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Dr. Robert J. Dowsett, MD

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(Dr. Robert Dowsett, M.D.)

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Specializes in: Radiation Oncology
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Professional interests include: stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), breast cancer, thoracic cancer, and more.
263 Farmington Avenue Radiation Oncology Department
Farmington, CT 06030

Dr. Robert J. Dowsett, MD is a radiation oncologist in Farmington, CT specializing in radiation oncology. He graduated from University of Connecticut School of Medicine. Dr. Robert J. Dowsett, MD is affiliated with Hartford Healthcare, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Eastern Connecticut Health Network, Charlotte Hungerford Hospital, UConn Health, Hartford Hospital, Hartford Radiation Oncology Associates, HARTFORD RADIATION ONCOLOGY ASSOCIATES PC, Backus Hospital Integrated Care Partners and THE CHARLOTTE HUNGERFORD HOSPITAL.

View Doctor's Full Profile (860) 679-3225

Office Locations

UConn Health

263 Farmington Avenue Radiation Oncology Department
Farmington, CT 06030
(860) 679-3225
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Backus Hospital Integrated Care Partners

80 Seymour Street
Hartford, CT 06106
(860) 545-2803
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80 Seymour Street Po Box 5037
Hartford, CT 06102
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In The News 

“A new technique that eliminates damage to the heart during radiation treatments, known as deep inspiration breath hold, is very empowering, says Dr. Robert Dowsett, UConn Health division chief of...”—"Breathing technique lowers risk of heart damage during breast cancer radiation", South Florida Sun-Sentinel, September 2016

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert J. Dowsett, MD treated as a radiation oncologist in Farmington, CT during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert J. Dowsett, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 1019
hospital care 14
inpatient care 14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert J. Dowsett, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 851

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert J. Dowsett, MD.

Gender
Male 231
Female 158
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 339
Black 26
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 170
From 75 to 84 139
85 and over 47
Less than 65 33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert J. Dowsett, MD in 2013

Hypertension 70
High Cholesterol 59
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 38
Depression 21
Chronic Kidney Disease 21
Asthma 8
Osteoperosis 9
Atrial Fibrilation 12
Heart Failure 19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 20
Diabetes 29
Dementia 11
Cancer 62

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert J. Dowsett, MD treated as a radiation oncologist in Farmington, CT during 2014 were radiation therapy, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert J. Dowsett, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 810
hospital care 11
inpatient care 11
radiation therapy 29

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert J. Dowsett, MD.

Gender
Male 238
Female 181
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 352
Black 28
Hispanic 21
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 186
From 75 to 84 152
85 and over 59
Less than 65 22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert J. Dowsett, MD in 2014

Hypertension 71
High Cholesterol 57
Stroke 4
Ischemic Heart Disease 34
Depression 20
Chronic Kidney Disease 26
Asthma 7
Osteoperosis 7
Atrial Fibrilation 14
Heart Failure 19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 19
Diabetes 32
Dementia 9
Cancer 65

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert J. Dowsett, MD treated as a radiation oncologist in Farmington, CT during 2015 were radiation therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert J. Dowsett, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 892
radiation therapy 28

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert J. Dowsett, MD.

Gender
Male 538
Female 380
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 774
Black 64
Hispanic 44
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 416
From 75 to 84 294
85 and over 144
Less than 65 64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert J. Dowsett, MD in 2015

Hypertension 66
High Cholesterol 58
Stroke 4
Ischemic Heart Disease 33
Depression 20
Chronic Kidney Disease 29
Asthma 14
Osteoperosis 10
Atrial Fibrilation 14
Heart Failure 16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 18
Diabetes 29
Dementia 12
Cancer 64

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert J. Dowsett, MD treated as a radiation oncologist in Farmington, CT during 2016 were radiation therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert J. Dowsett, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 741
radiation therapy 30

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert J. Dowsett, MD.

