Daniel Petereit, M.D., FASTRO

Daniel G. Petereit, MD, FASTRO, FABS, is a fellowship-trained Radiation Oncologist at the Cancer Care Institute in Rapid City. Dr. Petereit completed a fellowship in Gynecologic and Head and Neck Cancers at the University of Texas Medical Center, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. He was a resident at University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Department of Human Oncology in Madison and interned in Internal Medicine at Gunderson Clinic in La Crosse, also in WI. Dr. Petereit earned a Doctor of Medicine from University of South Dakota Medical School in Vermillion. Prior to that, he graduated summa cum laude from Augustana College in Sioux Falls, S.D, with a B.A. in Biology.

He is the Principal Investigator of the Walking Forward (WF) Cancer Disparity Program which has been funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and foundations since 2002. The goal of the program is to lower cancer mortality rates for Northern Plains American Indians (NPAIs) through education, patient navigation, clinical trial access, and identification of barriers to early detection and successful treatment. Published critical outcomes include establishment of trust within tribal communities, identification of barriers to cancer screenings, the facilitation of over 2,500 cancer screenings, creation of research infrastructure, clinical-trial enrollment of 5,500 AIs (the highest in the nation), and higher completion-of-treatment and patient-satisfaction rates for patients undergoing cancer therapies.

Dr. Petereit has received national recognition for his expertise in brachytherapy, cancer disparities, and clinical trials. He has held leadership roles for the American Board of Radiology (ABR), the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), and is the past president of the American Brachytherapy Society (ABS). He is leading a national ABS initiative, 300 in 10, with the goal of training 30 competent brachytherapy teams per year over the next 5 years through a multifaceted approach. He has published over 130 articles in peer reviewed journals and has received 20 million dollars in research funding from the NCI and foundations. Dr. Petereit also serves as Professor of Radiation Oncology at University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine

Dr. Petereit was presented with the Distinguished Researcher Award by his colleagues at the Monument Health Physicians and Providers Awards Banquets in 2022 and received the Heartland Association of Gynecologic Oncology President’s Award in 2024.