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Omar Gayar, M.D., is a board certified radiation oncologist. He completed medical school at the University of Missouri in Kansas City. He also completed his transitional year internship and radiation oncology residency at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan, where he served as chief resident. He is a practicing Radiation Oncologist at the McLaren Proton Therapy Center, as well as the Karmanos Cancer Institute locations in Flint and Lapeer. He also serves patients in Owosso, Michigan.
Dr. Gayar has served on multiple committees including the Internal Review Board, Lapeer Cancer Committee, and Financial Sub-committee in Lapeer.
When frequent urination started to interrupt his life, James Lintz made a trip to his urologist. “The doctor gave me a PSA (prostate-specific antigen) test,” James said. “My PSA had gone up and the doctor wanted to know if anyone had ever talked to me about prostate cancer.” A biopsy revealed James had an aggressive form of prostate cancer. The oncologist presented an array of treatment options, including surgery to remove the prostate (prostatectomy) and radiation. Ultimately, it was up to James to dec...
Hannah Burnor was vacationing with her family when she discovered a lump in her right breast. “I wasn’t worried about it,” Hannah said. “I thought it might be a clogged milk duct.” The 27-year-old mother of two girls had been struggling to breastfeed her newborn daughter because she could not pump milk from her right breast. It had also become swollen and uncomfortable. Concerned about the newly discovered lump, Hannah’s doctor ordered an ultrasound. She ended up having two of the imaging te...
“It’s common for patients to want to speak with another physician about their diagnosis." After being diagnosed with cancer, many thoughts may run through a patient’s mind. One of those thoughts might be the question, “Should I seek a second opinion?” “It’s common for patients to want to speak with another physician about their diagnosis,” said Omar Gayar, MD , radiation oncologist at the McLaren Proton Therapy Center in Flint, part of the Karmanos Cancer Network. “The patient’s reasoning may not be jus...