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Licensure:
| Florida State Medical License |
| Pennsylvania Medical License |
| New York State Medical License |
Board Certifications:
| American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine, 2005 |
Education:
| BA, Degree in Biology/Sociology Columbia College, Columbia University,
New York, NY 1990 - 1994
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| MPH, Degree in Health Services Evaluation Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
Madrid, Spain 1994 - 1995
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| Postbaccalaureate Premedical Program State University of New York at Buffalo, NY 1997 - 1998 |
| M.D. State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, New York, NY 1998 - 2002 |
| Clinical Research Certificate Program Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 2006 - 2007 |
Postgraduate Trainning and Fellowship Appointments:
| Internship in Internal Medicine Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, NY 2002 - 2003 |
| Residency in Internal Medicine Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, NY 2003 - 2005 |
| Fellowship in Hematology-Oncology University of Pennsylvania Hospital, PA 2005 - 2008 |
| Chief Fellow, Hematology-Oncology Division University of Pennsylvania Hospital 2006 - 2007 |
Work/Research Experience:
| Program Assistant, Comprehensive Sickle Cell Program Clinic Coordinator, Multicenter Study of Hydroxyurea St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY 1993 - 1994 |
| Research Assistant, Centro Universitario de Salud Publica Madrid, Spain
1994 - 1995 |
| Policy Analyst, Center for Health Affairs, Project Hope Bethesda, MD 1996 - 1997 |
| Research Assistant, Breast Cancer Center, King’s County Hospital Brooklyn, NY 1999 - 2001 |
| Research Fellow, Division of Thoracic Oncology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA. Work as co-investigator in the following studies: 2006 - 2008
- Phase II Study of Sorafenib in Combination with Carboplatin and Docetaxel in the First Line Treatment of Stage IIIB/IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.
- START Trial: Stimulating Targeted Antigenic Responses to NSCLC. A phase III study assessing the efficacy and safety of Stimuvax (BLP25 Liposome Vaccine) as a potential treatment for patients with unresectable Stage III NSCLC.
- A Phase 1, Open-Label, Dose-escalation, Multiple Dose Study of the Safety, Tolerability, and Immune Response of CRS-207 in Adult Subjects with Selected Advanced Solid Tumors Who Have Failed or Who Are Not Candidates for Standard Treatment
- Discovery of Biomarkers in Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. The goal of this project is to discover a gene expression profile that can be used in clinical practice to diagnose and monitor patients with lung cancer.
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Professional Societies:
| American Society of Hematology |
| American Society of Clinical Oncology |
| American Association for Cancer Research |
| National Hispanic Medical Association |
| National Lung Cancer Partnership |
| International Mesothelioma Interest Group |
Honors and Awards:
| Columbia College Alumni Award for Distinguished Service, 1994 |
| Daniel Hale Williams Medical Society Service Award, 1999 |
| The Arthur Kallet/Harold Aaron Fund Scholar, National Medical Fellowship, 2000 |
| Jonathan L. Weiner International Health Fellowship for Health Care in Developing Countries, 2001 |
| Student National Medical Association, 17th Annual Dr. Wilbert C. Jordan Research Forum Award, 2001 |
| Distinction in Breast Cancer Research, SUNY Downstate Medical Center Graduation Award, 2002 |
| N.I.H. Cancer Center Research Training Grant, 2006 |
| N.I.H. Loan Repayment Program Award, 2007 |
| National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Fellow’s Recognition Program, 2007 |
| ASCO/AACR Vail Methods in Clinical Research Workshop, 2007 |
Committees:
| Student Health Advisory Committee, SUNY Downstate Medical Center 1998 - 2000 |
| SUNY Downstate Medical School Admissions Committee 2001 - 2002 |
| Membership Chair, National Boricua/Latino Health Organization 2001 - 2002 |
| Columbia-Presbyterian Internal Medicine Residency Program Curriculum Development Committee 2003 - 2004 |
| Oncology Fellowship Admissions Committee, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania 2006 - 2007 |
| Co-Coordinator, Tobacco and Enviromental Carcinogenesis: Imaging/ Clinical Trial Working Group, University of Pennsylvania 2007 |
Publications:
| Mark TL, Paramore LC, Rodriguez E, Good CD, Schur CL, Swalenstocker E, Neuman PJ, and Dorosh, E. The Community Impact of For-Profit Hospital Conversions: Results from Ten Case Studies, Report Commissioned by the Federation of American Health Systems, May 1997. |
| Zweifler M, Rodriguez E, Reilly J, Glasberg SB, Lewis T. Factors Determining Breast Reconstruction Among Inner City Women with Breast Carcinoma. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2001;47(1):55-59. |
| Rodriguez E and Carrasquillo O. “The Role of Health Insurance on Latino Women’s Health” chapter in Latina Health: A Public Health Reader by Molina-Aguirre, Ed 2003. |
| Rodriguez E. Biology and Clinical Applications of Angiogenesis in Malignant Disease. The Molecular Oncology Report, Volume 1, Number 2 (Spring 2007). |
| Rodriguez E and Domchek SM. The Prevention of Hereditary Breast Cancer. Semin Oncol. 2007 Oct;34(5):401-5. |
| Rodriguez E and Domchek SM. Cancer Disparities: Tumor biology and inherited breast cancer risk in African Americans. (Manuscript submitted) |
| Sterman, DH, Rodriguez E and Albelda SM. Advances in the Management of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma. Oncology Reviews (Manuscript in preparation). |
Selected Presentations:
| “Socioeconomic Barriers to Health Care for Latinos”. Invited Speaker, Second Annual Conference on Latino Health: A Call to Action. New York University Medical Center, November 2, 2002. |
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“The Role of Endocrine Therapy in Breast Cancer: An Update on Aromatase Inhibitors” Department of Medicine Noon Conference, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, October 7, 2004. |
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“Barriers to Colorectal Screening in the Primary Care Setting” Department of Medicine Quality Assurance Conference, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, May 9, 2005. |
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“The Role of Adjuvant Therapy in Early Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.” Presented at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Cancer Education Lecture Series, March 24, 2006. |
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“Management of Small Cell Lung Cancer.” Presented at the Department of Oncology Tumor Board Conference, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, March 19, 2007. |
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“Treatment Delay and Survival among Veterans with Lung Cancer.” Philadelphia VA Medical Center, Department of Oncology Tumor Board Conference , September 21, 2007. |
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“A Phase II Study of Sorafenib in Combination with Carboplatin and Docetaxel Chemotherapy for Stage IIIB/IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.” Presented at the Hematology/Oncology Research Conference, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania., October 29, 2007. |
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