Board certified in radiation oncology with three decades' experience in his specialty'svarious treatment modalities, Dr. Michael Porrazzo uses radiation therapy to treat a wide range of cancers—including prostate, breast and lung—at Beaufort Memorial New River Cancer Center.

The New York City native came to the Lowcountry in summer 2022 from Mary Washington Healthcare in Fredericksburg, Va., where he served as the medical director at the Regional Cancer Center at Montross. Previously he held the same position at the VCU Massey Cancer Center at Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center in Fredericksburg. Earlier in his career, he was an active pioneer in the use of such novel modalities as radioactive seed implantation,cardiovascular radiation and stereotactic radiation at Washington Hospital Center's renowned Washington Cancer Institute in the District of Columbia. He has been an assistant professor at New York Medical College in Valhalla, Georgetown University in Washington and Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond.

As a longtime single parent with two sons and a daughter, now all young adults, Dr. Porrazzo quips that his leisure time has mostly been spent doing their laundry and paying their bills. He enjoys collecting miniature cars and medium-sized rescue dogs as well.