Oncologic Endocrinology Fellowship
The Oncologic Endocrinology fellowship is a one-year program accepting one fellow per year. Our program is the only one in the nation to provide advanced training for the evaluation and treatment of endocrine neoplasias. Fellows will acquire the skills and knowledge base for evaluating and treating patients with these complex endocrine tumors.
Faculty with the Department of Endocrine Neoplasia and Hormonal Disorders evaluate, manage and investigate a wide spectrum of tumors of the thyroid, adrenals, parathyroid, pituitary, pancreas and hereditary endocrine syndromes in both adults and children. The Endocrine Center has well-established collaborative relationships with head and neck surgery, surgical endocrinology, medical oncology, genetics, radiology and pathology. This unique concentration of expertise provides a training experience that will develop future leaders in the field of endocrine neoplasia.
The curriculum includes outpatient and inpatient management of patients with complicated endocrine neoplasias and hormonal disorders, including patients enrolled into Phase I-III clinical trials. Rotations with non-endocrine specialties such as medical oncology, surgery, pathology and radiology are included.
Research activities will be encouraged with opportunities to present at local, national or international meetings. Academic opportunities will include routine conferences and the education of medical students, residents, or fellows.
How to Apply
If you are interested in applying, please contact the Administrative Director, Endocrine Neoplaisa and HD, Thanh Tran Montalvo in February (through July) to express your interest and inititate the pre-applicaiton process. Applications will open on February 1 and close on September 1 of each year.
All applicants should have completed a U.S. or Canada-accredited fellowship in endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism or medical oncology in good standing, and must have an active license or be eligible for a license from the Texas Medical Board.
Graduates of foreign medical schools and specialty training programs in endocrinology or medical oncology must have a valid certificate from the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) prior to appointment, and must be eligible for an appropriate visa.
Required application materials:
- Completion of an application form
- Personal statement (including goals and reason for pursuing an Oncologic Endocrine Fellowship)
- Curriculum vitae
- Two letters of recommendation, plus one from the fellowship program director
- Medical school transcript
After a review of the application package, a personal interview with faculty members will be arranged with outstanding candidates.
News
Dr. Trisha Cubb is quite familiar with the Texas Medical Center and MD Anderson! After graduating from Duke University with a major in biology and minors in chemistry and political science, she completed medical school at the University of Texas Houston Health Science Center. She did her internal medicine residency at the University of Colorado. However, she missed the heat and humidity of Texas and came back to Houston to do her Endocrine Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine (2016-2018), during which she did inpatient endocrine rotations at MD Anderson. Since completing her fellowship, she has been an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at Houston Methodist Hospital - Weill Cornell Medical College in Houston, Texas.
As faculty at Houston Methodist Hospital, she has focused her practice on the management of patients with thyroid nodules and thyroid cancer. She created and led the Endocrine Tumor Board and was the Thyroid Section Director at Houston Methodist Hospital. She currently serves on the Endocrine Society’s committees for “Endocrine Cancer Special Interest Group” and “Diversity and Inclusion” and the ATA’s “Lab Science Committee.”
Interested applicants, please contact:
Thanh Tran Montalvo
Administrative Director
Email: TTTran13@mdanderson.org
Mimi I. Hu, M.D.
Fellowship Program Director
Department of Endocrine Neoplasia and Hormonal Disorders
1400 Pressler Dr., Unit 1461
Houston, TX 77030
Email: MHu@mdanderson.org