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Alec Michael Block, MD

Radiation Oncology

Provider Groups

  • Loyola Medicine Physician

  • Loyola Physician Partners

Primary Contact

(888)584-7888
Provider Groups
  • Loyola Medicine Physician

  • Loyola Physician Partners

Primary Contact
(888)584-7888

Services & Specialties

Areas of Specialization

  • Radiation Oncology

Clinical Interests

Conditions Treated

  • stereotactic body radiation therapy
  • genitourinary cancers
  • head and neck cancer
  • intensity modulated radiation therapy
  • radiation treatment for head and neck cancer
  • stereotactic radiosurgery

Locations & Contact

Primary Location

Loyola University Medical Center

2160 S First Ave
Maywood , IL 60153

View hours
Tuesday
8:00am - 5:00pm
Monday
8:00am - 5:00pm
Wednesday
8:00am - 5:00pm
Thursday
8:00am - 5:00pm
Friday
8:00am - 5:00pm
Saturday
8:00am - 5:00pm
Sunday
8:00am - 5:00pm
Loyola University Medical Center

About

Academic Title

Associate Professor

Leadership Title

Associate Director, Residency Program

Ages Seen

Adults - Over 65
Adults - 18 to 64

Additional Resources

Education & Certifications

Education

Education:
Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine (2012)

Internship:
Weiss Memorial Hospital (2013)

Residency:
Loyola University Medical Center (2017)

Board Certifications

Radiation Oncology, Diagnostic Radiology, American Board of (2018)

American Board of Radiology (2018)

Provider Groups

Loyola Medicine Physician

Loyola Physician Partners

Provider Ratings

The following ratings and reviews are based on verified feedback collected from independently administered patient experience surveys. The ratings and comments submitted by patients reflect their own views and opinions. Patient identities are withheld to ensure confidentiality and privacy. Learn More >

4.9 out of 5

(54 ratings)

The Patient Satisfaction Rating is an average of all responses to the care provider related questions shown below from our survey. Patients that are treated in outpatient or hospital environments may receive different surveys, and the volume of responses will vary by question.

21 Reviews

07/03/2024

Good

05/16/2024

Listens very well and answered all questions.

04/25/2024

Great bedside manner

04/25/2024

Highly professional and yet friendly.

04/10/2024

agradecimiento por el servicio.

02/21/2024

Always positive and puts me at ease.

02/21/2024

Went above and beyond to work with me and support me

02/07/2024

Felicitaciones por su buen servicio

01/17/2024

Outstanding customer focus with great attention to detail.

01/03/2024

No hay queja de nada

12/14/2023

Dr Block is thorough and answers all my questions.

12/13/2023

Dr Block is a great physician who always had my best interest even with me having a complicated case.

11/06/2023

Doctor concerned with my health & well being.

11/04/2023

The Doctor and staff are outstanding…

09/15/2023

Always refer my friends and family to Loyola university in maywood, Illinois

08/21/2023

We value the expertise and kind caring manner from Dr. Block and his staff. We feel we have the best of care available anywhere. and are fortunate to have chosen Loyola for my surgery and after treatments.

08/19/2023

Ive referred twice to others. Great human

08/12/2023

-

07/15/2023

I am very satisfied with the service

07/12/2023

WONDERFUL!!!

06/30/2023

I count it as a Blessing to have Dr.Block and his staff as my radiology physcian.....
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Publications

