February 29, 2024 Executive Director, Dr. William Regine, was on WMAR Midday Maryland. He discussed what proton therapy is, how it’s different from traditional radiation and what types of cancers can be treated with proton therapy. Check out the full interview: https://www.wmar2news.com/middaymaryland/maryland-proton-treatment-center-february-2024

November 22, 2023 Medical Director, Dr. Matthew Ferris, was on WMAR Midday Maryland. He discussed what proton therapy is, and how it can be used to treat thoracic cancers. Check out the full interview: https://www.wmar2news.com/middaymaryland/maryland-proton-treatment-center-thoracic-cancers 

June 13, 2023 Medical Director, Dr. Matthew Ferris, was on WMAR Midday Maryland. He discussed what proton therapy is, how it’s different from traditional radiation and what types of cancers can be treated with proton therapy. Check out the full interview: https://www.wmar2news.com/middaymaryland/ask-for-protons-dr-ferris

May 2, 2023 Dr. Kwok  discussed the rise of HPV-related cancers in young adults as well as the difference between proton therapy and traditional radiation on WBFF FOX 45.   Listen to the full interview here: https://foxbaltimore.com/news/bmore-lifestyle/maryland-proton-treatment-center-expands-options-for-cancer-treatment?fbclid=IwAR24YzrjPgywBFV8nWsGLpE-kIRzNTY6RMB-arZ2TzcXGuWpEQBV0OKXILs

June 1, 2022 MPTC’s Executive Director, Dr. Regine spoke to Midday Maryland about the benefits of proton therapy, what types of cancers can be treated and if proton therapy can treat a recurrent tumor. Watch the interview here: https://www.wmar2news.com/middaymaryland/maryland-proton-treatment-center-june-2022?fbclid=IwAR2HDb1a6tJ8bkXoHfCaawsQrpQezbgzIkhBucKwy_uOOeK6ec0OkPxh8yQ

May 17, 2022 Please join us in congratulating both Dr. Mishra and Dr. Molitoris in receiving Physician of the Year from The Daily Record! MPTC thanks you both for all your hard work and dedication to treating our patients. Here's the link to view all the winners in all categories: https://thedailyrecord.com/health-care-heroes/winners/?fbclid=IwAR2dEKXI5J9EPRXkE4z7I2ziKCxvCNcSJVLsjA5eVxOG9sxpWDVzOZZzelg

January 28, 2022 MPTC’s Dr. Molitoris was on WBFF FOX 45 to explain how proton therapy and hyperthermia can be used together to more effectively treat certain types of cancers. Watch the interview here: https://foxbaltimore.com/news/bmore-lifestyle/proton-therapy-and-deep-tissue-hyperthermia?fbclid=IwAR2yYHK1j_W0cYjQQw6ByC9NedYv7yZCg8y9XNtUlpkyl9ir12N-jy4ZZOs

December 7, 2021 Dr. Witek discussed proton therapy and how it can treat head and neck cancers with reduced side effects. Watch the interview here: https://www.wmar2news.com/middaymaryland/maryland-proton-treatment-center-quality-of-life?fbclid=IwAR2hx0Iyb25Ag1tQ6jwZowLfBlkb3RICyYe-ibTgvFxV6uxJc973U4JzSZo

November 3, 2021 November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. Dr. Regine, Executive Director of MPTC, spoke with WBFF FOX 45 about treatment for pancreatic cancer and our clinical trials that focuses on combining proton therapy with hyperthermia to target tumors in the pancreas. He also shares why clinical trials are important [...]

August 27, 2021 Dr. Regine, Executive Director of MPTC, was featured on 47 ABC He discussed what proton therapy is and how it can treat various cancers, including pediatric cancers. Check out the video: https://www.wmdt.com/2021/08/proton-treatment-center-changing-cancer-treatment-strategy/?fbclid=IwAR2Mp7OmpKE-qkOE8rDtPmuT_D36ThbpptI5kpc1zH4PgdlPsM6HJRV2oiM

August 3, 2021 MPTC Physician Dr. Kwok discussed why proton therapy is becoming the standard of care for children with cancer during his interview on WBFF FOX 45. Watch the full segment here: https://foxbaltimore.com/news/bmore-lifestyle/proton-therapy-for-pediatric-cancers?fbclid=IwAR1aGDSUVMMcCajIyrr6-Q4p1B1wtZZyffFxyH0rAzXaEHsfBcs9I-H4NIE

Congratulations to Dr. Mishra! He has been named as a 2021 recipient of NCI’s Cancer Clinical Investigator Team Leadership Award for his outstanding work with clinical trials! Dr. Mishra is one of only a handful of radiation oncologists in the country to have received this award.

