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Rumpa Amornmarn, M.D. Radiation Oncologist | Vice President, Osceola Cancer Center President, Artesan, LLC apy using high energy linear accelerator
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umpa Amornmarn, M.D., is a radiation oncologist (using ionized radiation to treat cancer). She is the vice president of the Osceola Cancer Center and president of Artesan, LLC. Dr. Amornmarn is also an associate professor of radiation oncology at the University of Central Florida. Her medical journey began with a scholarship for the top 10% in premedical at the Faculty of Science of Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok. She graduated in the top three in her class from Siriraj Medical School, Mahidol University in 1971, and received awards in pediatrics and pathology. From July of 1977 through January of 1981, Dr. Amornmarn was on the staff of the VA East Orange, New Jersey and served as an assistant professor of radiology at New Jersey Medical School. She moved to Maryland in 1981 after marriage and served as an assistant professor of radiation oncology at the University of Maryland, specializing in head-neck cancer and brachytherapy. In 1983, she joined the University Medical
Center in Jacksonville, Florida, treating all tumors above the umbilicus including breast, lung, head and neck cancer, and brain tumors. Dr. Amornmarn served as a tenured associate professor of radiation oncology at the University of Florida. For over 15 years, she oversaw several basic research studies (growing tumor cell and studying molecular structure of tumor) in glioblastoma multiforme and ovarian cancer, and published many scientific articles related to these subjects, while presenting at national meetings. In 1999, Dr. Amornmarn joined a group of medical oncologists to form a new free-standing cancer center in Kissimmee, Florida. This group gave her the opportunity to set up a new center from the ground up with modern equipment and advanced new technologies to treat cancer patients. Osceola Cancer Center (OCC) offers external beam ther-
to treat all types of cancer with conventional treatments, IMRT (Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy), IGRT (Image Guided Radiation therapy) using 6D BrainLAB system, SRS (Stereotactic Radiosurgery) for single or multiple brain metastasis, SBRT (Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy) for small primary tumor or metastasis in lung, liver, bone or adrenal glands, APBR (accelerated partial breast irradiation) for lumpectomy and finding early breast cancer. CT and PET scans are available for diagnostic and treatment planning for patients. Patients who needs chemotherapy are able to get both treatments at the center. Dr. Amornmarn is board certified by the American Board of Radiology and is a member of the American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, the American College of Radiology, the Florida Radiological Society, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, The Johns Hopkins Medical and Surgical Society, The Johns Hopkins Medical Alumni Association, and the Radio-surgery Society. She is on the medical staff at Osceola Medical Center in Kissimmee, Florida. Among many awards, Dr. Amornmarn was listed in The Best Doctors in America (first edition), Who’s Who in America, and The Dictionary of International Biography XVII. She was recently named the Patient Preferred Physician representing Radiation Oncology in Florida for 2020.
How did you get started in your field/industry? After completing medical school in Thailand to fulfill my dad’s wishes, I moved to the U.S. to avoid entanglement with the Vietnam War. After my internship, the internal medicine program was suspended a month before it started. Fortunately, I learned about an opening for a resident in radiation oncology at Johns Hopkins Hospital. I interviewed, got the position, and began my career there. What are some of the biggest challenges/obstacles you faced in your career? It’s a misconception that women aren’t serious about their careers and can’t perform as well as men, especially if they are good looking. www.osceolacancercenter.com
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