  • Challenges and Opportunities in Developing an Oncology Clinical Trial Network in the United States Veterans Affairs Health Care System: The VA STARPORT Experience. Solanki, A. A.; Zheng, K.; Skipworth, A. N.; Robin, L. M.; Leparski, R. F.; Henry, E.; Rettig, M.; Salama, J. K.; Ritter, T.; Jones, J.; Quek, M.; Chang, M.; Block, A. M.; Welsh, J. S.; Kumar, A.; Chao, H. H.; Chen, A. C.; Shapiro, R.; Bitting, R. L.; Kwon, R.; Stross, W.; Puckett, L.; Wong, Y. N.; Nickols, N. G.; Carlson, K.; VA STARPORT Investigators Group; Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.)
  • A Systematic Review of Clinical Trials Comparing Radiation Therapy Versus Radical Prostatectomy in Prostate Cancer. Hekman, L.; Barrett, A.; Ross, D.; Palaganas, E.; Giridhar, P.; Elumalai, T.; V, P.; Block, A. M.; Welsh, J. S.; Harkenrider, M. M.; Saini, S.; Roy, S.; Farooq, A.; Gupta, G.; Hsieh, C. E.; Venkatesulu, B.; Solanki, A. A.; Clinical genitourinary cancer
  • Risk Factors for Recurrence and the Role of Radiotherapy in Low-grade Myofibroblastic Sarcoma: A Systematic Review. Mamikunian, G.; Ziegler, A.; Block, A.; Thorpe, E.; American journal of clinical oncology
  • Multi-institutional Development and Validation of Contouring Guidelines for Para-aortic Elective Nodal Irradiation in Prostate Cancer Based on Patterns of Involvement on Targeted Molecular Imaging Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography. Saripalli, A. L.; Lee, B.; Adams, W.; Bhandare, N.; Venkatesulu, B. P.; Yoo, R. K.; Price, J.; Harmon, G. A.; Block, A. M.; Friedman, N.; Harkenrider, M. M.; Major, E. J.; Small, W.; Wagner, R. H.; Welsh, J. S.; Solanki, A. A.; International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics
  • ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Cranial Neuropathy: 2022 Update. Expert Panel on Neurological Imaging; Rath, T. J.; Policeni, B.; Juliano, A. F.; Agarwal, M.; Block, A. M.; Burns, J.; Conley, D. B.; Crowley, R. W.; Dubey, P.; Friedman, E. R.; Gule-Monroe, M. K.; Hagiwara, M.; Hunt, C. H.; Jain, V.; Powers, W. J.; Rosenow, J. M.; Taheri, M. R.; DuChene Thoma, K.; Zander, D.; Corey, A. S.; Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR
  • Intraoperative radiation therapy for locally advanced and recurrent head and neck cancer. Chiodo, C.; Gros, S.; Emami, B.; Lee, B.; Block, A.; Sethi, A.; Small, W.; Refaat, T.; Molecular and clinical oncology
  • Lymphocyte sparing normal tissue effects in the clinic (LymphoTEC): A systematic review of dose constraint considerations to mitigate radiation-related lymphopenia in the era of immunotherapy. Venkatesulu, B.; Giridhar, P.; Pujari, L.; Chou, B.; Lee, J. H.; Block, A. M.; Upadhyay, R.; Welsh, J. S.; Harkenrider, M. M.; Krishnan, S.; Verma, V.; En Hsieh, C.; Pradhan, S.; Small, W.; Solanki, A. A.; Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
  • Retrospective Clinical Evaluation of a Decision-Support Software for Adaptive Radiotherapy of Head and Neck Cancer Patients. Gros, S. A. A.; Santhanam, A. P.; Block, A. M.; Emami, B.; Lee, B. H.; Joyce, C.; Frontiers in oncology
  • An institutional review of recurrent pleomorphic adenoma of the parotid gland. Brar, G.; Smith, S.; Block, A.; Borrowdale, R.; Marzo, S. J.; Thorpe, E.; Leonetti, J. P.; Ear, nose, & throat journal
  • A comparison of proton stopping power measured with proton CT and x-ray CT in fresh postmortem porcine structures. DeJongh, D. F.; DeJongh, E. A.; Rykalin, V.; DeFillippo, G.; Pankuch, M.; Best, A. W.; Coutrakon, G.; Duffin, K. L.; Karonis, N. T.; Ordoñez, C. E.; Sarosiek, C.; Schulte, R. W.; Winans, J. R.; Block, A. M.; Hentz, C. L.; Welsh, J. S.; Medical physics
  • Osteoradionecrosis of the skull base. Leonetti, J. P.; Weishaar, J. R.; Gannon, D.; Harmon, G. A.; Block, A.; Anderson, D. E.; Journal of neuro-oncology