Gender
Male 237
Female 175
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 334
Black 29
Hispanic 25
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 193
From 75 to 84 130
85 and over 57
Less than 65 32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert J. Dowsett, MD in 2016

Hypertension 71
High Cholesterol 59
Stroke 6
Ischemic Heart Disease 34
Depression 25
Chronic Kidney Disease 33
Asthma 19
Osteoperosis 8
Atrial Fibrilation 14
Heart Failure 18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 19
Diabetes 30
Dementia 10
Cancer 63

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert J. Dowsett, MD treated as a radiation oncologist in Farmington, CT during 2017 were radiation therapy, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert J. Dowsett, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 729
hospital care 13
inpatient care 13
radiation therapy 29

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert J. Dowsett, MD.

Gender
Male 255
Female 198
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 377
Black 24
Hispanic 22
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 211
From 75 to 84 148
85 and over 59
Less than 65 35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert J. Dowsett, MD in 2017

Hypertension 70
High Cholesterol 56
Stroke 6
Ischemic Heart Disease 34
Depression 26
Chronic Kidney Disease 31
Asthma 7
Osteoperosis 8
Atrial Fibrilation 15
Heart Failure 21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 21
Diabetes 29
Dementia 11
Cancer 68

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert J. Dowsett, MD treated as a radiation oncologist in Farmington, CT during 2018 were radiation therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert J. Dowsett, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 570
radiation therapy 21

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert J. Dowsett, MD.

Gender
Male 190
Female 142
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 283
Black 14
Hispanic 16
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 148
From 75 to 84 123
85 and over 37
Less than 65 24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert J. Dowsett, MD in 2018

Hypertension 72
High Cholesterol 56
Stroke 5
Ischemic Heart Disease 33
Depression 27
Chronic Kidney Disease 34
Asthma 8
Osteoperosis 8
Atrial Fibrilation 15
Heart Failure 21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 21
Diabetes 31
Dementia 10
Cancer 68

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert J. Dowsett, MD treated as a radiation oncologist in Farmington, CT during 2019 were radiation therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert J. Dowsett, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 586
radiation therapy 24

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert J. Dowsett, MD.

Gender
Male 215
Female 125
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 287
Black 21
Hispanic 16
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 147
From 75 to 84 120
85 and over 48
Less than 65 25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert J. Dowsett, MD in 2019

Hypertension 71
High Cholesterol 62
Stroke 7
Ischemic Heart Disease 35
Depression 29
Chronic Kidney Disease 39
Asthma 8
Osteoperosis 7
Atrial Fibrilation 16
Heart Failure 21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 21
Diabetes 31
Dementia 13
Cancer 68

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert J. Dowsett, MD treated as a radiation oncologist in Farmington, CT during 2020 were radiation therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert J. Dowsett, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 461
radiation therapy 16

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert J. Dowsett, MD.

Gender
Male 167
Female 125
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 238
Black 17
Hispanic 19
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 120
From 75 to 84 113
85 and over 36
Less than 65 23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert J. Dowsett, MD in 2020

Hypertension 71
High Cholesterol 59
Stroke 7
Ischemic Heart Disease 32
Depression 23
Chronic Kidney Disease 38
Asthma 6
Osteoperosis 9
Atrial Fibrilation 13
Heart Failure 20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 24
Diabetes 28
Dementia 13
Cancer 66

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert J. Dowsett, MD treated as a radiation oncologist in Farmington, CT during 2021 were radiation therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert J. Dowsett, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 511
radiation therapy 34

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert J. Dowsett, MD.

Gender
Male 149
Female 107
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 211
Black 15
Hispanic 16
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 115
From 75 to 84 86
85 and over 38
Less than 65 17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert J. Dowsett, MD in 2021

Hypertension 72
High Cholesterol 59
Stroke 7
Ischemic Heart Disease 29
Depression 24
Chronic Kidney Disease 36
Asthma 8
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 10
Heart Failure 17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 19
Diabetes 22
Dementia 12
Cancer 64

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert J. Dowsett, MD treated as a radiation oncologist in Farmington, CT during 2022 were radiation therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert J. Dowsett, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 552
radiation therapy 39

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert J. Dowsett, MD.

