Nurul Wahid , MD
Medical Oncology / Hematology
Dr . Wahid was fellowship-trained in medical oncology and hematology at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York . He is board certified in Hematology and Oncology . He has been recognized as Physician of the Year at Rio Grande State Center in Harlingen where he has served as senior attending physician for the past 13 years .
Rogelio Salinas , MD
Radiation Oncology
Dr . Salinas is a board-certified radiation oncologist . He completed his residency training at Memorial Sloan – Kettering Cancer Center in New York followed by his fellowship at The University of Texas MD Anderson
Cancer Center .
Joseph Litam , MD
Medical Oncology / Hematology
Dr . Litam was fellowship-trained at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston . He is well known in the community and was in private practice for 27 years before joining Texas Oncology . He has special interest in treating solid tumors .
Benjamin West , MD
Radiation Oncology
Dr . West is board-certified radiation oncologist . He was physicist prior to becoming a physician .
Phoebe Verano , RN , FNP-BC
Nurse Practitioner
Phoebe Cepeda Verano is a certified Family Nurse Practioner , Advanced Practice Registered Nurse , who received her Masters degree at the University of Texas- Pan American ( UTPA ) in 2013 . She has more than 30 years of experience as a registered nurse , most of it in an adult critical care setting . As a nurse practitioner , she has the compassion to be a part of a patient ’ s journey through cancer care and believes that patient education is an important first step following diagnosis and treatment plan development . “ I am committed to preparing cancer patients for their journeys and assuring they know that we are always here to support them .”
Cristelita Parrocho , RN , BSN , CCRN , MSN , FNP-C
Nurse Practicioner
Cristy graduated as a Family Nurse Practitioner from Charles R . Drew University of Medicine and Science in California . She is also a certified Adult Critical Care Registered Nurse . Before joining Texas Oncology-McAllen she was a hospitalist with IPC Healthcare . “ Cancer is brutal but I believe loving and actually feeling while you care for these patients will somehow bring upon sunshine in the darkest moments of their lives . It is not how much time but how much love you put into it .”
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