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Biography
Dr. Bergsma is a Grand Rapids native who now practices at Mercy Health Saint Mary's Lacks Cancer Center, treating a broad range of cancers and non-malignant (benign) conditions. He understands the importance of helping patients navigate their journey after a cancer diagnosis, which includes patient education, optimizing a personalized radiation treatment plan, as well as providing support through and after the course of radiation.
Clinical Interests
- oligometastatic disease
- lung cancer
- stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS)
- stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT)
- brain metastases
- breast cancer
- high dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy for prostate and gynecologic malignancies
Honors & Awards
2016 Roentgen Resident/Fellow Research Award, Radiological Society of North America Research & Education Foundation
2016 American Brachytheraphy Society/Elekta/Varian HDR Brachytherapy Scholarship
2012-2018 University of Rochester Medical Center "Strong Star"
2011 Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
2010 Professor Leonard J. Luker Scholarship: Research related to disease of aging and geriatrics, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
2009 Wilbur C. Wright Michigan Memorial Scholarship: Demonstrated career or academic interest in cancer research, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
2001-5 Faculty Scholarship and Award for Excellence, Grand Valley State University
Credentials
- BS, Molecular & Cellular Biology, Grand Valley State University, 2006
- MD, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, 2012
- Prelim Medicine Internship, University of Rochester, 2013
- Radiation Oncology Residency, University of Rochester, 2017
- Board Certification: Radiation Oncology