Board Certified: Radiation Oncology, American Board of Radiology
Residency: Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
Internship: Northwestern University at Evanston, IL
MD: Southern Illinois University, Springfield, IL
Undergraduate: Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL
Amit Bhate, MD, is the medical director of Radiation Oncology at Northwestern Medicine - Kishwaukee Hospital. Dr. Bhate also practices at Northwestern Medicine Proton Center. At NM Kishwaukee Hospital he is the primary investigator for research, director of tumor board and prior Cancer Liaison Physician for the Commission on Cancer. In addition to his education above, he completed an externship in radiosurgery at Georgetown University Hospital, Washington DC, and an externship in proton therapy at Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, Ca. He has published research, co-authored chapters and presented his research on topics including Prostate cancer, Head & Neck cancer, Gynecologic cancer, Breast cancer and Palliative radiation.
Dr. Bhate is experienced in IMRT, 3D conformal therapy, brachytherapy, VMAT, proton therapy, stereotactic radiosurgery and image-guided radiotherapy. His special interests include Prostate, Breast and Head & Neck cancer, however treats a broad range of cancers including also GI and Lung.
Dr. Amit Bhate is a Chicago native and followed in the footsteps of his physician parents. His mother founded the radiation oncology practice which is now part of NM Kishwaukee hospital in 1993. He went into medicine to help others and felt that oncology patients and their families were the people who needed this the most. His goal as a physician is to educate patients and their families on their diagnosis so that a team approach can be used in finding the best course of treatment. Regarding treatment, it is of utmost importance to him to provide cutting edge compassionate cancer care without patients having to travel outside of their local communities. One way this is accomplished is thru multi-disciplinary tumor boards with downtown Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Central DuPage Hospital, Delnor Hospital, Kishwaukee Hospital and the Northwestern Medicine Proton Center. This allows accessibility to top specialists in oncology within each hospital and at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. In addition, he is part of a 20+ physician radiation oncology group, providing for even more expertise within radiation oncology itself. He feels it is a tremendous privilege and honor to care for cancer patients and their families, finding it humbling and deeply satisfying.
Dr. Bhate enjoys spending his free time with his wife, two children and his friends. He enjoys watching sports, coaching his children’s sports teams and travelling. He has interests in cars, technology and music.
