Alvaro Martinez, M.D.
MHP Radiation Oncology Institute - Farmington Hills
28595 Orchard Lake Road, Suite 110, Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334
P: (248) 553-0606
F: (248) 533-7218
MHP Radiation Oncology Institute - Madison Heights
30365 Dequindre Road, Madison Heights, Michigan 48071
P: (248) 589-5000
F: (248) 589-5002
MHP Radiation Oncology Institute - Troy
4550 Investment Drive, Troy, Michigan 48098
P: (248) 589-9000
F: (248) 952-5041
Education & Fellowships:
Medical school: Universidad Javeriana, Bogota, Colombia
Residency: General Surgery, Hospital Uneversitario de la Universidad, Bogota, Colombia
Residency: Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
Additional Information:
Alvaro A. Martinez, M.D. received his medical degree from Universidad Javeriana in Bogota, Colombia. He immigrated to the United States in 1970 and completed a radiation oncology residency program at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York where he was chief resident.
Following his residency, he became an Assistant Professor at Stanford University Medical School in Palo Alto, California. In 1981, he joined the department of Oncology at Mayo Clinic Medical School in Rochester, Minnesota where he achieved the position of Associate Professor. He was appointed Chairman of the department of Radiation Oncology at Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak, Michigan in 1985. He served as corporate chairman of Radiation Oncology at Beaumont and Professor of Radiation Oncology at Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine. Today, he holds the position of Senior Vice President of Scientific and Clinical Strategy.
Dr. Martinez is an innovator in Radiation oncology, pioneering the development of intensity modulated radiotherapy and image-guided radio therapy for pinpoint accuracy in radiation treatment. Taking advantage of his surgical training, Dr. Martinez achieved outstanding expertise in brachtherapy and he designed special applicators which are widely used for the treatment of patients with gynecological and other pelvic malignancies.
Along with Frank Vicini, M.D., Beaumont’s corporate chief of Oncology Services, Dr. Martinez promoted the use of accelerated partial irradiation using 3-D conformal external beam or brachytherapy techniques to replace the conventional six-week external beam breast irradiation for patients with this malignancy. Recently, Dr. Martinez developed a new treatment, called Omnibeam, with a company in Sweden. The treatment is designed for treating tumors deep within the body. Omnibeam powered by Elekta Axesse, is faster, more accurate and more precise than other treatments.
He is a member of numerous national and international professional organizations and is highly regarded by his peers for his professional accomplishments. He was president of the Michigan Society of Therapeutic Radiology in 1989 and president of the American Brachytherapy Society in 1991. Dr. Martinez is certified in radiation oncology by the American Board of Radiology and was awarded a fellowship in the American College of Radiology.
Dr. Martinez has been a member of several National Cancer Institute review committees. He has been an associate editor for many national and international medical journals, and has contributed to more than 340 articles in prestigious scientific medical journals. In additional, he has written and contributed to more than 45 chapters in textbooks.