Died 18 October 2015 | Known for Radiation therapy | |
Residence Paradise Valley, Arizona Alma maters Queens College, City University of New York | ||
Burton Speiser (January 24, 1946 – October 18, 2015) was an american medical researcher. He earned an AB in Biology from Queens College and directly afterward completed an MD from the New Jersey College of Medicine. He finished residency in Radiation Oncology and earned a MS in Radiation Biology from the University of Rochester. Dr. Speiser was a Major in the U.S. Air Force where he served as Chief of Radiation Oncology at David Grant Medical Center from '74-'76 at Travis Air Force Base. He was Associate Director of Radiation Oncology at LDS Hospital '76-'79 in Salt Lake City, UT. He was Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology at Indiana University '79-'80 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Dr. Speiser moved to Phoenix, Arizona in 1980 where he worked as Director of Radiation Oncology at St. Joseph's Hospital and Director of Brachytherapy at Humana Hospital and St. Luke's Hospital. While in Arizona, Dr. Speiser developed Arizona Oncology Services. The company provided medical services to patients as well as conducting research into cancer treatments. That research was subsequently published in a variety of medical journals. Dr. Speiser held the position of President of the American Brachytherapy Society from 1996 to 1997
Speiser died on October 18, 2015.