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Office
1901 S 2nd St
McAllen, TX 78503Phone+1 956-687-5150Fax+1 956-668-7846- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston/M D Anderson Cancer CenterFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1986 - 1988
University of Kentucky College of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 1984 - 1986- University of Kentucky College of MedicineInternship, Internal Medicine, 1983 - 1984
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioClass of 1983
Certifications & Licensure
TX State Medical License 1988 - 2026- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Board of Directors Rio Grande Regional Hospital, 2012
- Board of Directors Texas Oncology, 2012
- Regional Medical Director Texas Oncology, 2012
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Clinical Trials
- Studying First Line Treatment of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) in a Real-world Setting Start of enrollment: 2010 Dec 02
- Comparison of Pixantrone + Rituximab With Gemcitabine + Rituximab in Patients With Aggressive B-cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma or Follicular Grade 3 Lymphoma Who Have Relapsed After Therapy and Are Not Eligible for Stem Cell Transplant Start of enrollment: 2011 Apr 20
- A Study That Switched Patients From Imatinib to Nilotinib and Then Was Followed by Treatment Cessation Start of enrollment: 2013 Aug 12
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 38 citationsRelation between chelation and clinical outcomes in lower-risk patients with myelodysplastic syndromes: Registry analysis at 5 years.Roger M. Lyons, Billie J. Marek, Carole Paley, Jason Esposito, Katie McNamara, Paul D. Richards, Nicholas J. DiBella, Guillermo Garcia-Manero> ;Leukemia Research. 2017 May 1
- 38 citationsComparison of 24-month outcomes in chelated and non-chelated lower-risk patients with myelodysplastic syndromes in a prospective registryRoger M. Lyons, Billie J. Marek, Carole Paley, Jason Esposito, Lawrence E. Garbo, Nicholas J. DiBella, Guillermo Garcia-Manero> ;Leukemia Research. 2014 Feb 1
Press Mentions
Trending: Vaccines for Cancer Prevention & TreatmentFebruary 21st, 2018- Texas Oncology Expands in Rio Grande Valley to Provide Surgical Oncology ServicesSeptember 15th, 2023
Professional Memberships
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- Fellow
Hospital Affiliations
- Rio Grande Regional HospitalMcAllen, Texas
- McAllen Medical CenterMcAllen, Texas
- South Texas Health SystemEdinburg, Texas
- Mission Regional Medical CenterMission, Texas
- Knapp Medical CenterWeslaco, Texas
Doctor's Hospital at RenaissanceEdinburg, Texas
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