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Jose Figueroa, MD, Oncology, Lubbock, TX, Fisher County Hospital District

JoseAFigueroaMD

Oncology Lubbock, TX

Breast Cancer, Gastrointestinal Cancer, Gynecologic Cancer, Thoracic Cancer

Medical Oncology Consultants, Lubbock, Texas and Founder, Kiromic Biopharma, Inc, Houston Texas

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  • Office

    Medical Oncology Consultants 7503 Norfolk Avenue
    Lubbock, TX 79423
    Phone+1 806-790-8817
    Fax+1 806-606-0672
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Summary

  • Dr. Jose A. Figueroa is an American Board of Internal Medicine Certified Medical Oncologist and Clinical Researcher. He received his medical degree from the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine in 1987 and completed his sub-specialty in Medical Oncology and Translational Research at the UTHSC-San Antonio, TX in 1993. Dr. Figueroa is an expert Dr Figueroa is an expert in chemotherapy, cancer immunotherapy and clinical cancer research and specializes in the treatment of patients afflicted with solid malignancies, including breast cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, gynecologic cancer, and thoracic cancer. He is also a founding member and former Chief Medical Officer of KiromicBiopharma, Inc, a start-up biotech company focused in immune target discovery and development of targeted cancer vaccines and engineered cellular (T-cell and NK cells) therapies.

Education & Training

  • University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine
    University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of MedicineFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1990 - 1993
  • VA Caribbean Healthcare System
    VA Caribbean Healthcare SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 1987 - 1990
  • University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine
    University of Puerto Rico School of MedicineClass of 1987
  • University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus
    University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez CampusBSc, Biology, Magna Cum Laude, 1983

Certifications & Licensure

  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 1994 - 2025
  • NM State Medical License
    NM State Medical License 2005 - 2018
  • OK State Medical License
    OK State Medical License 1993 - 1994
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Outstanding Clerkship Medical Student Educator Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center-School of Medicine, 2014
  • Excellence in Patient Care and Satisfaction Southwest Cancer Center, 2014
  • Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2011
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Novel Antigens in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer: SP17, AKAP4, and PTTG1 Are Potential Immunotherapeutic Targets  
    Mirandola L, Figueroa JA, Phan T, et al., Oncotarget, 1/1/2015
  • Galectin-3 Inhibition Suppresses Drug Resistance, Motility, Invasion and Angiogenic Potential in Ovarian Cancer  
    Mirandola L, Yu Y, Cannon MJ, Jenkins MR, Rahman RL, Nguyen DD, Grizzi F, Cobos E, Figueroa JA, Chiriva-Internati M, Gynecologic Oncology
  • Targeting Tumor Initiating Cells through Inhibition of Cancer Testis Antigens and Notch Signaling: A Hypothesis  
    Colombo M , Mirandola L, Reidy A, Suvorava N, Konala V, Chiaramonte R, Grizzi F, Rahman RL, Jenkins M, Nugyen D, Dalhbeck S, Cobos E, Figueroa JA, and Chiriva-Internati M, Int Rev Immunol, 1/1/2015
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • SP17 as a new immunotherapy target and biomarker for triple negative breast cancer.
    Chiriva-Internati M, Mirandola L, Cobos E, dahlbeck S, Nguyen D, Figueroa JA, Rahman RL, Immunology, 1/1/2015
  • High-dose-rate brachytherapy as monotherapy for favorable-risk adenocarcinoma of the prostate delivered in a single 19 Gy fraction: Preliminary results of a prospectiv...
    Dahlbeck, Scott, Chase C. Hansen, A. Robert Kagan, Carlos Torres, Maurizio Chiriva-Internati, Everardo Cobos, Jose A. Figueroa, Diane Nguyen, Lukman Tijani, and Jaden ..., Cancer Research, 1/1/2015
  • Effect of Galectin-3 Inhibition on Drug Resistance, Motility, Invasion, and Angiogenic Potential in Ovarian Cancer.
    Rashmi Verma, Jehanzeb Riaz, Leonardo Mirandola, Jose A. Figueroa, et al., J Clin Oncol, 1/1/2014
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Lectures

  • SP17 as a New Immunotherapy Target and Biomarker for Triple Negative Breast Cancer 
    1/1/2015
  • Clinical Research Conference (Monthly) 
    1/1/2014
  • Design of Phase I Clinical Trials 
    1/1/2014
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Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Spanish

Hospital Affiliations