Dr. Mitchell Terk is a board-certified radiation oncologist
with more than 25 years of clinical experience. He completed his undergraduate degree at Emory University, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa. He graduated from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City in 1993. Dr. Terk continued his training at Mount Sinai, where he completed his residency in 1997. Dr. Terk
is routinely recognized as one of the nation's top oncologists, most compassionate doctors, and is a regular patients' choice
award winner.
Dr. Terk is an internationally acclaimed lecturer and has presented his personal research at major medical
centers and a myriad of conferences and peer reviewed medical journals. He has trained physicians throughout the United States,
Europe, Asia, and Africa on the newest cancer treatment techniques. He has published research on breast, gynecological, and
gastrointestinal cancers. His special area of expertise is curing prostate cancer.
He is the medical director of TerkOncology and its world-renowned prostate cancer program, the Florida Center for Prostate Care. He has treated more than 10,000 men with all stages of prostate cancer. He has been performing prostate seed implants since
1994, having performed over 4,000 seed implants, making him one of the most experienced in the world. In 2013, Dr. Terk and
colleagues published their long-term results in the treatment of early stage prostate cancer. At 10 years, 98% of their patients
with low-risk prostate cancer were cured!
His personal interests include the arts, restoring antique automobiles and
travel. He was elected a member to the Explorers Club in 1991, to the board of directors of the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance
in 2015 and to the Cummer Museum board in 2023. His wife, Nadine Terk, is an accomplished artist and founder of the Civic
Orchestra of Jacksonville. He enjoys spending time with his family, and his rescue dog, an Australian Shepherd.
PUBLICATIONS
ON THE WEB
Dr. Terk has co-authored more than 40 cancer related studies published
on PubMed.
Dr. Terk's extensive education, research experience and grant work are
of great benefit to the care of his patients in addition to the compassionate care which has earned him the Top Doctor for 2014 award and many more.
Mitchell Terk, MD: Awarded Vitals® On-Time
Physician Award - 2019
Mitchell Terk, MD: Awarded Vitals® Patient's
Choice Award - 2019
Mitchell Terk, MD: Awarded On-Time Physician Award - 2018
Mitchell Terk, MD: Awarded Patients' Choice 2018
Mitchell Terk, MD: Awarded Compassionate Doctor 2018
Mitchell Terk, MD: Awarded Patients' Choice 5 Year Honoree 2018
Mitchell Terk, MD: Awarded America's Most Honored Professionals 2018 - Top 1%
Mitchell Terk, MD: Awarded Compassionate Doctor 5 Year Honoree 2018
Mitchell Terk, MD: Awarded Castle Connolly Regional Top Doctor 2018
Mitchell Terk, MD: Participant at 103rd Radiological Society of North America Annual Meeting: November
26 – December 1, 2017 - Patients Treated with Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy for Prostate Cancer Return to Baseline
Urinary Function Following Treatment to 81 Gy
Mitchell Terk, MD Selected as one of Jacksonville Magazine's Top Doctors for 2015
Mitchell
Terk, MD Selected For Vital's Top Ten Doctor's Award 2014
One
of Florida's top ten radiation oncologist specialists awarded by patient's.
Mitchell Terk, MD Selected as one of Jacksonville Magazine's Top Doctors for 2014
Mitchell
Terk, MD Selected For Patients' Choice Award 2013
Of the nation's 870,000 active physicians
and dentists, just five percent received top scores from their patients on sites like Vitals, qualifying them for this honor in 2013.
Mitchell
Terk, MD is awarded 2013 Top 10 Doctors Award
Top 10 Doctors are chosen by patients who visit Vitals
in search of a new doctor, totaling 120 million people each year. Vitals visitors also leave ratings and reviews for their
current doctors on various components of care: bedside manner, follow-up care, ease of appointment setting, courtesy of office
staff, and overall appointment experience.
Mitchell Terk, MD was a Course Director at the 4th annual International
Prostate Cancer Conference held at the New York Academy of Medicine in New York City on April 13th, 2013
*Click refresh once you choose language
Mitchell Terk, MD
Terk Oncology Center for Prostate Care and Breast Conservation
