Radiation Oncologists/ Raul Meoz, MD, FACR

RAUL MEOZ, MD, FACR

EDUCATION
Dr. Meoz received his Medical Degree from the University of Zulia, Venezuela and completed a full three-year residency in therapeutic radiology at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston. He went on to M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute as project investigator for two years. Dr. Meoz received the American Cancer Society Research Fellowship Award while a resident at Baylor College of Medicine.

Although Dr. Meoz holds lifetime board certification in Radiation Oncology, he has voluntarily enrolled in the American Board of Radiology’s Maintenance of Certification Program and is currently re-certified in Radiation Oncology.

AREAS OF SPECIAL INTEREST
Clinical research, Stereotactic Radiosurgery (Gamma Knife and CyberKnife®), High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy, Quality Assurance in Radiation Oncology.

EXPERIENCE
Dr. Meoz joined Nevada Radiation Oncology Centers in 1985. The group is now named Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada. Prior to moving to Nevada, Dr. Meoz was Assistant Radiotherapist and Assistant Professor of Radiotherapy at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center from 1980 through 1983. He was in private practice in radiation oncology from September 1983 through August 1985, and during that period, he served as Clinical Assistant Professor of Radiology with the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas.

Dr. Meoz has authored and co-authored numerous scientific papers and has been a speaker in several national and international conferences in the field of oncology and radiation therapy. In 2001, Dr. Meoz was awarded fellowship with the American College of Radiology. He is a member of the adjunct faculty at the University of Nevada School of Medicine and Touro University. He is currently the Medical Director for the Las Vegas CyberKnife® at Summerlin.

PERSONAL
Born in Maracaibo, Venezuela, Dr. Meoz and his wife, Wendy, have two children, Benjamin and Katherine.

BOARD CERTIFIED
American Board of Radiology (Radiation Oncology)

MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
American College of Radiology
American Medical Association
American Society of Clinical Oncology
American Society of Radiation Oncology
Clark County Medical Society
CyberKnife® Society
Gilbert H. Fletcher Society
MD Anderson Associates
Nevada Research Foundation, Co-Investigator
Nevada State Medical Society