MD Anderson Cancer Center

07/29/2010
M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando Adds Five Oncologists to Team



M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando welcomes five oncologists to its team.
 

MEDIA CONTACT

Katie Dagenais
321.843.1343
katie.dagenais@orlandohealth.com
 

Orlando, FL – July 29, 2010 – M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando welcomes five oncologists to its team.




Debashish Bose, MD joins the Surgical Oncology team as a pancreatic surgeon. Dr. Bose comes to Central Florida from M. D. Anderson in Houston where he was a surgical oncology fellow. Dr. Bose was the recipient of the 2009 and 2010 Merit Award at the Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium.



Christopher Bryant, MD, joins the Gynecologic Oncology team. Dr. Bryant completed his obstetrics and gynecology training at St. John Hospital and Medical Center in Detroit, Michigan. He has received many honors and awards and has 25 articles in referred journals.



Sreeram Maddipatla, MD joins the Medical Oncology/Hematology team. Dr. Maddipatla recently completed his fellowship in hematology oncology at M. D. Anderson – Orlando. He has published articles in peer-reviewed journals including the Clinical Cancer Research and Oncology.



Kavita Pattani, MD joins the Head and Neck Surgical Oncology team. Dr. Pattani comes to Central Florida from Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions in Baltimore, MD where she was a head and neck surgery fellow. She has presented at several meetings across the country including the International AHNS Head and Neck Meeting.



Justin Rineer, MD joins the Radiation Oncology department. Dr. Rineer comes to Central Florida from M. D. Anderson in Houston where he was an advanced radiation oncology fellow. Dr. Rineer was a recipient of the 2008 and 2009 ASCO Foundation Award for original research presented at the ASCO Annual Meeting.

M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando, part of Orlando Health, is affiliated with The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. U.S. News & World Report recently ranked M. D. Anderson Cancer Center as the top cancer treatment center in the U.S. and has ranked it as one of the top two cancer centers for the past 13 years. Orlando Health, a 1,780-bed community-owned, Florida not-for-profit organization established in 1918, annually serves nearly 2 million Central Florida residents and more than 4,500 international patients. More information is available at www.mdandersonorlando.org.