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Dr. Anne Tsao
Overview
Associate Professor of Medical Oncology at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center at the University of Texas in Houston, Anne Tsao M.D. is quickly becoming one of the nation's foremost authorities on malignant mesothelioma.
Educational Background
Tsao earned her medical degree from the prestigious University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. She completed her internship and residency at Indiana University in Indiana and an additional residency at the University of Texas. Before joining the staff at M.D. Anderson, she also completed a fellowship at the facility. Board certified in both internal medicine and medical oncology, Dr. Tsao specializes in thoracic, head, and neck oncology and serves as director of the Mesothelioma Program at the hospital.
Professional Highlights and Publications
Dr. Tsao and her colleagues at Anderson have penned a large number of articles for many professional journals and have been involved in numerous clinical trials involving the treatment of malignant mesothelioma, an aggressive form of cancer that can be hard to diagnose and harder to treat.
In articles in publications such as the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Tsao has discussed the impact of novel therapies, the importance of clinical trials, and controversial issues such as the use of extrapleural pneumonectomy in the treatment of the disease. She has also campaigned for the use of intrapleural therapies as well as gene and immunotherapy for the treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma and lectures nationally and internationally on these subjects.
Clinical Research
Tsao has also performed studies involving smoking history and its impact on the prognosis of those with non-small cell lung cancers like mesothelioma. She has also stressed the need for chemo-prevention, the use of natural, synthetic, or biologic chemical agents to suppress cancer in high-risk populations or prevent carcinogenic progression to invasive cancer.
Awards and Affiliations
For her work in the field of thoracic and other cancers, Dr. Tsao has been the recipient of numerous awards including an ASCO (American Society of Clinical Oncology) Merit Award, M.D. Anderson Achievement in Research Award, ASCO Young Investigator Award, ASCO Career Development Award, NIH Clinician Scientist K12 Award, and Head and Neck SPORE Career Development Award. Tsao also serves on the Southwest Oncology Steering Committee and is a member of the Scientific Board of the American Radium Society.
Contact Information
Dr. Anne Tsao
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombie Blvd.
Houston, TX 77030
(713) 792-6161
Source
MD Anderson Cancer Center Physician Profile