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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
National Institutes of Health Clinical CenterFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1994 - 1996
Wayne State University School of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 1991 - 1994
Trinity Health Oakland HospitalPediatrics, 1990 - 1991
Kasturba Medical College ManipalClass of 1989
Certifications & Licensure
TX State Medical License 1996 - 2025
MI State Medical License 1992 - 1996
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2012
Clinical Trials
- Avelumab in Third-Line Gastric Cancer (JAVELIN Gastric 300) Start of enrollment: 2015 Dec 28
- A Study of Mirvetuximab Soravtansine in Platinum-Resistant, Advanced High-Grade Epithelial Ovarian, Primary Peritoneal, or Fallopian Tube Cancers With High Folate Receptor-Alpha Expression Start of enrollment: 2020 Jul 23
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 25 citationsExtramedullary relapse in a patient with acute promyelocytic leukemia: successful treatment with arsenic trioxide, all-trans retinoic acid and gemtuzumab ozogamicin th...Apostolia Maria Tsimberidou, Elihu H. Estey, Gary J. Whitman, Mark J. Dryden, Suresh Ratnam, Sherry Pierce, Stefan Faderl, Francis J. Giles, Hagop M. Kantarjian, Guill...> ;Leukemia Research. 2004 Sep 1
- 72 citationsPhase II study of trastuzumab plus gemcitabine in chemotherapy-pretreated patients with metastatic breast cancer.Joyce A. O'Shaughnessy, Sasha Vukelja, Thomas Marsland, Gary Kimmel, Suresh Ratnam, J. Pippen> ;Clinical Breast Cancer. 2004 Jun 1
- 43 citationsPhase II Trial of Gemcitabine plus Trastuzumab in Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients Previously Treated with Chemotherapy: Preliminary ResultsJoyce O'Shaughnessy, Svetislava J. Vukelja, Thomas Marsland, Gary Kimmel, Suresh Ratnam, John Pippen> ;Clinical Breast Cancer. 2002 May 1
Press Mentions
Surprising Links Between Diabetes and Cancer and How to Reduce the RisksAugust 9th, 2018
Committees
- Member, Board of Directors, Texas Oncology 2016 - Present
- Chief of Medical Staff, South Texas Health Systems 2016 - Present
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Member
Other Languages
- Spanish, French, Tamil, Hindi
Hospital Affiliations
- Rio Grande Regional HospitalMcAllen, Texas
- Knapp Medical CenterWeslaco, Texas
Industry Relationships
- Member, Speakers Bureau, Genentech2016 - Present
- Member, Speakers Bureau, Incyte
- Member, Speakers Bureau, AMAG Pharmaceuticals
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