  • The Impact of Transitioning to Prospective Contouring and Planning Rounds as Peer Review. Surucu, M.; Bajaj, A.; Roeske, J. C.; Block, A. M.; Price, J.; Small, W.; Solanki, A. A.; Advances in radiation oncology
  • Evaluation of Radiomics to Predict the Accuracy of Markerless Motion Tracking of Lung Tumors: A Preliminary Study. Nguyen, K.; Haytmyradov, M.; Mostafavi, H.; Patel, R.; Surucu, M.; Block, A.; Harkenrider, M. M.; Roeske, J. C.; Frontiers in oncology
  • The Impact of Academic Facility Type and Case Volume on Survival in Patients Undergoing Curative Radiation Therapy for Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer. Bajaj, A.; Martin, B.; Bhasin, R.; Hentz, C.; Block, A. M.; Harkenrider, M. M.; Solanki, A. A.; International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics
  • Adjuvant therapy in patients with clear cell endometrial carcinoma: An analysis of the National Cancer Database. Nieto, K.; Adams, W.; Pham, N.; Block, A. M.; Grover, S.; Small, W.; Harkenrider, M. M.; Gynecologic oncology
  • Concurrent chemotherapy is associated with improved survival in elderly patients with bladder cancer undergoing radiotherapy. Korpics, M. C.; Block, A. M.; Martin, B.; Hentz, C.; Gaynor, E. R.; Henry, E.; Harkenrider, M. M.; Solanki, A. A.; Cancer
  • Improved overall survival with adjuvant radiotherapy for high-intermediate and high risk Stage I endometrial cancer. Harkenrider, M. M.; Adams, W.; Block, A. M.; Kliethermes, S.; Small, W.; Grover, S.; Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
  • Observer Evaluation of a Metal Artifact Reduction Algorithm Applied to Head and Neck Cone Beam Computed Tomographic Images. Korpics, M.; Surucu, M.; Mescioglu, I.; Alite, F.; Block, A. M.; Choi, M.; Emami, B.; Harkenrider, M. M.; Solanki, A. A.; Roeske, J. C.; International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics
  • Evaluation of a template-based algorithm for markerless lung tumour localization on single- and dual-energy kilovoltage images. Block, A. M.; Patel, R.; Surucu, M.; Harkenrider, M. M.; Roeske, J. C.; The British journal of radiology
  • American Brachytherapy Task Group Report: Adjuvant vaginal brachytherapy for early-stage endometrial cancer: A comprehensive review. Harkenrider, M. M.; Block, A. M.; Alektiar, K. M.; Gaffney, D. K.; Jones, E.; Klopp, A.; Viswanathan, A. N.; Small, W.; Brachytherapy
  • Combined modality therapy in the adjuvant treatment of uterine serous carcinoma. Block, A. M.; Small, W.; Journal of gynecologic oncology
  • Combination Trimodality Therapy Using Vismodegib for Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Face. Block, A. M.; Alite, F.; Diaz, A. Z.; Borrowdale, R. W.; Clark, J. I.; Choi, M.; Case reports in oncological medicine
  • Markerless motion tracking of lung tumors using dual-energy fluoroscopy. Patel, R.; Panfil, J.; Campana, M.; Block, A. M.; Harkenrider, M. M.; Surucu, M.; Roeske, J. C.; Medical physics
  • The role of vaginal cuff brachytherapy in endometrial cancer. Harkenrider, M. M.; Block, A. M.; Siddiqui, Z. A.; Small, W.; Gynecologic oncology
  • Planar IGRT dose reduction: A practical approach. Block, A. M.; Luce, J.; Lin, J. Y.; Hoggarth, M. A.; Roeske, J. C.; Practical radiation oncology
  • Prospective evaluation of dual-energy imaging in patients undergoing image guided radiation therapy for lung cancer: initial clinical results. Sherertz, T.; Hoggarth, M.; Luce, J.; Block, A. M.; Nagda, S.; Harkenrider, M. M.; Emami, B.; Roeske, J. C.; International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics
  • Dose-volume factors to select patient-specific image-guidance action thresholds in prostate cancer. Block, A. M.; Lin, J.; Hoggarth, M. A.; Quinn, M.; Garza, R.; Mantz, C. A.; Roeske, J. C.; Technology in cancer research & treatment