Joseph M Colasanto, MD

Dr. Colasanto graduated from South Windsor High School in 1985. He attended the University of Connecticut from 1985 – 1989. Then, he received a Master of Science in Physiology and Biophysics from Georgetown in 1993. In 1995, he attended the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and received his M.D. in 1999.

After medical school, he completed his Internship in Medicine at Yale in 2000 and was awarded Intern of the Year. He was also the recipient of a research based award for the American Society of Clinical Oncology (Best of ASCO 2003), and Radiological Society of North America Roentgen Resident - Fellow Research award for 2003.

Subsequently, he was Assistant Professor at Yale School of Medicine, Department of Therapeutic Radiology. During this time, his focus was treating adult and pediatric cancer patients with a clinical interest in prostate cancer, lung cancer, thyroid cancer, head & neck cancer, and ocular melanoma. He was also involved in teaching medical students & residents, and involved in multiple academic committees and advisory boards. At Yale, he was a committee member of several national and local organizations.

Currently, Dr. Colasanto is a Board Certified Radiation Oncologist and practices general radiation oncology of all adult cancer patients. His practice is at Saint Francis Hospital in Hartford, CT and Enfield, CT.