The Cancer Center at Sacred Heart Hospital is pleased to announce the addition of two Medical Center Clinic physicians who specialize in radiation oncology.
Dr. Gerald Lowrey and Dr. Rod Krentel have joined the Sacred Heart medical staff and will provide radiation therapy services at the hospital's Cancer Center.
Dr. Lowrey is a Pensacola native and has practiced at Medical Center Clinic for 16 years. He obtained his medical degree from the University of Florida College Of Medicine and also performed his residency training in radiation oncology at the University of Florida.
Dr. Krentel has served as an assistant clinical professor of radiology at the University of South Alabama hospitals in Mobile since 1996. He also has worked as a radiation oncologist at Springhill Cancer Center in Mobile and at Baldwin County Cancer Center in Fairhope, Ala.
Dr. Krentel obtained his medical degree at Louisiana State University School of Medicine and performed his residency training in radiation oncology at the University of Kentucky.
The Cancer Center at Sacred Heart is a full-service cancer center affiliated with M. D. Anderson Physicians Network®. As a result of this affiliation, Sacred Heart cancer patients can gain access to the latest clinical care guidelines developed by teams of specialists at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, the nation's leading cancer center.
The Sacred Heart Cancer Center also provides:
- Care provided by board certified oncologists, radiation oncologists and cancer surgeons, as well as nurses with advanced training in cancer care.
- A 39-bed inpatient unit dedicated to care of cancer patients.
- Radiation therapy services, including a precise, advanced form of treatment known as Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT).
- Inpatient and outpatient chemotherapy, including services of an infusion center.
- Cancer surgery, including the surgical services of the area's only gynecologic oncologist who specializes in care of women with gynecologic cancers of the ovaries, uterus or cervix.
- PET/CT advanced imaging technology for earlier diagnosis of cancer.
- Pediatric care provided by specialists with Nemours Children's Clinic who are board certified in the field of pediatric oncology.
- The Ann L. Baroco Center for Women's Health, offering digital mammography and other services dedicated to the early detection of breast cancer
- A support group for cancer patients and their families.
For more information, call 1-877-904-HOPE.
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