Dr. Parvarthy Kurup is board-certified in therapeutic radiology and a fellow of the American College of Radiation Oncology. She is also a member of the American College of Radiation Oncology and the American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology. She received her medical degree and completed an internship at Madras University, JIPMER Hospital in Pondicherry, India. Dr. Kurup completed her residency in therapeutic radiology at Rush Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center in Chicago, IL. She then worked at Neutron Therapy Center at Fermi Lab in Bavaria, IL for three years as a radiation oncologist and researcher. During that period, she was a tutor at Rush Medical Center. Dr. Kurup has treated cancer patients with external beam, intracavitary, interstitial and stereotactic radiation in the past. More than anything, Dr. Kurup goes out of her way to reduce the fear and anxiety that comes with cancer through education and care.