John Floberg, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor (CHS)

Department of Human Oncology

I am an assistant professor in the Department of Human Oncology. I am originally from Minneapolis and completed my MD and PhD at the University of Wisconsin and completed my residency in radiation oncology at Washington University in St. Louis.

Clinically, I focus on the treatment of genitourinary cancers. As a radiation oncologist, I collaborate with urologists, medical oncologists, radiologists, pathologists and other specialists to provide patients with the best care possible. I am proud to work at this cancer center where we are able to offer patients with genitourinary cancers state-of-the-art treatments, including high-dose-rate prostate brachytherapy, stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), MRI-guided radiation therapy and targeted radiopharmaceuticals such as Xofigo (Radium-223) in patients with metastatic prostate cancer. I also have the pleasure of teaching residents and medical students in the clinic and training them in these techniques.

My research is focused on advanced imaging, such as positron emission tomography (PET) and MRI. In the past several years, there has been an explosion of advanced imaging modalities utilized in prostate cancer. These images could provide us with key information about a cancer’s biology, which could in turn help us understand how to best treat an individual patient and may also help us develop new and better therapies. As in the clinic, I have the pleasure of working with students in my research. I enjoy seeing them develop their own ideas and become independent.

Dr. Floberg's UW Health Profile

Education

Residency, Washington University in St. Louis, Radiation Oncology (2019)

Internship, Hennepin County Medical Center , (2015)

MD, University of Wisconsin, (2014)

PhD, University of Wisconsin, Medical Physics (2012)

BA, Carleton College, Physics (2005)

Academic Appointments

Assistant Professor (CHS), Department of Human Oncology (2019)

Selected Honors and Awards

Leonard B. Holman Research Pathway (2019)

Best of ASTRO (2018)

Radiation Research Society Scholars-in-Training Travel Award (2018)

Radiological Society of North America Research Resident Grant (2017)

Radiological Society of North America Annual Meeting Travel Grant (2017)

ASTRO Residents/Fellows in Radiation Oncology Research Seed Grant (2016)

Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society (2013)

Boards, Advisory Committees and Professional Organizations

Member, American Society for Radiation Oncology (2015-present)

Member, American Board of Radiology (2015-present)

Member, Radiation Research Society (2017-present)

Member, Radiological Society of North America (2008-present)

Member, Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (2008-present)

Research Focus

Genitourinary cancers


Dr. John Floberg is an assistant professor in the Department of Human Oncology. His clinical focus is on the treatment of genitourinary cancers.  His research is focused on advanced imaging such as positron emission tomography (PET) and MRI.