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Dr. Joshua Garren, is an award winning, board-certified radiation oncologist recently arrived in Tulsa from Boston.
• ten years of Ivy league education at Brown and Harvard, earning a Master’s degree as well as an MD.
• assistant clinical professor at Tufts Medical School.
• voted one of Boston’s top doctors by his peers in each of the past four years.
• Patient Choice Award
• Compassionate Physician Award
• named to the first US News and World Report list of top doctors in the United States
His research has been presented internationally, and has been supported and recognized by the Defense Threat Response Agency, the Department of Defense, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the American Heart Association, the Sarnoff Society, the American Foundation for Aging Research, and others.
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Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Radiation Oncology
Languages spoken
English, Hebrew, Russian
Doctor Q&A
164 Answers
86 Agrees
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A 21-year-old member asked:
Dr. Joshua Garrenanswered
Radiation Oncology 26 years experience
Like magic :): Have you ever burned a leaf on a hot summer's day using a magnifying glass?
Cyberknife is a lot like that, but even more so, because if focuses radi... Read More
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A 24-year-old member asked:
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Radiation Oncology 26 years experience
Variable: Symptoms are obviously variable, but the best i can describe them, they are most similar to alzheimers, but much, much faster.
If the worst thing ab... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Joshua Garrenanswered
Radiation Oncology 26 years experience
Like magic :): Have you ever burned a leaf on a hot summer's day using a magnifying glass?
Cyberknife is a lot like that, but even more so, because if focuses radi... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Joshua Garrenanswered
Radiation Oncology 26 years experience
No: There is no evidence of heredity in Glioblastoma.
Joshua Garren, MD
Medical Director, Tulsa Brain Tumor Clinic
braintumorclinic.org
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A 25-year-old member asked:
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Radiation Oncology 26 years experience
...: Brain tumor means any lump growing in the brain. It would include non-cancers such as meningiomas, and cancers that spread from elsewhere in the body,... Read More
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A 59-year-old female asked:
Dr. Joshua Garrenanswered
Radiation Oncology 26 years experience
Yes: These are very common side effects of cyberknife, affecting about one in every three patients treated to the brain.
That does not mean that you have... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Radiation Oncology 26 years experience
Brain Protection: Survival is more than doubled with treatment. Treatment also keeps your brain working for as long as possible.
Joshua Garren, MD
Medical Director
T... Read More
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A 51-year-old female asked:
Dr. Joshua Garrenanswered
Radiation Oncology 26 years experience
Variable: Symptoms are obviously variable, but the best i can describe them, they are most similar to alzheimers, but much, much faster.
If the worst thing ab... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Joshua Garrenanswered
Radiation Oncology 26 years experience
Yes. Also Optune: The best published results are with radiation, chemotherapy and simultaneous rapidly-alternating electrical field treatment. The survival advantage is... Read More
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A 23-year-old male asked:
Dr. Joshua Garrenanswered
Radiation Oncology 26 years experience
No: That would be unbelievably rare. It is not a symptom of prostate cancer and prostate cancer is very rare in your age group.
I might be worried about... Read More
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A 52-year-old female asked:
Dr. Joshua Garrenanswered
Radiation Oncology 26 years experience
No :): There is not a single paper published using the words strontium renalate and cancer in its title:
http://www.Ncbi.Nlm.Nih.Gov/pubmed?Term=(strontium%... Read More
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A 45-year-old female asked:
Dr. Joshua Garrenanswered
Radiation Oncology 26 years experience
...: Prolonged survival is possible, but on average life expectancy is about one year.
I am very sorry to have to give you the bad news.
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A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. Joshua Garrenanswered
Radiation Oncology 26 years experience
Probably not: Thoracic spine spurring is not a sign of breast cancer.
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A 28-year-old male asked:
Dr. Joshua Garrenanswered
Radiation Oncology 26 years experience
So-so: Breast cancer patients with brain metastases have a strong tendency to do better than the average patient with brain metastases.
