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Dr. Brenelly Lozada is a fellowship-trained medical oncologist at the cancer center. Dr. Lozada’s area of expertise is breast, ovarian, colorectal cancer, and hereditary syndromes (Cancer Genetics).
Dr. Lozada received her medical degree from the University of Puerto Rico – Medical Sciences Campus and completed her residency at the University District Hospital – University of Puerto Rico. She later went on to complete her hematology and oncology fellowship at San Juan Veterans’ Administration Hospital – Hospital San Juan and H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center. She has served as assistant professor of Internal Medicine and hematology/oncology at the University of Puerto Rico.
Dr. Lozada participated in CCOP-based research and performance of NIH-ROI grants for the performance of genetic testing in the Latino population at the Huntsmann Cancer Institute/University of Utah.
Languages: English, Spanish
Board Certified: American Board of Internal Medicine: Internal Medicine Board Eligible: Hematology, Medical Oncology
Institutions Attended: Medical School: University of Puerto Rico Internship:University of Puerto Rico-University District Hospital Residency:University of Puerto Rico-University District Hospital Fellowship: San Juan City Hospital, PR
Ena Segota, MD
Dr. Ena Segota is a fellowship-trained medical oncologist at the cancer center. Dr. Segota’s area of interest is hematologic malignancies, breast cancer, genitourinary cancer, and melanoma.
Dr. Segota received her medical degree ifrom the School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia and completed her residency at the Cleveland Clinic Health System. Following that, she completed a clinical research fellowship in experimental therapeutics and then subspecialty training in Hematology/Oncology at the Taussig Cancer Center of the Cleveland Clinic.
She has conducted research in oncology and hematology and has served as the investigator in clinical trials. She has authored four papers and presented thirteen abstracts at national conferences around the country.
Languages: English, Croatian
Board Certified: American Board of Internal Medicine Hematology, Medical Oncology
Institutions Attended: Medical School: University of Zagreb Internship: Huron Hospital, Cleveland Clinic Residency: Huron Hospital, Cleveland Clinic Fellowship: Taussig Cancer Center, Cleveland Clinic
Leonard Siegel, MD, FACP
Dr. Seigel is a board-certified medical oncologist and hematologist at the cancer center. Dr. Seigel has been in private practice at Holy Cross since 1998.
Dr. Seigel graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Rochester and received his medical degree from The George Washington University. Following that, he completed his residency at Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York and later went on to complete a hematology fellowship at Mt. Sinai. He also spent five years at the National Cancer Institute, Washington, DC, where he completed his medical oncology fellowship and spent four years doing basic science research in oncology.
Dr. Seigel serves as the principal investigator for all of our clinical trials at the Bienes Cancer Center, and has published articles relating to both laboratory research and clinical trials in oncology.
Board Certified: American Board of Internal Medicine, Hematology, Medical Oncology
Institutions Attended: Medical School: The George Washington University Internship: Mt. Sinai Hospital Residency: Mt. Sinai Hospital Fellowship: Mt. Sinai Hospital, and the National Cancer Institute
Israel Spector, MD,FACP
Dr. Israel Spector is a board-certified medical oncologist and hematologist at the cancer center
Dr. Spector graduated from Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, New York and received his medical degree from The Chicago Medical School. He later completed his internship and residency through The George Washington University at D.C. GeneralHospital. He later went on to complete his hematology fellowship at D.C. General as well.
He has served as associate clinical professor at The George Washington University School of Medicine. He was a recipient of USPHS post doctoral fellowship in Hematology and is a fellow of the AmericanCollege of Physicians. He is the primary author of several original articles in the areas of coagulation disorders as well as oncology topics.
Languages: English
Board Certified: American Board of Internal Medicine: Internal Medicine Hematology, Medical Oncology
Institutions Attended: Medical School: Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science Internship: George Washington University Residency: George Washington University Fellowship:George Washington University
RADIATION ONCOLOGISTS
Irina Grosman, MD
Irinia Grosman, M. D. is a board certified radiation oncologist at the Bienes Cancer Center.
Dr. Grosman received her M. D. from the Second Moscow State Medical Institute and went on to complete her residency at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City. She is a member of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology.
Board Certified: American Board of Radiology: Radiation Oncology
Institutions Attended: Medical School: Second Moscow State Medical Institute Internship: St. John’s Episcopal Hospital, Far Rockaway, NY Residency: Beth Israel Medical Center, NY
Abdon J. Medina, MD
Dr. Medina is the Medical Director of Radiation Oncology at the Bienes Cancer Center and a board-certified Radiation Oncologist.
Dr. Medina received his M.D. from the University of Zaragoza, Spain and later went on to complete his residency at Jackson Memorial Medical Center, becoming chief resident.
Board Certified: American Board of Radiology: Radiation Oncology
Institutions Attended: Medical School: University of Zaragoza, Spain Internship: Jackson Memorial Hospital Residency: Jackson Memorial Hospital
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Last Updated
Sunday, December 17, 2006 12:35 PM