Education
- Fellowship in Medical Oncology
The University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX
- Residency in Internal Medicine, Chief Resident
Veterans Administration Hospital, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Internship in Internal Medicine
Veterans Administration Hospital, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Medical Doctorate
University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Intensive Program in Cancer Risk Assessment and Genetics
City of Hope National Medical Center, CA
Accolades & Memberships
- Alpha-Omega-Alpha Honor Medical Society
- American Cancer Society Fellowship Grant
- American College of Physicians
- American Society of Clinical Oncology
- Ciba-Geigy Fellowship Grant
- Fellow of the American College of Physicians
- Fellow, American College of Physicians
- Friend of the ACS Award
- Katherine Wood Johnson Travel Award
- McLennan County Medical Society
- National Community Oncology Dispensing Association
- Scientific Research Award, ACP Puerto Rico Chapter
- Texas Medical Association
- University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine Certificate of Merit
- Upjohn Travel Award
Why a patient should choose treatment at your practice?
At Texas Oncology, we offer a personalized, leading edge treatment program for our patients including genetic counseling and participation in clinical trials while staying close to home and with a personal approach. Our patients are valuable individuals, not numbers. Our staff is skilled, compassionate, highly trained, and have many years of experience in their fields.
What is your personal philosophy around patient care?
Respect. I will always respect a patient’s decision. I believe that patients are intelligent and are fully able to make decisions if they are given the proper information. Also, I truly believe in quality of life and will bring up issues of terminal care when necessary.
Publications
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High Risk Breast Cancer Genes at 8q22-24 and Their Role in Over 5000 Patients Evaluated With the 70-Gene Recurrence Assay
Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2020
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A Phase Ib/II Trial of Lenvatinib Plus Pembrolizumab in Patients With Urothelial Cancer
Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2019
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A Phase 1b/2 Trial of Lenvatinib in Combination With Pembrolizumab in Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2018
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Phase II Evaluation of Nanoparticle Albumin Bound Paclitaxel in Platinum-Sensitive Patients With Recurrent Ovarian, Peritoneal, or Fallopian Tube Cancer
Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2009
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Results of a Phase II Open-Label, Nonrandomized Trial of Oral Satraplatin in Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 2009
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Results of a Phase II Evaluation of Nanoparticle Albumin Bound Paclitaxel (Nab-Paclitaxel) in Platinum-Sensitive Patients With Recurrent Ovarian, Peritoneal, or Fallopian Tube Cancer
ASCO Proceedings, 2007
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Results of a Phase II Open-Label Study of Capecitabine in Combination With Irinotecan As First-Line Treatment for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Clinical Colorectal Cancer, 2005
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A Phase II Open-Label Study of Capecitabine in Combination With Irinotecan As First-Line Treatment for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
ASCO Proceedings, 2004
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Preliminary Toxicity Results From a Phase II Open-Label, Multicenter Study of Capecitabine in Combination With Irinotecan As First-Line Treatment for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
ASCO Proceedings, 2003
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Expression of Estrogen (ER) and Progesterone Receptors (PgR) in Breast Cancer Biopsies in Patients With Tamoxifen Resistance
ASCO Proceedings, 1993
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Development of an Enhanced Hormonal Response After Estrogen Withdrawal in MCF-7 Tumors
AACR Proceedings, 1993
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Measurement of Steroid Hormone Receptors in Breast Cancer Patients on Tamoxifen
Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 1993
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Effects of the Pure Steroidal Antiestrogen ICI 182780 on Growth of MCF-7 Tumors in Nude Mice
Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 1993
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Durable Complete Remission in a Patient With Refractory Mediastinal Non-Seminomatous Germ Cell Tumor After Tandem High-Dose Chemotherapy and Autologous Bone Marrow Transplantation
Bone Marrow Transplantation, 1993
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Steroid Hormone Receptors. Basic and Clinical Aspects
Estrogen Receptor Variants in Breast Cancer, 1993
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Mammary Tumorigenesis and Malignant Progression
Estrogen Receptor Variants in Breast Cancer, 1993
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Hormone Withdrawal May Enhance Estrogen Sensitivity in Breast Cancer Cells
Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 1992
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Anomalous Drainage of the Common Bile Duct: Demonstration by Hepatobiliary Imaging
Am J Roentgenology, 1987
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