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904 Corpus Christi StLaredo, TX 78040
Phone+1 956-725-0300
Fax+1 956-722-6174
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Summary
- Melchor Cardenas, MD, is a Family Medicine specialist based in Laredo, TX with specific experience in diabetes mellitus. He completed his residency in Family Medicine at the Cook County Health and Hospitals System from 1996-1999 and is a graduate of Monterrey Inst Tech, Class of 1988. Dr. Cardenas has also contributed to the healthcare field with publications in Archives of Family Medicine, American Journal of Hospital Pharmacy, and The Journal of Family Practice. His work includes topics on prostate cancer screening preferences and pharmacoeconomic analysis of treatments for cisplatin-induced nausea and vomiting.
Education & Training
Cook County Health and Hospitals SystemResidency, Family Medicine, 1996 - 1999
Monterrey Inst TechClass of 1988
Certifications & Licensure
TX State Medical License 1999 - 2027
IL State Medical License 1996 - 2017
American Board of Family Medicine Family Medicine
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 46 citationsPreferences of Husbands and Wives for Prostate Cancer ScreeningRobert J. Volk, Scott B. Cantor, Stephen J. Spann, Alvah R. Cass, Melchor P. Cardenas
Archives of Family Medicine. 1997-01-01 - 35 citationsPharmacoeconomic analysis of ondansetron versus metoclopramide for cisplatin-induced nausea and vomiting.Arthur S. Zbrozek, Scott B. Cantor, Melchor P. Cardenas, Donald P. Hill
American Journal of Hospital Pharmacy. 1994-06-15 - Asymptomatic prostate nodules.Scott B. Cantor, Robert J. Volk, Melchor P. Cardenas
The Journal of Family Practice. 1992-10-01
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