General Internal Medicine
Carmelita P. Escalante, M.D.
Department Chair
- Departments, Labs and Institutes
- Departments and Divisions
- General Internal Medicine
General Internal Medicine’s goal is to improve the quality of life of cancer patients and survivors through integrated medical care.
The department strives to become the leading authority on best clinical practices, education and research in the general internal medicine care of cancer patients and survivors.
Here at MD Anderson Cancer Center, we provide complete medical care under one roof, which means all of a patient's doctors are on the same team and can easily coordinate care during cancer treatment. Physicians from the General Internal Medicine department care for patients with a wide range of acute non-cancer related medical problems, including diabetes mellitus, heart disease, hypertension, thyroid dysfunction, rheumatic diseases, allergy and immunology disorders, and other metabolic disorders.
Patient services
General Internal Medicine faculty provide much of their care through the Internal Medicine Center and its specialty clinics: the Internal Medicine Perioperative Assessment Center (IMPAC), Fatigue Clinic, the Mary Ann Weiser Suspicion of Cancer Clinic, and the Geriatrics Clinic.
Other patient services include:
- inpatient and outpatient consultations and care
- supervision of the Ambulatory Treatment Center
- care for survivors with late or long-term treatment effects
- personalized care for older patients
- care for hospitalized patients experiencing complex medical problems after hours.
Contact us
Academic office
General Internal Medicine department
Unit 1465
1400 Pressler St.
Houston, TX 77030
Tel. 346-720-7352
Fax: 832-750-7331
Internal Medicine Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd.
Floor 6, R6.1000
Houston, TX 77030
Tel. 713-563-3959 or 713-563-9827
Fax: 713-794-477 or 713-792-0971