Alfred
Tinger, M.D. attended the University Center of Binghamton,
part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system,
where he majored in physics and was a teaching assistant
in the field of biological effects of radiation. He received
his medical degree from the Health Science Center in Brooklyn,
New York, from which he was graduated Cum Laude. While there,
Dr. Tinger was a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical
Society and served as secretary - treasurer.
Dr.
Tinger performed his medical internship at the Mary Imogene
Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown, New York. He attended the
Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology at Barnes Hospital in
St. Louis for his Radiation Oncology Residency, where he
was selected to be Chief Resident. At the Mallinckrodt Institute,
Dr. Tinger was the recipient of both the American Cancer
Society's Clinical Oncology Fellowship Award and the American
Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology's Resident
Clinical/Basic Science Research Award.
Throughout
his career, Dr. Tinger has been actively involved in medical
research programs and has published his results in numerous
journals and publications. He is married and has four children.
Dr.
Tinger is Board Certified in Radiation Oncology by the American
Board of Radiology. He is a member of the American Medical
Association, the American Society of Therapeutic Radiology
and Oncology, the New York State Medical Society and the
Westchester County Medical Society. He actively participates
in the Westchester County Division of the American Cancer
Society and the Hudson Valley Chapter of the American Lung
Association.
