Cape Girardeau, Missouri - Saint Francis Medical Center welcomes new radiation oncologist Benjamin D. Goodman, DO, as a Saint Francis Medical Partner. He joins fellow radiation oncologists Tapan Roy, MD, FACR, and Emily L. Militzer, MD, at Cape Radiation Oncology.
Goodman earned his medical degree from Pikeville College School of Osteopathic Medicine in Pikeville, Ky., and fulfilled his transitional internship at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. Goodman later completed his radiation oncology residency at Indiana University Department of Radiation Oncology in Indianapolis. His clinical interests include stereotactic treatments used to treat multiple cancers, including brain, lung, spine and liver. He understands the benefits that constant advancements and technologies can offer in the fight against cancer.
“We are excited to welcome Goodman to our team of Medical Partners as we continue to advance new radiation oncology offerings at Saint Francis,” says Steven C. Bjelich, FACHE-D, President and Chief Executive Officer at Saint Francis. “His addition to the practice will further benefit the people of Cape Girardeau — enhancing the superior cancer care they have come to count on.”
Outside of work, Goodman enjoys spending time with his wife, Sarah, and their three sons. He loves being outdoors: hunting, fishing, biking, running and working on his family’s row crop farm.
To learn more about Dr. Goodman or Cape Radiation Oncology, call 573-331-3996.
Saint Francis Medical Center is a 289-bed facility serving more than 650,000 people throughout Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee and Arkansas. Guided by its mission to provide a ministry of healing and wellness inspired by its Christian philosophy and values, the Medical Center has become a progressive, innovative regional tertiary care referral center. Saint Francis’ major service lines, which have received national recognition, include the Neurosciences Institute; Orthopedic Institute; Family BirthPlace, featuring the region’s first Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit; Heart Hospital; Emergency and Level III Trauma Center with Convenient Care; Cancer Institute; and Fitness Plus.
