Fernando Cabanillas

Background

Cabanillas, Fernando was born on November 20, 1945 in San Juan, P.R. Son of Jose and Antonia E. (Escalona) Cabanillas.

Education

Bachelor of Science, U. P.R., 1966; Doctor of Medicine, U. P.R., 1970.

Career

Intern, resident in internal medicine, U. District Hospital, P.R., 1970-1973; fellow in hematology, U. District Hospital, P.R., 1973-1974; fellow in medical oncology, M.D. Anderson Hospital, Houston, 1974-1976; associate department development therapeutics, M.D. Anderson Hospital, Houston, 1976-1977; assistant internist, assistant professor medicine, M.D. Anderson Hospital, Houston, 1977-1978; associate internist, assistant professor medicine, M.D. Anderson Hospital, Houston, 1978-1980; associate internist, associate professor medicine, M.D. Anderson Hospital, Houston, 1980-1983; internist, associate professor medicine, M.D. Anderson Hospital, Houston, 1984-1986; internist, professor medicine, M.D. Anderson Hospital, Houston, since 1986. Chief lymphoma section M.D. Anderson Hospital, since 1984.

Achievements

• Fernando Cabanillas has been listed as a noteworthy Oncologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American College Physicians. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association Cancer Research, American Society Clinical Oncology, American Society Hematology, Texas Medical Association, Texas Society Medical Oncology, New York Academy Sciences, Harris County Medical Association, Alpha OmegaAlpha.

Connections

Married Myrta Narvaez-Ochoa, July 14, 1967. Children: Maria Antonia, Maria Eugenia.

Father:

Jose Cabanillas

Mother:

Antonia E. (Escalona) Cabanillas

Spouse:

Myrta Narvaez-Ochoa

child:

Maria Antonia Cabanillas

child:

Maria Eugenia Cabanillas