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Elizabeth Tan-Chiu, MD, Oncology, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital

ElizabethTan-ChiuMD

Oncology • Fort Lauderdale, FL

Breast Cancer, Gynecologic Cancer

Florida Cancer Care

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Summary

  • Elizabeth Tan-Chiu, M.D. - Board Certified Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology

    As a cancer specialist, Dr. Tan-Chiu has devoted her entire medical career to Breast and Ovarian Cancer providing compassionate patient care and innovative research by making significant contributions to new and better therapies.

    Dr. Tan-Chiu is a cum laude graduate of the University of the Philippines with a major in biology. In 1986, she graduated from Far Eastern University Medical School in Manila, Philippines and completed her residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, Massachusetts. She completed her fellowship training in Hematology and Medical Oncology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. After that, she worked as a hematologist-oncologist for the Erie Veterans Association.

    •    Dr. Tan-Chiu was an Assistant Professor at the Medical College of Pennsylvania-Hahnemann.
    •    She also served as the Associate-Director of Medical Oversight for the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP), an NCI-funded organization that has been conducting clinical trials in breast and colorectal cancer for over forty years.
    •    She was instrumental in writing NSABP's adjuvant clinical trial involving Herceptin© - Trastuzumab and has published numerous journal articles in the adjuvant therapy and prevention of breast cancer.
    •    She served as Associate Director of Cancer Research Network.
    •    She is currently the Medical Director of Florida Cancer Care and Research Director of Florida Cancer Research Institute.

Education & Training

  • UPMC Medical Education
    UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1992 - 1995
  • UMass Chan Medical School
    UMass Chan Medical SchoolResidency, Internal Medicine, 1989 - 1992
  • Far Eastern University Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation
    Far Eastern University Nicanor Reyes Medical FoundationClass of 1986

Certifications & Licensure

  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 1997 - 2026
  • GU State Medical License
    GU State Medical License Active through 2025
  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1992 - 2024
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1993 - 2010
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology
  • Hematology & OncologyHematology & Oncology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Associate-Director of Medical Oversight National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP)
  • Associate Director Cancer Research Network, Plantation, FL
  • Medical and Research Director Florida Cancer Research Institute

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Press Mentions

  • Holy Cross Health Adds Two Oncologists/Hematologists
    Holy Cross Health Adds Two Oncologists/HematologistsJuly 19th, 2021

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Chinese (Mandarin), Tagalog, Spanish, Hindi, Gujarati, Urdu

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Elizabeth Tan-Chiu, Dr. Elizabeth Tan-Chiu, MD, Dr. E Tan-Chiu