Michael Folkert, MD, PhD

Dr. Michael R. Folkert is a radiation oncologist who specializes in prostate cancer and cancers of the soft tissue and bone (sarcomas). He is also chief of brachytherapy and the physician lead of the Radio-Isotope Program at the University of Washington School of Medicine. He has nearly 20 years of clinical experience in radiation oncology using advanced brachytherapy techniques and devices for the treatment of brain, ocular, spine, thoracic, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, gynecologic and musculoskeletal malignancies. He is an expert in optimal multidisciplinary management of primary malignancies of the prostate, bones and soft tissues and in applications of radiopharmaceutical therapy.

After graduating from the Harvard/MIT Health Sciences and Technology joint program with a doctorate in radiological sciences and a medical degree, Dr. Folkert completed a residency in radiation oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and a fellowship in clinical research methodology at Weill Cornell Medical College Clinical and Translational Science Center. It is his goal to combine engineering and medical physics with clinical expertise in radiation oncology to develop approaches to curing or managing cancer with the lowest possible morbidity.

Dr. Folkert is a representative on the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Advisory Committee on Medical Uses of Isotopes. He has contributed to over 100 published works and over 2000 citations. Dr. Folkert is board-certified in radiation oncology by the American Board of Radiology.