As a radiation oncologist, David Penberthy, MD, makes use of radiation remedy to deal with most cancers. He makes a speciality of serving to sufferers with breast most cancers, lymphoma, and central nervous system tumors.
Meet a UVA Well being Radiation Oncologist
We requested Penberthy our 7 fast inquiries to get to know him higher.
1. What has most impressed and formed your method to affected person care?
Seeing optimistic outcomes from sufferers’ experiences in a healthcare setting. I believe it is based mostly on the person interactions that sufferers have with their healthcare group. I really feel that day by day at work, I can be taught one thing from my friends. I really feel blessed to be surrounded by excellent school members at UVA Well being.
2. What’s your favourite a part of your job?
Speaking to individuals. I can discuss all day lengthy. Each affected person has a narrative and I like listening to their tales. I like determining ways in which we are able to favorably have an effect on their illness course in order that they’ll go about residing their lives. Daily is a chance to assist any person and I really feel proud to be a part of that.
3. What’s your greatest concern as a affected person?
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Once I’m personally in a health care provider’s workplace, I am consistently assessing the environment and seeing how a lot consideration to element is being paid. After they’re taking note of the little particulars in their very own places of work, I believe they’re extra probably to concentrate to my particulars.
I believe atmosphere issues and I attempt to impart that inside my very own workplace setting — to be as cautious and diligent with each element — in order that sufferers perceive that they’re being paid consideration to and that their wants and issues are being addressed.
4. What do you do for stress reduction?
I’ve an extremely supportive household, and for stress reduction, I prefer to train. My spouse and I am going on lengthy bike rides. I prefer to journey. I like to go to my daughter as usually as I can and spend as a lot time with household and people individuals near me as I can.
5. Canines or cats?
Each. Shaggy dog story. I actually take into account myself a canine individual. Nonetheless, our longtime canine not too long ago died and we’re now subjected to cats. We’ve got this fascinating relationship the place I depart the cats alone, however as I depart them alone, they now gravitate towards me. So if I am ever nonetheless on a chair or on the sofa, cats appear to gravitate in direction of me in my home. I assume I’ve develop into a cat dad.
6. Final film you watched? Thumbs up or down?
Oppenheimer — two thumbs up!
7. Finest recommendation you’ve got ever heard?
The perfect recommendation that I’ve ever heard for private success was from my mom. She mentioned one time to me and gave me a keychain that I nonetheless must at the present time that claims, “Go for it.” If alternatives come up, if you’re given the chance to fly in an F-14, why not go for it?