He has been practicing since 1992 at which time he helped start the cancer program at St. Anthony’s Hospital in St. Petersburg serving as the Director of Brachytherapy and Conformal Radiotherapy, as well as the Medical Director at Palms of Pasadena Hospital. Dr. Franzese received training in GammaKnife Radiosurgery at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden and is the Director of the CyberKnife Radiosurgery program.