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Office
1515 Holcombe Blvd
Houston, TX 77030Phone+1 713-792-6161Fax+1 713-792-6092- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
- University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer CenterFellowship, Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 2007 - 2009
- SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityFellowship, Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine), 2005 - 2007
- SUNY Health Science Center at BrooklynResidency, Internal Medicine, 2002 - 2005
- University of the Philippines College of MedicineClass of 2000
Certifications & Licensure
- FL State Medical License 2021 - Present
- TX State Medical License 2008 - 2025
- MA State Medical License 2022 - 2025
- OK State Medical License 2020 - 2021
- American Board of Internal Medicine Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 28 citationsFrequency of unsafe storage, use, and disposal practices of opioids among cancer patients presenting to the emergency department.Julio Silvestre, Akhila Reddy, Maxine de la Cruz, Jimin Wu, Diane Liu, Eduardo Bruera, Knox H. Todd> ;Palliative & Supportive Care. 2017 Dec 1
- 18 citationsIncreased Symptom Expression among Patients with Delirium Admitted to an Acute Palliative Care UnitMaxine de la Cruz, Sriram Yennu, Diane Liu, Jimin Wu, Akhila Reddy, Eduardo Bruera> ;Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2017 Jun 1
- 15 citationsOverall Survival among Cancer Patients Undergoing Opioid Rotation to Methadone Compared to Other Opioids.Akhila Reddy, Ulrich Schuler, Maxine de la Cruz, Sriram Yennurajalingam, Jimin Wu, Diane Liu, Eduardo Bruera> ;Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2017 Jun 1
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Hospital Affiliations
- University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, Texas
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