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Mauricio Escobar

Mauricio Escobar, MD

Breast Medical Oncology

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Highlights

Age Groups Seen

  • Adults
  • Geriatrics

Languages

  • English
  • Spanish

About Mauricio Escobar

Faculty Appointment

Associate Professor

Research Interests

Interested in novel treatment strategies for the treatment of breast cancer

Publications

Palacio S, Loaiza-Bonilla A, Kittaneh M, Kyriakopoulos C, Ochoa RE, Escobar M, Arango B, Restrepo MH, Merchan JR, Rocha-Lima CMS, Hosein PJ. Successful use of trastuzumab with anthracycline-based chemotherapy followed by trastuzumab maintenance in patients with advanced HER2-positive gastric cancer. Anticancer Res. 2014 jan; 34(1):301-306.

Montero AJ, Escobar M, Lopes G, Gluck S, Vogel C. Bevacizumab in the treatment of metastatic breast cancer: Friend or foe? Curr Oncol Rep. 2012 Feb; 14(1):1-11.

Escobar M, Velez M, Belalcazar A, Santos ES, Raez LE. The role of proteasome inhibition in non-small cell lung cancer. J Biomed Biotechnol. vol. 2011, Article ID 806506, 10 pages, 2011

Castressana D, Krick S, Escobar M, Schein R. Atypical CML leukostasis presenting with acute respiratory distress syndrome and acute renal failure. Critical Care Medicine 2013 Vol: 41(12):A333

Locations

  1. Hematology Oncology at The Kirklin Clinic of UAB Hospital

Expertise

Education

  • Fellowship: University of Miami / Jackson Memorial Hospital, 2015
  • Residency: University of Miami / Jackson Memorial Hospital, 2012
  • Medical School: University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 2009

Board Certifications

  • Internal Medicine: American Board of Internal Medicine, 2023
  • Hematology: American Board of Internal Medicine, 2018
  • Medical Oncology: American Board of Internal Medicine, 2015