Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Skin near Tempe, AZ

Care Philosophy: Dr. Munoz specializes in treating lymphomas and he is the Director of the Lymphoma Program at Mayo Clinic in Arizona. He is triple board certified in Internal Medicine, Hematology and Medical Oncology. Dr. Munoz also completed a Master of Science in patient-based research and an Investigational Cancer Therapeutics fellowship at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston before relocating to Arizona. He is principal investigator in multiple cutting-edge lymphoma trials including immunotherapy and Chimeric Antigen Receptors (CAR) T-cells. Dr. Munoz has published in major internationally renowned journals including the New England Journal of Medicine, the American Journal of Hematology, Nature Reviews and JAMA. Dr. Munoz's personal goal is drug development of non-chemotherapy targeted agents via novel clinical trials to serve patients suffering with lymphoma.

Biography: Dr. Vinicius Ernani, MD is a Hematology Specialist who practices in Phoenix, AZ. He is 41 years old. Dr. Vinicius Ernani, MD is affiliated with Mayo Clinic Hospital.

Biography: Januario E. Castro, MD, is a board-certified medical oncologist who specializes in treating a variety of blood cancers, including lymphoma and leukemia. His areas of expertise include translational research and early therapy development applied to leukemia and lymphoma with emphasis in cellular-stem cell therapy and gene immunotherapy. As a professor in the Department of Medicine, Dr. Castro instructs medical students, residents and fellows at UC San Diego School of Medicine. His research focuses on gene immunotherapy applied to chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and non Hodgkin-lymphoma (NHL). Dr. Castro completed a fellowship in hematology-oncology at UC San Diego School of Medicine and a residency in internal medicine at University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He earned his medical degree from the Industrial University of Santander in Columbia. He is board-certified in medical oncology. Dr. Castro is an active member of several academic and biotechnology organizations, including the American Society of Hematology and the American Society of Clinical Oncology's Scientific Review Committee, the NCI’s Leukemia Steering Committee, and advisory boards of different biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies.