Practice
12902 Usf Magnolia Dr Csb 1162Tampa, FL, 33612
Dr. Melissa Alsina is an associate professor of medicine in the Blood and Marrow Transplant Program at Moffitt Cancer Center and head of the Multiple Myeloma Transplant Program.A specialist in multiple myeloma and bone marrow transplantation, Dr. Alsina focuses much of her research on the progression of bone disease in multiple myeloma, myeloma-stromal cell interactions, myeloma drug resistance and novel molecular therapies.A graduate of the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, Dr. Alsina completed her residency in medicine at San Juan Veterans Administration Hospital, followed by a fellowship in hematology at San Juan City Hospital in Puerto Rico and medical oncology/hematology at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Texas.Before coming to Moffitt in 2000, Dr. Alsina was an assistant professor of medicine at the South Texas Veterans Health Care System in San Antonio. She was also co-director of the Myeloma Bone Disease Program Clinic at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, where she served on the faculty from 1995-1999.Dr. Alsina is a member of several professional organizations, including the International Society of Experimental Hematology and the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research. She also participates in community programs to support myeloma patients, and she is actively involved in Latinos y el Cancer, a cancer educational symposium for Hispanics. She received the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation Senior Research Award in 2001.… Read more ›
University | Degree | Focus | Graduated |
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University of Puerto Rico, School of Medicine | Medical Degree | 1988 |
Institution | Focus | Year |
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Internship - HEMATOLOGY, San Juan VAH/San Juan City Hospital, San Juan PR | 1991 | |
Residency - INTERNAL MEDICINE, San Juan VAH, San Juan, PR | 1988 | |
Residency - San Juan Veterans Adm Hospital, Puerto Rico - Medicine | Not Specified | |
Residency - University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Program | Not Specified | |
Continuing Medical Education (CME) - HEMATOLOGY-ONCOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HSC, SAN ANTONIO TX | 1984 | |
Fellowship - HEMATOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio TX | 1992 | |
Fellowship - San Juan Hospital, Puerto Rico - Hematology | Not Specified |
Certification | Cert. Body | Year |
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Internal medicine Sub-Specialty: Hematology | Internal Medicine | Not Specified |
Melissa Alsina, MD has not yet indicated the hospitals that he is affiliated with.
Years In Practice: 28 (started in 1995)
Accepts New Patients: Yes