Dr. Ori B Shokek, MD

Why I chose to pursue a career in healthcare?:I previously served as the site director of radiation oncology at the York Cancer Center, and before that as faculty attending physician at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. I now dedicate all of my time to my patients at York Cancer Center, and I specialize in treating tumors of the prostate, brain, lung, head and neck and kidneys. Radiation treatment for these tumors includes stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT), brachytherapy (seeds) and proton therapy. I led the Hopkins team that developed the SBRT program at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and treated the first SBRT patient at Hopkins.What I want my patients to know about me?:I strive to give every one of my patients the same care I would give my own family, and I think there are three things a physician needs to succeed in this way: (1) The physician has to have true, deep concern for his patient and really understand that the patient's life is being entrusted to him. (2) The physician …must be experienced and knowledgeable and always up to date. (3) The physician has to have access to the state-of-the-art technology for his patient. Cancer treatment is one of the most difficult times in a person's life, and when a cancer patient entrusts the doctor with his or her life, only with the most serious commitment can the doctor be allowed to accept this trust. This is my commitment to my patients.What I do when I’m not seeing patients?:I was born in Jerusalem, Israel. My wife is a veterinarian, and we live on a small farm with our two children – and two cats, a dog and a bunch of goats and horses. I am a pianist and an avid cyclist.