Department of Radiation Medicine at Lowell General Hospital. He has volunteered for cancer-related organizations in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Matt served as Chair of Communications for the American Society of Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) and the Massachusetts Medical Society and continues to work with these societies and the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

Areas of interest include patient-doctor communication, innovating and bringing new research to the community so people can receive high quality cancer care closer in a non-academic setting. Matt has focused on shortening treatment times for some cancers, adopting new supportive care strategies to lessen radiation-related side effects, and better understanding how people learn about cancer care including use of social media.

“Community medicine allows me to have more time with my patients and their families. That time is essential for me to understand how I can help each person with the medical and personal challenges of a cancer diagnosis. It is a privilege to be able to help people individualize high quality cancer care close to home.”

William O’Meara, MD

Lowell | Radiation Treatment & Oncology

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Bill O’Meara received his Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Notre Dame in 1992 and completed medical training at Tulane University School of Medicine in 1997. While in medical school, he simultaneously obtained a masters degree in public health.

Dr. O’Meara completed an internship in internal medicine in 1998 at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego. From 1998-2002, he served as an active duty Naval medical officer with operational forces. He subsequently went on to specialty training and completed a residency in radiation oncology in 2006 and a fellowship in stereotactic body radiotherapy in 2007, both at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York.

After finishing training, Dr. O’Meara returned to active duty as a radiation oncologist at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, where he also served as the associate program director for the radiation oncology training program at the National Cancer Institute. Dr. O’Meara separated honorably from the Navy as a Commander and joined Radiation Oncology Associates in 2011. He has earned awards for research, teaching and excellence in patient care.

“Caring for cancer patients is a privilege. My focus with every patient is to apply the rapidly advancing technology of radiation therapy in a thoughtful, humane, and meaningful way.”

Klaudia Hunter, MD

Burlington, Lowell | Radiation Treatment & Oncology

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Klaudia Hunter received Bachelor Degrees with Distinction in both philosophy and biology from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2001. She then graduated with honors from the University of Illinois Medical School in 2006 after completing the James Scholar Program for Independent Study and playing a leadership role in the Alpha Omega Honors Society.

Dr. Hunter completed her surgical internship at the University of California at San Diego in 2007. She continued in the neurosurgical residency training program at the University of California at San Diego until June 2009 when she chose to leave to pursue a career in radiation oncology. She trained in radiation oncology at the University of Michigan from July 2009 to June 2013 and served as chief resident from April 2012 to April 2013. During her residency, she was also the recipient of the Woodworth Resident Research Award and the RSNA Roentgen Resident Research Award. During this time, she developed expertise in the use of intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) for treating complex head and neck cancers and stereotactic treatments (SRS and SBRT) for the treatment of intracranial and extracranial disease. In May 2013, Dr. Hunter received the American Brachytherapy Society HDR Fellowship to receive additional training in brachytherapy for gynecologic, breast, and prostate cancers.

After finishing her training, Dr. Hunter joined Radiation Oncology Associates in August 2013.

“I love interacting with patients and feel privileged to be able to help them through their cancer journey. My most important job is to make patients feel cared for and listened to.”

Vivek Patel, MD, PhD

Lowell, Nashua | Radiation Treatment & Oncology

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Vivek Patel received his Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University in 2006, where he was awarded honors Magna Cum Laude with Distinction in research. He further pursued his interest in biomedical science at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University, where he investigated novel drug therapies for blood disorders. He earned his M.D. and Ph.D. degrees from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 2007, where he achieved grant funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and American Medical Association (AMA) for his work on RNA biology. Dr. Patel was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society upon his graduation from medical school in 2013.

Dr. Patel completed an internship in Internal Medicine at Mount Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center in New York in 2014. Subsequently, he relocated to Boston to train at the Harvard Radiation Oncology Program (HROP), where he treated patients at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and Boston Children’s Hospital. Dr. Patel gained experience in treating a variety of malignancies including rare cancers of both adults and children using both photon and proton radiotherapy techniques. After the completion of his training, Dr. Patel joined Radiation Oncology Associates in 2018.

“Taking care of the men and women that make our community uniquely great is an honor and privilege that brings meaning to each day in the clinic.”