Victor J Gonzalez, MD

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Associate Professor, Radiation Oncology
Biography
Dr. Gonzalez received his undergraduate degree with highest honors from the University of Florida. He then earned his medical degree from Florida State University where he was elected to the AOA medical honor society. After completing his internship in internal medicine at the University of California San Diego, he trained in Radiation Oncology at the University of Utah Huntsman Cancer Institute. Dr. Gonzalez is Assistant Professor at the University of Arizona, Department of Radiation Oncology, and a member of the University of Arizona Cancer Center. He specializes in treating patients with breast cancer, lymphoma and metastatic cancer. He serves as director of Radiation Oncology at the UACC Orange Grove clinic.
Cancer Focus
Dr. Gonzalez specializes in radiotherapy for breast and lymphoma and he works closely with the multidisciplinary cancer treatment teams. He has experience in multiple different radiation treatment modalities and is able to offer the optimal treatment technique that best suits an individual patient’s needs. This includes hypofractionated/short-course radiotherapy, Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT), Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT), Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT), and accelerated partial breast radiotherapy with either high dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy or external beam radiation. His research includes investigation of novel techniques for breast radiotherapy as well as investigation of methods for reducing toxicity from breast radiotherapy.
Selected Publications
Famoso, J. M., B. Laughlin, A. McBride, and V. J. Gonzalez, "Pentoxifylline and vitamin E drug compliance after adjuvant breast radiation therapy.", Adv Radiat Oncol, vol. 3, issue 1, pp. 19-24, 2018 Jan-Mar. PMCID: PMC5856981 PMID: 29556575
Gonzalez, V. J., C. R. Hullett, L. Burt, P. Rassiah-Szegedi, V. Sarkar, J. D. Tward, L. J. Hazard, J. Y Huang, B. J. Salter, and D. K. Gaffney, "Impact of prone versus supine positioning on small bowel dose with pelvic intensity modulated radiation therapy.", Adv Radiat Oncol, vol. 2, issue 2, pp. 235-243, 2017 Apr-Jun. PMCID: PMC5514253 PMID: 28740937
Kim, Y., J. Wei- Yeong Huynh, and V. J. Gonzalez, "Evaluation of impact of an external breast shield (FlexiShield) in electronic brachytherapy for breast IORT: A phantom study.", Brachytherapy, vol. 16, issue 3, pp. 597-607, 2017 May - Jun. PMID: 28237430
Gonzalez, V. J., "Role of Radiation Therapy in the Treatment of Hodgkin Lymphoma.", Curr Hematol Malig Rep, vol. 12, issue 3, pp. 244-250, 2017 06. PMID: 28497317
Gonzalez, V. J., and K. Howell, "8 Gy single-fraction radiation for bone metastases: Do the data support a 1-size-fits-all approach?", Pract Radiat Oncol, vol. 7, issue 1, pp. 16-18, 2017 Jan - Feb. PMID: 27720704