Specialty
Gamma Knife Radiosurgery
Radiation Oncology
Radiation Therapy for Non-Cancerous Medical Conditions
Tumor Treating Fields (Optune)
Location:
NORTH SPOKANE
PROVIDENCE SACRED HEART MEDICAL CENTER
Dr. Steve Thatcher graduated from the Medical College of Wisconsin and then completed his radiation oncology residency at the University of Minnesota. He stayed on with University of Minnesota faculty and started the Minneapolis VA's first stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) program. Dr. Thatcher has experience in Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT), Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT), Gamma Knife radiosurgery, and brachytherapy for a broad range of cancer types. He has a special interest in SBRT and SRS treatment techniques. Dr. Thatcher has served as a leader in cooperative radiation trial selection and enrollment.
Education
Medical School:
- Medical College of Wisconsin; Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Internship:
- Hennepin County Medical Center (Transitional Internship); Minneapolis, MN
Residency:
- University of Minnesota Medical School (Radiation Oncology); Minneapolis, MN
Certification
- American Board of Radiology: Radiation Oncology
Specialized Training
- UT Southwestern Medical Center SBRT Training Program; Dallas, TX
- Seattle Prostate Institute Brachytherapy; Seattle, WA
Honors & Leadership
- Top Doctors® list, specialty Radiation Oncology, 2021
- Maurice Greenberg Award in Radiation Oncology
- Chief Radiation Oncology Resident at University of Minnesota
Memberships
- American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO)