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Office
4500 San Pablo Rd S
Jacksonville, FL 32224Phone+1 904-953-2000
Education & Training
- University of Virginia Medical CenterFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1984 - 1986
- Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Fellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1982 - 1984
- Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1979 - 1982
- University of Puerto Rico School of MedicineClass of 1979
- University of Puerto Rico, San JuanBSc, Magna Cum Laude, 1973 - 1975
Certifications & Licensure
- AZ State Medical License 1989 - 2026
- FL State Medical License 1986 - 2025
- KY State Medical License 2014 - 2025
- MN State Medical License 1980 - 2025
- GA State Medical License 2013 - 2021
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Hematology
- American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Mayo Clinic School of CPD Course Director of the Year Award Mayo Clinic School of Continuous Professional Development, 2015
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2009-2014
- America's Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly, 2005-2013
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Clinical Trials
- Nicotine in Treating "Hunger Pain" in Patients With Malignant Bowel Obstruction Caused By Cancer Start of enrollment: 2003 Dec 01
- Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients Undergoing Surgery for Newly Diagnosed High-Grade Osteosarcoma Start of enrollment: 1990 Nov 01
- Nurse Practitioner Hospice Program for Patients With Terminal Metastatic Cancer and Their Families or Caregivers Start of enrollment: 2008 Oct 10
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 117 citationsIn Support of a Patient-Driven Initiative and Petition to Lower the High Price of Cancer DrugsAyalew Tefferi, Hagop M. Kantarjian, S. Vincent Rajkumar, Larry Baker, J L Abkowitz
Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 2015-08-01 - 108 citationsLong-Term Cardiac Safety Analysis of NCCTG N9831 (Alliance) Adjuvant Trastuzumab TrialPooja Advani, Karla V. Ballman, Travis J. Dockter, Gerardo Colon-Otero, Edith A. Perez
Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2016-09-19 - 653 citationsTrastuzumab Plus Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2–Positive Breast Cancer: Planned Joint Analysis of Overall Survival From NSABP B-31 ...Edith A. Perez, Edward H. Romond, Vera J. Suman, Jong-Hyeon Jeong, George W. Sledge
Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2014-11-20
Journal Articles
- A Church-Based, Spanish-Language Community Education Breast Health Program Increases Awareness and Utilization of Breast Diagnostic Services among HispanicsColon-Otero G, Albertie M, Rodriguez J, Correa-Matos N, Nicholson G, Kolomeyer I, Moreno-Aspitia A, Lesperance L, Watson C, Perez EA, Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 1/1/2013
- Postoperative Pseudoaneurysm after Debulking Surgery for Ovarian Cancer: Long-term Success of Percutaneous Thrombin InjectionYoung PM, Paz-Fumagalli R, Colon-Otero G, Sevin BU, J Gynecol Surg, 1/1/2006
- The Palliative Care Consultation Service: Optimizing Quality of Life When Quantity of Life Is LimitedShannon RP, Gwin DK, Colon-Otero G, Howick PH, Northeast Florida Medicine, 1/1/2006
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Similar Prevalence of t(14, 18) In African American, Caucasian SubjectsVan Wier SA, Colon-Otero G, Ahmann G, Braggio E, Albertie M, Ailawadhi S, Fonseca R, Eighth AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved, AACR Disparities Conference Proceedings, Atlanta, Georgia, 1/1/2015
- Awareness, Knowledge of HPV, HPV-related Cancers, HPV Vaccines in a Working, Uninsured Clinic PopulationRadecki Breitkopf C, Rutten LF, Jacobson D, Wilson P, Albertie M, Jacobson RM, Colon-Otero G, Eighth AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved, AACR Disparities Conference Proceedings, 1/1/2015
- Intra-csf Topotecan (Topo) Treatment in Patients with Neoplastic Meningitis (Nm) Associated with 'Responsive' Malignancies.Jaeckle KA, Anderson SK, Willson A, Moreno-Aspitia A, Colon-Otero G, Patel T, Perez E, Neuro-oncol, 1/1/2012
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Lectures
- Results of a phase 2 trial of ribociclib and letrozole in patients with either relapsed estrogen receptor (ER)-positive ovarian cancers or relapsed ER-positive endomet...2019 ASCO Annual Meeting - 6/1/2019
- What Is New on Benign HematologyJacksonville, Florida - 1/1/2014
- An Update in the Management of Gynecological MalignanciesNew Orleans, Louisiana - 1/1/2014
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Press Mentions
- Ciara Wants You to Get A Cervical Screening Test. Here’s WhyJune 23rd, 2021
- Ciara Wants You to Get A Pap Smear & HPV Test. Here’s WhyJune 22nd, 2021
- Mimicking Cancer, One Model at a TimeNovember 2nd, 2019
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- Spanish
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