Chief, Radiation Oncology, Memorial Cancer Institute

Dr. Ignacio Castellon is a board-certified doctor of radiation oncology. He attended Tulane University and the University of Miami Medical School before completing his radiation oncology training at the Karmanos Cancer Institute at Wayne State University, serving as Chief Resident during his final year of training. Dr. Castellon's experience in radiation oncology includes: 3D Conformal radiotherapy, image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT), intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), stereotactic radiosurgery, HDR and LDR brachytherapy, and neutron radiotherapy.

Hospital Affiliations

• Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital
• Memorial Hospital Miramar
• Memorial Hospital Pembroke
• Memorial Hospital West
• Memorial Regional Hospital

Gender

• Male

Education

University Of Miami, 2004

Internships

Mount Sinai Hospital Center, 2005, Internal Medicine

Residency

Wayne State School Of Medicine, 2009, Radiation Oncology

Fellowships

Certifications

American Board of Radiology-Radiation Oncology

Awards

Awards and honors
Chief Resident, 2008-2009
Alpha Omega Alpha, 2004
Summa Cum Laude, 1999
Phi Beta Kappa, 1999
Arnold A. Gerall Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement in Psychobiology, 1999
Dean’s Honor Society, 1995-1999
National Hispanic Scholarship, 1995-1999
Miami Killian Senior High Salutatorian, Class of 1995

Professional organizations
American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
Radiological Society of North America
American Medical Association

Recent publications
“Impact of Respiratory Gating Using 4-Dimensional Computed Tomography (4D-CT) on the Dosimetry of Tumor and Normal Tissues in Patients with Thoracic Malignancies,” American Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2009