Overview of Dr. Cortas
Dr. Tania Cortas is a board-certified medical oncologist and hematologist specialized in the treatment of thoracic, gastrointestinal, breast malignancies, skin malignancies, lymphomas and benign blood disorders. She has special interest in Breast Oncology and Survivorship. She earned her medical degree from the American University of Beirut. She then completed her residency in internal medicine followed by a fellowship in hematology/oncology at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland where she also served as an assistant professor of internal medicine. She started practicing medical oncology and hematology at Louis Stokes VA hospital and University Hospitals of Cleveland. During that time, she was appointed Associate Chairperson of the cancer center committee and cancer registry quality coordinator. In 2017, she earned a degree as a Certified Physician Executive. Dr. Cortas strives for compassion and empathy in treating her patients. She believes in personalized care and in treating patients like family.
Office
14200 West Celebrate life Way
Goodyear, AZ 85338- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
- Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 2004 - 2007
- Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2001 - 2004
- American University of Beirut Faculty of MedicineClass of 2001
Certifications & Licensure
- AZ State Medical License 2010 - 2026
- OH State Medical License 2001 - 2025
- American Board of Internal Medicine Hematology
- American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 26 citationsPhase II trial of thalidomide as maintenance therapy for extensive stage small cell lung cancer after response to chemotherapyAfshin Dowlati, S. Subbiah, Matthew M. Cooney, Kimberly Rutherford, Tarek Mekhail, Pingfu Fu, Robert Chapman, A. Ness, Tania Cortas, Joel N. Saltzman, Nathan Levitan, ...> ;Lung Cancer. 2007 Jun 1
- 48 citationsActivation state EGFR and STAT-3 as prognostic markers in resected non-small cell lung cancer.Tania Cortas, Rosana Eisenberg, Pingfu Fu, Jeffrey A. Kern, Lauren Patrick, Afshin Dowlati> ;Lung Cancer. 2007 Mar 1
- 4 citationsRandomized phase II trial of different schedules of administration of rebeccamycin analogue as second line therapy in non-small cell lung cancer.Afshin Dowlati, Robert Chapman, S. Subbiah, Pingfu Fu, A. Ness, Tania Cortas, Lauren Patrick, Sherrie Reynolds, Natalie Xu, Nathan Levitan, Percy Ivy, Scot C. Remick> ;Investigational New Drugs. 2005 Dec 1
Press Mentions
- Cancer & Blood Specialists of Arizona to Open Locations in PhoenixFebruary 19th, 2021
Professional Memberships
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Other Languages
- Arabic, French
Hospital Affiliations
- City of Hope PhoenixGoodyear, Arizona
External Links
- City of Hope http://cancercenter.com
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