Sherri R Cervantez, M.D.
Assistant Professor / Clinical
Dr. Sherri Cervantez is a faculty member at UT Health San Antonio with joint appointment to the Division of Hematology and Oncology and the Division of Geriatrics, Gerontology, and Palliative Medicine. She earned her B.S. in neuroscience and behavioral biology from Emory University. She received her medical doctorate from Virginia Commonwealth University and completed her residency in internal medicine at West Virginia University. She completed a fellowship in Hospice and Palliative Medicine at Virginia Commonwealth University prior to completing her hematology and oncology fellowship at UT Health San Antonio. She joined UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center in 2017 as Director of Palliative Oncology. Her clinical interests include lung cancers, head and neck cancers, and palliative oncology.
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Professional Background
Education
- 2017 - Clinical Fellowship - Hematology and Oncology - UT Health Science Center San Antonio
- 2014 - Clinical Fellowship - Hospice and Palliative Medicine - Virginia Commonwealth University Medical College of Virginia
- 2013 - Residency - Internal Medicine - West Virginia University
- 2011 - Internship - Internal Medicine - West Virginia University
- 2010 - MD - Medicine - Virginia Commonwealth University Medical College of Virginia
- 2005 - BS - Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology - Emory University
Appointments
- 7/2017 - Assistant Professor/Clinical and Mays Cancer Center Director of Palliative Oncology - UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, Medicine, San Antonio
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- Instruction & Training
- Clinical
- Publications