Sean P. Collins, MD, PhD

University of South Florida

Tampa, Florida

Sean P. Collins, MD, PhD, is a Professor of Radiation Oncology and the Vice Chair of Faculty Affairs at the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine. In July 2006, Dr. Collins joined his twin brother Brian on the faculty of the Cancer Center at Georgetown University Hospital as an Attending Physician in Radiation Oncology. Dr. Collins graduated from the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) at the University of Michigan in 2001. Professor Collins completed both an internship in Surgery and a residency in Radiation Oncology at Georgetown University Hospital. His area of expertise is prostate cancer, for which he treats patients using the CyberKnife®, a technology that allows for more accurate targeting of radiation therapy. Dr. Collins is a physician-scientist, and his work focuses on developing prostate cancer treatment protocols using stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) to minimize the toxicity of radiation dose escalation. To date, he has treated over 2500 prostate cancer patients with SBRT and has presented his work at major meetings and published multiple papers on his experience in peer reviewed journals.