Radiation Oncologist Jonathan Briggs joins Beaufort Memorial Keyserling Cancer Center

Dr. Jonathan Briggs, a board-certified radiation oncologist with 16 years’ experience in cancer care, has joined the Beaufort Memorial Keyserling Cancer Center.

Dr. Briggs comes to the Lowcountry from Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, N.J., where he served as director of the Department of Radiation Oncology. Prior to taking a position with the New Jersey hospital in 2001, he worked for a year with Virginia Radiation Oncology Associates in Richmond, VA.

“We are thrilled to have Dr. Briggs join our growing cancer care team,” said BMH Oncology Services Director Connie Duke, RN, OCN. “His experience in radiation oncology coupled with his special interests in the most prevalent cancers we treat locally will be of tremendous benefit to our patients.”

During his career, Briggs has been involved in a variety of research from T-cell lymphoma of the breast to the use of alternative and complementary medicine during radiation. He has special interests in breast cancer, prostate cancer, skin cancer and lung cancer.

A graduate of Pennsylvania’s Lafayette College, Briggs earned his medical degree from Rutgers Medical School in New Jersey. He completed his post-graduate training in radiation oncology at Eastern Virginia Medical School and the University of Arizona School of Medicine where he was honored with the Radiological Society of North America’s 1999 Resident Research Award.

Beaufort Memorial Keyserling Cancer Center is accredited by the Commission on Cancer, considered the gold standard for cancer care. Designed under the direction of Duke Medicine and the Duke Oncology Network, the 25,000-square-foot facility opened 10 years ago, offering both medical and radiation oncology, as well as a full range of associated services. The center will soon offer access to local clinical trials in affiliation with MUSC Health and its Hollings Cancer Center.