Medical Director

M.D. Degree: Case Western Reserve University
Residency: Mt. Sinai Hospital
Internship: Case Western Reserve Metrohealth
B.S. Degree: University of Pennsylvania
Board Certification: Radiation Oncology

Dr. Christopher Peters is a partner in Radiation Medicine Associates of Scranton (RAMAS.) He is medical director of Northeast Radiation Oncology Centers (NROC) as well as its director of clinical research.

In 2012, Dr. Peters joined the Board of Directors of the Northeast Regional Cancer Institute (NRCI), and served as Board Chairman in 2017 and 2108. He is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. Dr. Peters has served as the physician Co-Chair, Health Care Division, for the Annual United Way Lackawanna and Wayne County Annual Campaign from 2012 to 2022. He was elected President of the Lackawanna County Medical Society in 2016.

Appointed by PA Secretary of Health Dr. Karen Murphy to the Pennsylvania Prostate Cancer Task Force in 2015, Dr. Peters is one of only two radiation oncologists in the Commonwealth to be selected for this 15-member task force.

In 2014 and 2015, Dr. Peters was an invited team member of the collaborative initiative to create an oncology Palliative Care Plan for the state of Pennsylvania. This initiative was led by the American Cancer Society in partnership with the Comprehensive Cancer Control Coalition of the Pennsylvania Department of Health.

Dr. Peters is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and received his Doctor of Medicine degree from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, where he was elected into the Alpha Omega Alpha national medical honor society. After completing an internship in Internal Medicine at Case Western Reserve Metrohealth, he performed his Radiation Oncology residency at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, serving as Chief Resident in his final year.

Dr. Peters is board certified in Radiation Oncology and his clinical research of prostate cancer yielded him the 2006 Clinical/Basic Science Research Award from ASTRO, the American Society for Radiation Oncology.

Dr. Peters has published numerous scientific articles in translational and clinical cancer research. He has served as an invited lecturer in several venues, including the Pennsylvania Cancer Control Conference, Pennsylvania Association of Cancer Registrars, Thomas Jefferson University, and the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. Dr. Peters is also an active participant in the GCMC Multidisciplinary Lung Clinic.

M.D. Degree: The Commonwealth Medical College
Residency: Fox Chase Cancer Center
Internship: Abington Memorial Hospital
B.S. Degree: University of Scranton
Board Certification: Radiation Oncology

Dr. Thomas M. Churilla is a partner in Radiation Medicine Associates of Scranton (RAMAS). Board certified in Radiation Oncology, he is a diplomat of the American Board of Radiology.

He is a graduate of The Commonwealth Medical College, Scranton, having entered as a member of its charter class, and received full tuition as a scholarship recipient. Prior to enrolling in medical school (now Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine), he was a Magna Cum Laude graduate of the University of Scranton. After completing an internship in Internal Medicine at Abington Memorial Hospital, Abington, PA, he completed his Radiation Oncology residency at Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA.

Dr. Churilla has presented at multiple national meetings and authored or co-authored more than 30 peer reviewed journal articles. He holds an appointment as Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, and serves on the Cancer Committee of Regional Hospital of Scranton.

He has also been recognized with several awards during training, including the 2017 RSNA Roentgen Resident Research Award at Fox Chase Cancer Center, 2016 ASTRO Resident Clinical Research Abstract Award, and the 2012 AMA Physician of Tomorrow Award. He was also elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society in 2020.

Dr. Churilla is a member of several medical societies including ASTRO (the American Society for Radiation Oncology) and the Lackawanna County Medical Society. He served as the inaugural president of the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine Alumni Society Board (2020-2022) and remains active as a member. He is also a member of the University of Scranton Medical Executive Committee since 2018.

M.D. Degree: Drexel University College of Medicine
Residency: Chief Resident, SUNY Upstate Medical University
Internship: Crozer-Chester Medical Center
B.S. Degree: University of Scranton
Board Certification: Radiation Oncology

Dr. Meghan S. Haggerty is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of the University of Scranton, where she was a Dean’s Scholarship recipient. She is a partner in Radiation Medicine Associates of Scranton (RAMAS) and received her Doctorate from Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia.

After completing an internship in Internal Medicine at Crozer-Chester Medical Center, Philadelphia, she completed her Radiation Oncology residency at SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York, serving as Chief Resident in her final year. She is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, and an active participant in the GCMC Multidisciplinary Breast Clinic.

Dr. Haggerty is board certified in Radiation Oncology and has conducted clinical research in Hyperbaric Oxygen and its effect on Head/Neck Cancer radiation side effects, as well as research in Cervical Cancer. She is a member of ASTRO (the American Society for Radiation Oncology) and ACR (the American College of Radiology.) She has also volunteered on numerous committees and groups in Syracuse, Philadelphia and Scranton.