Join us in congratulation Dr. Vujaskovic! He received the Healthcare Heroes Lifetime Achievement Award from the Daily Record for improving the lives of cancer patients through his tireless work in research, education and clinical care. https://thedailyrecord.com/health-care-heroes/winners/?fbclid=IwAR1B_k8kbK7JBuDzEGcxPn0bAVv9FF0Zn1XcNZcEGTQDGX4TOm0kFJrIt1I

MPTC Medical Director Dr. Witek spoke to WBFF’s BMore Lifestyle about how proton therapy can be an excellent treatment option for those with recurrent tumors. Watch the full segment here: https://foxbaltimore.com/news/bmore-lifestyle/treatment-options-with-the-maryland-proton-treatment-center?fbclid=IwAR2BmdR-57lqtDZudkf2IEyg0eWYMOTg2_5Hh_TmpH56tOzaNqywXtW0YDc

We opened our doors in 2016 to treat cancer patients with the power of proton therapy. Five years later, we’ve treated our 3000th patient, more than anyone else in the region! Thank you to our amazing patients and staff for helping us reach this major milestone.

MPTC Physician Dr. Nichols spoke with WBFF’s BMore Lifestyle about the benefits of proton therapy. In case you missed it, you can watch it here: https://foxbaltimore.com/news/bmore-lifestyle/proton-therapy-for-breast-cancer-treatment?fbclid=IwAR2mjAhow4UHN0AKwu5OHSdxUjQjW02banTYmwlRjm-yNhzdYgwwVuGlYdM

Dr. Regine spoke to WMAR’s Midday Maryland about why it’s very safe to continue visiting your doctor during the pandemic and how proton therapy is a great option if you have already been radiated for cancer previously. Watch it here: https://www.wmar2news.com/middaymaryland/maryland-proton-treatment-center-march-2021?fbclid=IwAR0g5Bugg5REEYw8HT3c5wDNBOtqOerd1QH6eTqTIOAS420mbXJwqNeOmHQ

MPTC celebrated its 5th anniversary of treating incredible patients! We are the first and only proton center in Maryland and we have treated over 2,800 people in the past five years. We want to thank our entire staff for doing an incredible job each day and all our past, present and [...]

Dr. Regine spoke on WBFF’s BMore Lifestyle about why screening and treatment for cancer shouldn’t be delayed. Watch the full segment here: https://foxbaltimore.com/news/bmore-lifestyle/coping-with-a-new-cancer-diagnosis?fbclid=IwAR21q4G1KqGLfut5A0jILBdEoxSwwNDw9PXB09T7GfQfpNoo_Yf9QAZ3JmM

November 18, 2020 Jason Molitoris, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, recently appeared on the BMore Lifestyle program to discuss proton therapy for prostate cancers. “Proton therapy is one option for prostate cancer that can really expand radiation as an option [...]

October 22, 2020 Pranshu Mohindra, MD, MBBS, DABR, Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, recently appeared on the BMore Lifestyle program from MyTV Baltimore. Dr. Mohindra discussed the benefits of using proton therapy to treat gynecologic cancers. Watch the clip here. [...]

October 12, 2020 William F. Regine, MD, FACR, FACRO, the Isadore and Fannie Schneider Foxman Chair and Professor of Radiation Oncology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, and the Executive Director of MPTC, recently spoke with WMAR about proton therapy. Dr. Regine appeared on the Midday Maryland program [...]

June 25, 2020 MPTC Physician Dr. Elizabeth Nichols Named a “Physician of the Year” by The Daily Record Elizabeth M. Nichols, MD, Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology and Clinical Director of University of Maryland Department of Radiation Oncology has been recognized as a Physician of the Year by The Daily [...]

June 5th, 2020 Carly Dent, who was recently treated at the Maryland Proton Treatment Center for breast cancer, spoke with WBAL about her treatment journey and unique bell ringing ceremony that took place during the COVID-19 pandemic. When Carly Dent began proton therapy, she looked forward to ringing the bell [...]

January 10th, 2019 Left: Maynita S. Gerakitis, mother of George and Charles GerakitisRight: George Gerakitis and Dr. Zeljko Vujaskovic at the “Ring in Hope” wall at MPTC. George Gerakitis, who was treated at the Maryland Proton Treatment Center (MPTC) in 2016, looks back on his mother fondly. “She was [...]

November 8th, 2019 Pediatric patient Hayden Haines wears a 'Trolls'-inspired mask every day at the Maryland Proton Treatment Center (MPTC), where she is undergoing radiation therapy for a noncancerous brain tumor. For patients like Hayden that need to wear a mask to stay in place during treatment, having it painted [...]