So you should tre... Read More
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A 48-year-old male asked:
Dr. Joshua Garrenanswered
Radiation Oncology 26 years experience
A 2nd opinion: A second opinion is always good in situations like this.
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Joshua Garrenanswered
Radiation Oncology 26 years experience
Very Tough Issue: Bpa is a hot topic, nowadays.
Microwaving the plastic seems to worsen the problem.
Unfortunately, washing the plastic is just as bad.
Even more ... Read More
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A 63-year-old male asked:
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Radiation Oncology 26 years experience
Unlikely: Bone cancer is rare in patients with psas under 20. As a mentor of mine once said, though "the good thing about cancer is that it gets worse." what he... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Radiation Oncology 26 years experience
Sub type: Large cell lung cancer is actually a subset of non small cell lung cancer, which behaves much more like small cell cancer than like other forms of non... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
Dr. Joshua Garrenanswered
Radiation Oncology 26 years experience
Very Common: That is a finding that is commonly found in normal patients.
It does not seem like anything to worry about, although your 3-year-old must be havin... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. Joshua Garrenanswered
Radiation Oncology 26 years experience
Not to worry: Inadequacy of tissue in a specimen is annoying, and not uncommon, but it is not at all a predictor of cancer.
There is every reason to think that yo... Read More
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A 36-year-old female asked:
Dr. Joshua Garrenanswered
Radiation Oncology 26 years experience
BIMC: I would strongly recommend that you see dr. Lou harrison in manhattan at beth israel medical center. He invented the ham applicator (harrison, anderso... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Joshua Garrenanswered
Radiation Oncology 26 years experience
High: Cancers tend to grow more quickly than non cancerous tumors. Therefore, if you had a clear colonoscopy 17 months ago, and you now have a tumor in your... Read More
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A 54-year-old female asked:
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Radiation Oncology 26 years experience
HR 140 is concerning: Heart rate of 140 may be acute atrial fibrillation or worse. She should see a doctor immediately. There are multiple medications available to lower th... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:
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Radiation Oncology 26 years experience
Could be: It could also be a cyst or a developing infection.
Warm compresses may help. It should resolve spontaneously in a few days.
Things that show up qui... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Radiation Oncology 26 years experience
Ca of lung lining: Your intestines are surrounded by a lubricated lining called the peritoneum. This lining allows your intestines to move against your abdominal wall wi... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Joshua Garrenanswered
Radiation Oncology 26 years experience
20s: Schizophrenia tends to present in the 20s. This is one reason that the story of people going crazy after military service is so common. The years of m... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Joshua Garrenanswered
Radiation Oncology 26 years experience
Before or After: Breast cancer can be discovered on physical examination or radiologic testing.
However, to prove that a cancer is there, usually a needle biopsy i... Read More
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A 26-year-old male asked:
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Radiation Oncology 26 years experience
Heat, not radiation: I would not worry about radiation from your laptop, but testicles are sensitive to heat, and it is possible that prolonged heat exposure could diminis... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Joshua Garrenanswered
Radiation Oncology 26 years experience
Certainly: Have you ever burned a leaf with a magnifying glass on a hot summer's day?
That is how radiosurgery works. It focuses radiation from all different... Read More
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A 34-year-old male asked:
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Radiation Oncology 26 years experience
Very unlikely: Back pain is an uncommon presentation of cancer, and a common presenting symptom of many benign conditions, some of which are not cancerous but are st... Read More
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A 43-year-old male asked:
Dr. Joshua Garrenanswered
Radiation Oncology 26 years experience
Probably not: Lung cancer can often be missed on chest x-ray. Ct scan is a much better test for it.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Joshua Garrenanswered
Radiation Oncology 26 years experience
Get a physical: It is unlikely to be a breast cancer, but not at all rare.
You should definitely have a doctor look at it as soon as possible.
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A 35-year-old male asked:
Dr. Joshua Garrenanswered
Radiation Oncology 26 years experience
Often not: A ct scan would be a better test for lung cancer. Your story of cough and back pain in a young man is not typical for lung cancer, though.
