Vicente Valero MD, FACP

Dr. Vicente Valero has been with The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center since June 1991, obtaining his M.D. from the Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Facultad de Medicine, in 1980. Postgraduate training in Internal Medicine was completed at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Youngstown, Ohio, and Northeastern Ohio University College of Medicine in Rootstown, Ohio. Fellowships in Hematology-Medical Oncology were completed at the University of Cincinnati, Ohio, and The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas. Board certifications include the American Board of Internal Medicine, the American Board of Medical Oncology, and the American Board of Hematology.

Publications include over 150 published articles in peer-reviewed journals, editorials, and invited articles, 13 book chapters, and over 100 abstracts. He is an actively involved teacher in the Medical Oncology Continuing Clinic for Fellows and medical oncology and internal medicine residents at Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital and The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, where he was honored as the Division of Medicine Teacher of the Year for the 1993-1994 and 1996-1997 academic years, and the Educator of the Month for December 2003.

He is the primary investigator for several ongoing funded research protocols, and as an acknowledged leader in his fields of interest, he is a popular and much sought-after speaker for local, national, and international presentations, and has given over 250 presentations, maintaining his belief that sharing all facets of the knowledge of breast cancer with other treating physicians and healthcare providers and educating the public about this disease may translate to improvement in its prevention, early detection, and treatment.