Dr. Park is a compassionate and highly trained radiation oncologist with over 15 years of clinical and leadership expertise in both academic and private practice settings.
Chief Medical Officer Cherie Holmes, MD, MScDartmouth Cancer Center at Cheshire Medical Center is pleased to welcome Janelle Park, MD, as the medical director of Oncology Services and a practicing radiation oncologist. She previously served as medical director of a private practice clinic in Tampa, Florida, as well as the Cyberknife Center in Brandon, Florida. In addition, she was a practice chief at the James. J. Peters Veterans Administration Hospital in Bronx, New York.
Park is board-certified by the American Board of Radiology with expertise in stereotactic cancer treatments, which uses advanced technology to position the patient and precisely give a single large dose of external radiation therapy to a tumor.
"Dr. Park is a compassionate and highly trained radiation oncologist with over 15 years of clinical and leadership expertise in both academic and private practice settings,” says Chief Medical Officer Cherie Holmes, MD, MSc. “As the medical director of Oncology Services, she will lead a comprehensive oncology team dedicated to advancing the cancer care and wellness of the communities we serve throughout the Monadnock Region by focusing on outstanding care and exceptional service.”
"I enjoy the thought-provoking, challenging nature of radiation oncology. Using technology that harnesses physics and radiobiology to care for those in need is amazingly fulfilling," says Park. "In my role, I am able to do what I love every day. That includes helping my patients understand their treatment plan options and the science behind them. I openly and kindly communicate options. I ensure my patients know they are decision-makers in their health care."
Park holds a Bachelor of Arts in biology with a minor in art history from Columbia University in New York City. She earned her Doctor of Medicine degree from The Ohio State University College of Medicine in Columbus, Ohio, completing her clinical rotations at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Cleveland. Park completed an internal medicine internship at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York City and her residency in radiation oncology at the Los Angeles County + University of Southern California Medical Center in Los Angeles, where she eventually rose to chief resident.
Oncology Services, part of Dartmouth Cancer Center at Cheshire Medical Center, provides comprehensive cancer diagnosis, treatment, and recovery services to the residents of southwestern New Hampshire, as well as the neighboring communities in northern Massachusetts and southeastern Vermont. Current offerings include radiation oncology, medical oncology, surgical oncology, palliative care, and cancer screening.