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Maria Cabanillas, MD, Endocrinology, Houston, TX, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

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Endocrinology Houston, TX

Thyroid

Physician

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Education & Training

  • Baylor College of Medicine
    Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, 2007 - 2009
  • University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
    University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonResidency, Internal Medicine, 1998 - 2001
  • University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine
    University of Puerto Rico School of MedicineClass of 1998

Certifications & Licensure

  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2021 - Present
  • WA State Medical License
    WA State Medical License 2022 - 2026
  • TN State Medical License
    TN State Medical License 2022 - 2026
  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 2001 - 2024
  • OK State Medical License
    OK State Medical License 2020 - 2024
  • AZ State Medical License
    AZ State Medical License 2022 - 2024
  • AL State Medical License
    AL State Medical License 2023 - 2024
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Efficacy of Selpercatinib in RET-Altered Thyroid Cancers  
    Lori J Wirth, Jochen Lorch, Francis Worden, Marcia Brose, Taofeek K Owonikoko, Mark E Burkard, Todd M Bauer, Viola W Zhu, Nehal Lakhani, Victor Moreno, Manisha H Shah,..., The New England Journal of Medicine
  • Targeted Therapy in Advanced Thyroid Cancer to Resensitize Tumors to Radioactive Iodine  
    Thinh Vu, Naifa L Busaidy, Maria E Cabanillas, Steven G Waguespack, Steven I Sherman, Mark Zafereo, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
  • Selective RET Kinase Inhibition for Patients with RET-Altered Cancers  
    L J Wirth, N L Busaidy, M E Cabanillas, Annals of Oncology

Lectures

  • Advanced Thyroid Cancers: New Insights and Treatments 
    ENDO 2019 - New Orleans, LA - 3/25/2019
  • From Thyroid Nodules to Thyroid Cancer: Diagnosis and Treatment 
    ENDO 2019 - New Orleans, LA - 3/25/2019
  • New Medical Options for the Treatment of Advanced Thyroid Cancer 
    ENDO 2019 - New Orleans, LA - 3/24/2019

Authored Content

  • Efficacy of Selpercatinib in RET-Altered Thyroid CancersAugust 2020

Press Mentions

  • His Thyroid Cancer Was Too Rare for Doctors to Treat. After a Trial, Woodlands Man Now Cancer-Free
    His Thyroid Cancer Was Too Rare for Doctors to Treat. After a Trial, Woodlands Man Now Cancer-FreeDecember 14th, 2022
  • Progress in Treating Medullary Thyroid Cancer
    Progress in Treating Medullary Thyroid CancerSeptember 20th, 2020
  • Lung Cancer Trial of RET Inhibitor Selpercatinib Achieves Durable Responses in Majority of Patients with RET Gene Fusions
    Lung Cancer Trial of RET Inhibitor Selpercatinib Achieves Durable Responses in Majority of Patients with RET Gene FusionsAugust 26th, 2020
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