Early in his medical training, Dr. Frederick Schnell knew that he had a passion to work with cancer patients. His compassion and concern for his patient’s comfort and well-being is apparent. Through patient satisfaction surveys, Dr. Schnell continually receives high scores. Dr. Schnell is constantly ensuring that his office staff is well-trained and caring, so that there is a positive environment, which is essential and reassuring in a cancer treatment setting.
After he was introduced to the ProstRcision procedure developed by Dr. Frank Critz for the treatment of prostate cancer, Dr. Schnell joined the Radiotherapy Centers of Georgia family in 1999. He has performed hundreds of ProstRcision procedures during his career at RCOG.
The Newton location has the ability of performing high dose rate brachytherapy procedures for early stage breast cancer (Mammosite) and for other gynecological cancers. Dr. Schnell treats all forms of cancer, including breast, lung, gynecologic, head and neck.
Dr. Schnell is married and has a young son. He and his family enjoy boating, hiking, biking and vacations at the beach.
Medical School:
Medical University of South Carolina, 1987–1991
Residency:
Radiation Oncology, Montefiore Medical Center of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1992–1996
Chief Resident, Montefiore Medical Center of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1995–1996
Internship:
Greenville Memorial Hospital, 1991–1992
Board Certification:
American Board of Radiology, Radiation Oncology, 1996
Professional Associations:
American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
American Brachytherapy Society
American Society of Clinical Oncology
Published articles by Dr. Schnell
Cigarette Smoking Does Not Affect Treatment Results of Simultaneous Irradiation For Prostate Cancer
J.B. Benton, F.A. Critz, A.K. Levinson, F.J. Schnell, P.D. Shrake. ASCO Proceedings, 22:444, 2003.
Patient Age Related To Prostate Specific Antigen Bound By Recursive Partitioning Analysis After Brachytherapy For Prostate Cancer
F.A. Critz, J.B. Benton, F.J. Schnell, P.D. Shrake, A. Ciampi, A. Couturier. ASCO Proceedings, 22:438, 2003.
Pretreatment Erectile Function Of Men Who Underwent Brachytherapy For Prostate Cancer
F.J. Schnell, F.A. Critz, J.B. Benton, P.D. Shrake. ASCO Proceedings, 22:444, 2003.
Probability of Achieving PSA Nadir 0.5 Ng/ml After Radiotherapy of Prostate Cancer
V.Griffin, F. Critz, K. Levinson, J. Benton. ASCO Proceedings, 18:339a, 1999.
Prostate Cancer in African-American Men Treated by Simultaneous Radiotherapy
F.Critz, K. Levinson, V. Griffin, J. Benton. ASCO Proceedings 18, 1999.
Prostate Specific Antigen Nadir After Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer Correlates With Prognosis of Men Who Recur
Frank A. Critz, A. Keith Levinson, James B. Benton, Frederick J. Schnell, and Philip D. Shrake. J Urol 169 (supplement):179, 2003.
A Standard Definition of Disease Freedom is Needed for Prostate Cancer
F. Critz, J. Benton, F. Schnell, P. Shrake. American Brachytherapy Society Meeting. ABS Proceedings, 1:57, 2001.
Acute and Late Morbidity Following Simultaneous Irradiation for Prostate Cancer
F.A. Critz, K. Levinson, F. Schnell, J. Benton, P. Shrake. ASCO Proceedings, 20:189a, 2001.
Disease Free Survival Rates Following Irradiation of Prostate Cancer According to Age
J.B. Benton, F.A. Critz, F.J. Schnell, P.D. Shrake. ASCO Proceedings, 21:167B, 2002.
Sexual Function Following Simultaneous Irradiation for Prostate Cancer
F.A Critz, J.B. Benton, F.J. Schnell, P.D. Shrake. ASCO Proceedings, 21:188a, 2002.
Ten-Year Disease Free Survival Rate Calculated With PSA Cutpoint 0.2 ng/ml In Men After Brachytherapy For Prostate Cancer
F.A. Critz, A. Keith Levinson, J. B. Benton, F.J. Schnell, P.D. Shrake. J Urol 169 (supplement):181, 2003.
Treatment of Gleason Score 7 Prostate Cancer with I-125 Implant Followed by External Beam Radiotherapy
J. Benton, F.A. Critz, K. Levinson, V. Griffin. ASCO Proceedings, 18:317a, 1999.
Young Men with Prostate Cancer Treated by Simultaneous Radiotherapy
A. A. Sheikh, F.A. Critz, A.K. Levinson, J.B. Benton, F. Schnell, P. Shrake, L.S. Maxa. ASCO Proceedings, 19:227a, 2000.
Urinary Obstruction Following Brachytherapy Treatment of Prostate Cancer
F.A. Critz, A.A. Sheikh, P.D. Shrake, A.D. Levinson, J.B. Benton. ASCO Proceedings, 19:376a , 2000.
The PSA Nadir Goal for Radiotherapy of Prostate Cancer is GreaterThan or Less Than 0.2 NG/ML
F.A. Critz, A.K. Levinson, V.D. Griffin. J Urol 159:218, 1998.
Obstructive Uropathy Following Simultaneous Irradiation For Prostate Cancer Measured By A Longitudinal Study of The American Urological Association Symptom Index For Benign Prostate Hyperplasia
F.A. Critz, A. Keith Levinson, James B. Benton, F.J. Schnell, Philip D. Shrake. ABS Proceedings, 2:67, 2003.
Postirradiation Prostatitis: A Previously Unrecognized Syndrome Following Brachytherapy For Prostate Cancer
F.A. Critz, A.K. Levinson, J.B. Benton, F.J. Schnell, P.D. Shrake. ABS Proceedings, 2:66, 2003.
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