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LUIS BAEZ VALLECILLO MD

HEMATOLOGY & ONCOLOGY SPECIALIST

Dr. Baez Vallecillo received his bachelor of science degree in industrial engineering from Stanford University, after which he worked for Goldman Sachs & Co. Healthcare Investment Banking Division working in mergers and acquisitions for pharmaceuticals, biotechnology companies, and hospital conglomerates.  During his last project with a hospitals company, he found his true calling and returned to school and received his medical doctorate from the University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus.  He relocated to the largest medical center in the world, the Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas and graduated most outstanding resident in Internal Medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center where he remained an additional year as Chief Medical Resident and Clinical Instructor.  He ultimately received his subspecialty in Hematology & Oncology from the world renowned MD Anderson Cancer Center where he was Chief Fellow in Hematology.  He focused his research in breast cancer among other hematological and oncological malignancies.  Dr. Baez Vallecillo returned to Puerto Rico after Hurricane Harvey devastated the Houston area only to be welcomed back home by two category 5 hurricanes Irma and Maria.  Despite the difficulties encountered in 2017 in both Texas and Puerto Rico, Dr. Baez Vallecillo powered through and remains committed to serving the community of Puerto Rico.

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LUIS BAEZ DIAZ MD

HEMATOLOLGY & ONCOLOGY SPECIALIST

Dr. Baez Diaz completed his medical degree from the University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus and received training in Internal Medicine from the Veteran's Administration Hospital in San Juan, Puerto Rico where he was Chief Medical Resident.  He completed hematology & oncology training at New York University (NYU) in New York City.  Dr. Baez Diaz served as the Chief of Oncology at the VA Hospital in San Juan, Puerto Rico for nearly three decades.  He was Program Director of the hematology & oncology fellowship based in the San Juan City Hospital and VA Hospital during his tenure.  Dr. Baez Diaz is the Chief of Oncology at the San Juan City Hospital.  Dr. Baez Diaz is also the Chief of Breast Oncology in the newly built Comprehensive Cancer Center of Puerto Rico.  Dr. Baez Diaz has the largest federally funded NIH/NCI grant in Puerto Rico that brings drug development clinical trials to the island.  He is the principal investigator on numerous published and ongoing clinical trials through the San Juan NCORP.  By way of Dr. Baez Diaz'z research efforts, patients residing in Puerto Rico have access to novel therapeutics for many oncologic and hematologic diseases.  Throughout his illustrious career, Dr. Baez Diaz has received much praise and recognition for his dedication to his patients and his mentorship to thousands of physicans who trained under his guidance in both internal medicine and hematology/oncology.

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