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 staff. I really feel that day by day at work, I can study one thing from my friends. I really feel blessed to be surrounded by excellent college members at UVA Well being.
2. What’s your favourite a part of your job?
Speaking to folks. I can discuss all day lengthy. Each affected person has a narrative and I really like listening to their tales. I really like determining ways in which we will favorably have an effect on their illness course in order that they will go about residing their lives. Day-after-day is a chance to assist any person and I really feel proud to be a part of that.
3. What’s your greatest worry as a affected person?
Be taught Extra About Dr. Penberthy
Try his profile web page to see his biography, apply places, and extra.
After I’m personally in a health care provider’s workplace, I am always 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 workplaces, I believe they’re extra seemingly 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’m 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 folks near me as I can.
5. Canine or cats?
Each. Joke. I actually think about myself a canine individual. Nevertheless, our longtime canine lately died and we’re now subjected to cats. Now we have 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 turn into a cat dad.
6. Final film you watched? Thumbs up or down?
Oppenheimer — two thumbs up!
7. Greatest recommendation you have ever heard?
The perfect recommendation that I’ve ever heard for private achievement was from my mom. She stated one time to me and gave me a keychain that I nonetheless must today 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?