Healthy RGV Issue 103 - What All Men Need to Know
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Brownsville<br />
Balesh Sharma, MD<br />
Medical Oncology/Hema<strong>to</strong>logy<br />
Balesh Sharma, MD specializes in internal medicine, medical oncology and hema<strong>to</strong>logy. He is board certified by in<br />
medical oncology. Dr. Sharma received an MD Delhi University in New Delhi, India, in 1990, where he also<br />
completed his residency in Anesthesia and Critical Care in 1991. He completed his medical internship at Lincoln<br />
Medical Center in New York in 1992-93. Dr. Sharma completed his residency in internal medicine at St. Vincent’s<br />
Medical Center in affiliation with Yale University School of Medicine, Connecticut. In 1998, he completed a<br />
fellowship in hema<strong>to</strong>logy and oncology from University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, and has<br />
been in private practice since then.<br />
Marcelo Boek, MD<br />
Medical Oncology/Hema<strong>to</strong>logy<br />
Dr Marcelo M Boek specializes in Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology/Hema<strong>to</strong>logy. He is board certified in<br />
Medical Oncology and Hema<strong>to</strong>logy. He received his medical degree from Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul<br />
in Brazil. He also completed his Internal Medicine residency at Jackson Memorial Hospital- University of Miami.<br />
In 2003 he completed his Fellowship in Medical Oncology and Hema<strong>to</strong>logy at John Strogger- Cook County<br />
Hospital in Chicago. Dr Boek then worked as a Medical Oncologist at The Saskatchewan Cancer Agency at The<br />
<strong>All</strong>an Blair Cancer Centre in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, and as an investiga<strong>to</strong>r affiliated with The North<br />
Central Cancer Treatment Group and the National Cancer Institute of Canada. He was also appointed as a Clinical<br />
Assistant Professor with the Division of Oncology, College of Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan and<br />
held this job until he moved back <strong>to</strong> the United States. Dr Boek joined Texas Oncology in 2006<br />
Carlos Gonzalez-Angulo, MD<br />
Radiation Oncology<br />
Dr. Gonzalez specializes in radiation oncology and internal medicine. He is certified by the American Board of<br />
Internal Medicine as well as the American Board of Radiology, and is a member of the American Society of<br />
Therapeutic Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), American College of Radiation Oncology (ACRO). He completed his<br />
fellowship in radiation oncology at Roswell Park Cancer Institute, in Buffalo, New York, and also completed a<br />
second residency in radiation oncology at Jackson Memorial Hospital/Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center,<br />
in Miami, Florida. Aside from his medical practice, Dr. Gonzalez is a Christian lay minister and a student of<br />
ancient Greek.<br />
Mariza D. Oliver, MSN, APRN, FNP-C<br />
Advanced Practice Provider<br />
Mariza is a certified Family Nurse Practitioner, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, and has a Masters degree in<br />
Nursing Administration. She has over 17 years experience in nursing and has worked in healthcare areas such as<br />
medical-surgical, post-partum, hospice, and home health. She has extensive experience in providing care for the<br />
adult and geriatric population of the Rio Grande Valley.<br />
2150 N. Expressway 83 Brownsville, TX 78521 PH: 956-548-0810 FAX: 956-548-2239 www.TexasOncology.com