Gynecological Cancer
Contact Info
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+123+456-7890 -
sarahlee@prohealth.com
Appointment Schedules
- Monday 09.00-12.00
- Wednesday 15.00-18.00
- Friday 09.00-12.00
Dr. Anil K. Sood
MD
Professor, Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, Texas USA
Degrees
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University of California, San Francisco.
Medical degree
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University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Medical Center.
Completed residency training in psychiatry
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University of California, Berkeley.
Master of Public Health degree
Experiences
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Worked in community mental health clinics, private practice, and academic medical centers.
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Expertise in the treatment of mood disorders, anxiety disorders, and psychotic disorders.
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Special interest in womens mental health and perinatal psychiatry.
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Experience managing complex cases that involve both mental health and medical issues.
Awards/Achievements
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Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association (FAPA).
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Recognized for research contributions with grants from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
Dr. Anil K. Sood is Professor and Vice Chair for Translational Research in the Departments of Gynecologic Oncology and Cancer Biology and co-director of the Center for RNA Interference and Non-Coding RNA at the MD Anderson Cancer Center. He is also Director of the multi-disciplinary Blanton-Davis Ovarian Cancer Research Program. Dr. Sood co-leads the Ovarian Cancer Moon Shot Program.
Dr. Sood received his medical degree from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. His research is focused in three main areas: 1) mechanisms of angiogenesis and metastasis in ovarian cancer; 2) effects of neuroendocrine stress hormones on ovarian cancer growth and progression, 3) development of new strategies for systemic in vivo siRNA delivery. Dr. Sood has received major recognition for his research accomplishments including the Hunter Award, the Margaret Greenfield/Carmel Cohen Excellence in Ovarian Cancer Research Prize, and the GCF/Claudia Cohen Research Foundation Prize for Outstanding Gynecologic Cancer Researcher. He is an elected member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI), the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and the Association of American Physicians (AAP). He was appointed as an American Cancer Society Professor in 2017.
