Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania

 Dr. Michelle Alonso-Basanta is a radiation oncologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Hospitals of the University of Pennsylvania-Penn Presbyterian and Penn Presbyterian Medical Center. She received her medical degree from NYU School of Medicine and has been in practice for 12 years. Dr. Alonso-Basanta accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. She is one of 39 doctors at Hospitals of the University of Pennsylvania-Penn Presbyterian and one of 24 at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center who specialize in Radiation Oncology

 Radiation oncologists treat cancer using various forms of radiation to detect and kill malignant cells. Radiation therapy is often combined with other modes of treatment, especially surgery and chemotherapy.