Gender
Male 169
Female 117
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 232
Black 16
Hispanic 19
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 115
From 75 to 84 114
85 and over 37
Less than 65 20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert J. Dowsett, MD in 2022

Hypertension 74
High Cholesterol 72
Stroke 8
Ischemic Heart Disease 22
Depression 24
Chronic Kidney Disease 26
Asthma 11
Osteoperosis 14
Atrial Fibrilation 15
Heart Failure 14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 21
Diabetes 27
Dementia 8
Cancer 69

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert J. Dowsett, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Robert J. Dowsett, MD treated as a radiation oncologist in Farmington, CT were radiation therapy, hospital care and inpatient care.

doctor visit 702
hospital care 12
inpatient care 12
radiation therapy 27

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert J. Dowsett, MD.

Gender
Male 217
Female 155
Ethnicity
Black / African American 23
Asian / Pacific Islander 0
Non-Hispanic White 311
Hispanic 18
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Other 0
Age
75 to 84 129
85 and over 51
Less than 65 26
65 to 74 165

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert J. Dowsett, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Robert J. Dowsett, MD treated were hypertension, cancer, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 64
High Cholesterol 54
Stroke 4
Ischemic Heart Disease 29
Depression 21
Chronic Kidney Disease 28
Asthma 8
Osteoporosis 8
Heart Failure 16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 18
Diabetes 26
Atrial Fibrillation 12
Cancer 59
Dementia 9

Education & Training

Dr. Robert J. Dowsett, MD graduated from University of Connecticut School of Medicine. He completed residency at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He has a state license in Connecticut.

Medical School: University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Licensed In: Connecticut

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Robert J. Dowsett, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Hartford Healthcare
Connecticut Children's Medical Center
Eastern Connecticut Health Network
Charlotte Hungerford Hospital
UConn Health
Hartford Hospital
Hartford Radiation Oncology Associates
HARTFORD RADIATION ONCOLOGY ASSOCIATES PC
Backus Hospital Integrated Care Partners
THE CHARLOTTE HUNGERFORD HOSPITAL

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Robert J. Dowsett, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: CorVel, Great-West Healthcare, WellCare, Evercare, MultiPlan, United Healthcare, Aetna, Oxford Health Plans, Coventry, Cigna, Anthem, ConnectiCare, Focus Health Solutions, Prime Health, First Health, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), CarePartners of Connecticut, Senior Whole Health, Health Direct, Colonial Cooperative Care, BCBS Medicare, Inc., Health Connecticut, Health New England, Healthy Connecticut, Connecticare Commercial, Essence Healthcare, Connecticare Medicare, Community Health Network of Connecticut and Northeast Health Direct.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Robert J. Dowsett, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

CorVel
Great-West Healthcare
WellCare
Evercare
MultiPlan
United Healthcare
Aetna
Oxford Health Plans
Coventry
Cigna
Anthem
ConnectiCare
Focus Health Solutions
Prime Health
First Health
Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
CarePartners of Connecticut
Senior Whole Health
Health Direct
Colonial Cooperative Care
BCBS Medicare
Inc.
Health Connecticut
Health New England
Healthy Connecticut
Connecticare Commercial
Essence Healthcare
Connecticare Medicare
Community Health Network of Connecticut
Northeast Health Direct

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Biography

Dr. Robert Dowsett, who practices in Hartford, CT and Farmington, CT, is a medical specialist in radiation oncology. Clinical interests for Dr. Dowsett include stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), brachytherapy (seed implants), and lung cancer. Dr. Dowsett usually is in-network for Anthem, ConnectiCare, and Blue California, as well as other insurance carriers. He attended the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and then went on to complete his residency at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and a hospital affiliated with the University of Connecticut. Awards and/or distinctions Dr. Dowsett has received include Alumni Scholar - University of Connecticut and the University Scholar - University of Connecticut. He is affiliated with Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Eastern Connecticut Health Network, and UConn Health. According to Charlotte Hungerford Hospital, new patients are welcome to contact his office in Hartford, CT.

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