Leslie Tatsuya Yonemoto, MDRadiation Oncology in Tulsa, OK

Leslie T. Yonemoto, MD, is a board-certified, experienced radiation oncologist at Ascension St. John in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Dr. Les Yonemoto delivers radiotherapy such as internal and external beam radiation therapy, brachytherapy and systemic radiation therapy. He listens to understand and is ready to answer your questions - big and small.

With more than three decades of experience, Dr. Yonemoto has a clinical interest in precision medicine using radiation technology to deliver targeted X-ray beams at the tumor while preserving healthy tissue. Radiotherapy is used to treat many types of cancer, such as breast cancer, lung cancer, colon cancer, prostate cancer and more. With our multispecialty approach to care, he works with a team of cancer specialists to deliver comprehensive, compassionate care.

Dr. Yonemoto received his doctor of medicine degree from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and then completed his residency in radiation oncology at Loma Linda University Medical Center, where he continued as an academic attending physician for almost a decade. Dr. Yonemoto gained additional training as a visiting resident in radiation oncology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Dr. Yonemoto has been practicing in Oklahoma for the last eight years and is part of numerous professional organizations, including the American Board of Radiology, the American Medical Association, the American Society for Radiation Oncology and the Gilbert H. Fletcher Society.

Dr. Yonemoto has written several published journal articles and a chapter for a book on age-related macular degeneration. Prior to his medical career, he received his engineering degree from University of California, Berkeley, and has used that knowledge in his medical career as a radiation oncologist.