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Office
2150 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington, DC 20037Phone+1 202-741-2210
Education & Training
National Institutes of Health Clinical CenterFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1991 - 1994
St Agnes HealthCareResidency, Internal Medicine, 1989 - 1991
National University of San MarcosClass of 1981
Certifications & Licensure
MD State Medical License 1992 - 2026
DC State Medical License 1993 - 2024
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 56 citations‘The worst thing about hospice is that they talk about death’: contrasting hospice decisions and experience among immigrant Central and South American Latinos with US-...Barbara Kreling, Claire Selsky, Monique Perret-Gentil, Elmer Huerta, Jeanne S. Mandelblatt
Palliative Medicine. 2010-06-01 - 25 citationsDeveloping a culturally targeted video to enhance the use of genetic counseling in Latina women at increased risk for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer.Alejandra Hurtado-de-Mendoza, Kristi D. Graves, Sara Gómez-Trillos, Minna Song, Lyndsay Anderson
Journal of Community Genetics. 2020-01-01 - 43 citationsAre Health-care Relationships Important for Mammography Adherence in Latinas?Vanessa B. Sheppard, Judy Huei-yu Wang, Bin Yi, Toni Michelle Harrison, Shibao Feng
Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2008-10-07
Journal Articles
- Take Care of Your NeighborhoodElmer E Huerta, Sandra M Swain, Breast Cancer Research and Treatment
Press Mentions
The Importance of Early Cancer Diagnosis in Saving Lives and Reducing Treatment CostsAugust 11th, 2024- Health and Life: Getting Approval for a New DrugApril 30th, 2023
- 15 Million More Died of Covid-19 Globally Than ReportedMay 6th, 2022
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Grant Support
- Latin American Cancer Research CoalitionNational Cancer Institute2005–2009
- Intervention To Improve END Of Life Care For LatinosNational Cancer Institute2008
- Randomized Trial Of Lay Health Worker Smoking Cessation Intervention For LatinosNational Cancer Institute2007
- Cancer Caregiving In LatinosNational Cancer Institute2006
- Marketing Cancer Research To Latin AmericansNational Cancer Institute2000–2004
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