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Joshua Garrenanswered
Radiation Oncology 26 years experience
No: There is no relationship between skin cancer and underlying breast cancer.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Joshua Garrenanswered
Radiation Oncology 26 years experience
For the uninsured...: ... We can treat most lesions for under $15k.
See braintumorclinic.Org.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Radiation Oncology 26 years experience
Spread pattern: Primarily, hodgkins lymphoma teens to spread from one lymph node site to an adjacent site. Non hodgkins lymphoma is more likely to skip lymph node c... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Joshua Garrenanswered
Radiation Oncology 26 years experience
It depends: Some cancers are mericful, and some are very painful.
Brain tumors cause very fast alzheimers-like symptoms.
Prostate cancer can go on for year... Read More
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A 62-year-old female asked:
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Radiation Oncology 26 years experience
Rare: Shingles rarely spreads from one area of the body to the next. I do hope that you are under treatment for your shingles, though. Treatment is effectiv... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Joshua Garrenanswered
Radiation Oncology 26 years experience
Sure: There is a long history now of treating ocd with stereotactic ablation, and some doctors have tried the same approach with stereotactic radiosurgery. ... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Joshua Garrenanswered
Radiation Oncology 26 years experience
Yes, but prob not: They could be, but simultaneous bilateral breast cancer is rare.
So you should get a doctor to examine you, but try not to get too worried about th... Read More
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A 67-year-old female asked:
Dr. Joshua Garrenanswered
Radiation Oncology 26 years experience
Absolutely: This is called an eua, or an examination under anesthesia. It is a common procedure and ultrasound can easily be incorporated into it.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Radiation Oncology 26 years experience
Absolutely: There is no reason to think that sex would not be safe.
After treatment for breast cancer, depending on the hormonal therapy, your wife may suffer... Read More
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A 40-year-old female asked:
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Radiation Oncology 26 years experience
Patience: Usually, it gets better on its own. However, even if it never does, you will find that it bothers you less with time.
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A 36-year-old female asked:
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Radiation Oncology 26 years experience
Deep Venous Thrombos: The most common cause of one swollen leg is lying with that leg hanging down.
However, leg swelling, especially on one side only, is a symptom of ... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Joshua Garrenanswered
Radiation Oncology 26 years experience
No: No. Breast cancer can make the breast bigger, but it does not stop them from growing.
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Radiation Oncology 26 years experience
Yes: Common for ovarian cancer to develop quickly. However, ovarian cancer is uncommon and is especially uncommon in a 22 year old. There could be other... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Radiation Oncology 26 years experience
Like a computer prog: The instructions for how to run your body are like a computer program. When you make a copy of the program, there is a chance you will copy it wrong, ... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Radiation Oncology 26 years experience
Several: It could be a bruise or hemorrhage (often associated with purple green discoloration).
It could be an infection (often red, warm and tender).
It... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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Radiation Oncology 26 years experience
Causes: The leading causes of throat cancer are tobacco, alcohol and infection with human papilloma virus.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Radiation Oncology 26 years experience
Scrambled dna: A simplification: radiation sticks the stands of your dna together like stands of cold spaghetti. The dna still works, but when the cell trois to gr... Read More
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Dr. Donald Jacobson
Dec 30, 2013
Dr. Garren is a very welcome addition to Healthtap. I have reviewed all of his responses to date and they are straight to the point, accurate, and without equivocation. He knows his craft extremely w...Read More
Jan 13, 2014
His expertise in brain and prostate tumors, as well as his knowledge of modern methods of radiation therapy is undisputable
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Garren is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Thank you. I almost did go to the ER, finally I went. what a relief :)
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Now I am pregnant and my breast tissue changes. How can I do selfexam
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Thank you, Dr. Your answer was very re- assuring. I am seeing Osteo.
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, RI
Graduated 1997MD
Residency
SUNY/Beth Israel
Awards
America's Top Doctors, US News & World Report
Boston's Top Doctors - Castle Connolly
The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship
Affiliations
Oklahoma Cyberknife
Society for Neuro-Oncology
American Society for Therapeutic Radiation Oncology
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