Victor Gonzalez, MD

Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology

Phone Number: 
520-694-7236
Fax: 
520-626-2032
Short Bio: 

Dr. Gonzalez earned his medical degree from Florida State University where he was elected to the AOA medical honor society. He received his undergraduate degree with highest honors from the University of Florida. After completing his internship in internal medicine at the University of California San Diego, he trained in Radiation Oncology at the University of Utah's Huntsman Cancer Institute. Dr. Gonzalez is Assistant Professor at the University of Arizona, Department of Radiation Oncology, and a member of the University of Arizona Cancer Center. He specializes in treating patients with breast cancer, lymphoma and metastatic cancer.

Clinical Interests:

Dr. Gonzalez specializes in breast radiotherapy and works closely with the multidisciplinary breast cancer treatment team. He employs numerous different treatment techniques to best adapt therapy to suit individual patient needs. These include external whole breast radiotherapy as well as accelerated partial breast radiotherapy with either high dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy or external beam radiation.

Research Interests:

Dr. Gonzalez has published research in peer-reviewed journals and has presented data at national research conferences. His research includes investigation of novel techniques for whole breast radiotherapy and he recently was the primary investigator on a prospective trial investigating methods for improving intensity modulated radiation therapy. His current areas of interest include advanced treatment modalities for radiation therapy following mastectomy. Dr. Gonzalez is a member of the American Society of Radiation Oncology, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, and the American Brachytherapy Society.

Clinical Information
Specialty: 
Radiation Oncologist
Clinical Practice Sites: 
The University of Arizona Cancer Center - Orange Grove
Radiation Oncology
Research Information
Research Program: 
1. Therapeutic Development
Year of Membership Acceptance: 
2012
Selected Publications: 
 
Ghia AJ, Gonzalez VJ, Tward JD, Stroup AM, Pappas L, Gaffney DK. Primary Vaginal Cancer and Chemoradiotherapy: A Patterns-of-Care Analysis. Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2011 Feb;21(2):378-84.
 
Gonzalez V, Buchholz D, Langen K, Olivera G, Chauhan B, Meeks S, Ruchala K, Haimerl J, Lu W, Kupelian P. Evaluation Of Two Tomotherapy-Based Techniques For The Delivery Of Whole Breast Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy. Int J Radi Oncol Biol Phys 2006;65(1):284-90.              
 
Stea B, Hazard LJ, Gonzalez VJ, Hamilton R. The Role of Radiation Therapy in the Control of Locoregional and Metastatic Cancer. J. Surg. Oncol. 2011;103:627-638.
 
 
BOOK CHAPTERS:
 
Gonzalez VJ and Gaffney DK. Molecular Biology of Cervical Cancer. In: Jhingran A and Levenback C., eds. Biology and Management of Cervical Carcinoma. Totowa NJ: Humana Press Inc, 2010.
 
Gonzalez VJ and Gaffney DK. Vaginal Injury. In: Loeffler J and Shrieve D, eds. Radiation Injury. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins, 2010.
 
 
MEETING PRESENTATIONS
 
Klein RL, Cui H, Salinas E, Brown G, LeBeau LG, Gonzalez V, Lopez AM, Lang JE. A Comparison of Prognostic and Treatmetn Factors in Locally Advanced and Inflammatory Breast Cancer. Poster Presentation at the annual American Society of Breast Surgeons meeting, April 2011.
 
Sarkar V, Gonzalez V, Hinkle J, Wang B, Rassiah-Szegedi P, Zhao H, Huang Y, Szegedi M, Joshi S, Salter BJ. Dosimetric Evaluation of an Alternative to 6 Degree Of Freedom Robotic Couch Correction. Int J Radi Oncol Biol Phys 2010; 78(3) Page S95. Oral presentation at the 52nd annual ASTRO meeting in San Diego.
 
Gonzalez V, Gaffney D, Tward J. Impact of chemoradiotherapy on survival in primary vaginal cancer. Oral presentation at 91st annual American Radium Society meeting;Vancouver, BC.2009.
               
Langen K, Buchholz D, Gonzalez V, Meeks S, Wagner T, Willoughby T, Olivera G, Ruchala K, Haimerl J, Kupelian.  Evaluation of Breast Tumor Bed Alignment Techniques for Image Guided Radiotherapy. Int J Radi Oncol Biol Phys 2005; 63(1) Page S179. Moderated poster discussion at the 47th annual ASTRO meeting in Denver, 2005.
Professional Information
Board Certifications: 

Arizona Medical Board

Professional Affiliations: 

American Society of Radiation Oncology

American Society of Clinical Oncology

American Brachytherapy Society

American Academy for the Advancement of Science

Academic Information
Residency: 
University of Utah Medical Center
Medical School: 
Florida State University
Undergraduate School: 
University of Florida