Dr. John Blasko

In 1985, he was the first Radiation Oncologist in the U.S. to perform transrectal ultrasound and template-guided brachytherapy for prostate cancer.  He pioneered and further developed this technique, which today is a standard of treatment world-wide.

Dr. Blasko has published over 30 articles and book chapters relating to prostate brachytherapy and is a frequent speaker at professional conferences in the U. S. and abroad.  He is a reviewer for six medical journals and is co-editor of a recent prostate cancer book for the public. Dr. Blasko has received numerous awards and commendations including being the 2002 recipient of the American Brachytherapy Society Henschke Award for outstanding contributions to the field of brachytherapy.  He also holds the 2004 Gold Key Honor Award from the University of Maryland for outstanding contributions to medicine.  He is past president of the American Brachytherapy Society and has held numerous committee and officer positions in national societies.

Dr. Blasko obtained his medical degree at the University of Maryland in 1969 and did postgraduate training at Maine Medical Center, Portland, Maine.  He then served as a U.S. Naval Flight Surgeon until 1973.  In 1977, he completed a Radiation Oncology residency at the University Of Washington School Of Medicine in Seattle.  He was Professor of Radiation Oncology at the University of Washington until 1998 when he joined the Seattle Prostate Institute.