Bergom elected councilor-at-large for radiation society

Carmen R. Bergom, MD, PhD, an affiliate professor of radiation oncology at Washington College College of Drugs in St. Louis, has been elected to a three-year time period as a council or-at-large for the Radiation Analysis Society. She is one in all three radiation oncologists elected to function councilors-at-large for the society in 2021.

The Radiation Analysis Society brings collectively experience within the fields of physics, chemistry, biology and drugs to assist perceive the consequences of radiation and harness it safely and successfully in medical care. Councilors-at-large serve on the board of administrators of the society and assist lead the group in issues of funding, annual dues, membership, society publications and different management duties.

Bergom treats breast most cancers sufferers at Siteman Most cancers Middle at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington College College of Drugs. She additionally leads a analysis laboratory centered on utilizing progressive genetic fashions to enhance the effectiveness of radiation remedy and cut back the unintended effects of radiation publicity on regular tissues.