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Brownsville

Balesh Sharma , MD
Medical Oncology / Hematology
Balesh Sharma , MD specializes in internal medicine , medical oncology and hematology . He is board certified by in medical oncology . Dr . Sharma received an MD Delhi University in New Delhi , India , in 1990 , where he also completed his residency in Anesthesia and Critical Care in 1991 . He completed his medical internship at Lincoln Medical Center in New York in 1992-93 . Dr . Sharma completed his residency in internal medicine at St . Vincent ’ s Medical Center in affiliation with Yale University School of Medicine , Connecticut . In 1998 , he completed a fellowship in hematology and oncology from University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas , and has been in private practice since then .
Marcelo Boek , MD
Medical Oncology / Hematology
Dr Marcelo M Boek specializes in Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology / Hematology . He is board certified in Medical Oncology and Hematology . He received his medical degree from Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil . He also completed his Internal Medicine residency at Jackson Memorial Hospital- University of Miami . In 2003 he completed his Fellowship in Medical Oncology and Hematology at John Strogger- Cook County Hospital in Chicago . Dr Boek then worked as a Medical Oncologist at The Saskatchewan Cancer Agency at The Allan Blair Cancer Centre in Regina , Saskatchewan , Canada , and as an investigator affiliated with The North Central Cancer Treatment Group and the National Cancer Institute of Canada . He was also appointed as a Clinical Assistant Professor with the Division of Oncology , College of Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan and held this job until he moved back to the United States . Dr Boek joined Texas Oncology in 2006
Carlos Gonzalez-Angulo , MD
Radiation Oncology
Dr . Gonzalez specializes in radiation oncology and internal medicine . He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine as well as the American Board of Radiology , and is a member of the American Society of Therapeutic Radiation Oncology ( ASTRO ), American College of Radiation Oncology ( ACRO ). He completed his fellowship in radiation oncology at Roswell Park Cancer Institute , in Buffalo , New York , and also completed a second residency in radiation oncology at Jackson Memorial Hospital / Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center , in Miami , Florida . Aside from his medical practice , Dr . Gonzalez is a Christian lay minister and a student of ancient Greek .
Mariza D . Oliver , MSN , APRN , FNP-C
Advanced Practice Provider
Mariza is a certified Family Nurse Practitioner , Advanced Practice Registered Nurse , and has a Masters degree in Nursing Administration . She has over 17 years experience in nursing and has worked in healthcare areas such as medical-surgical , post-partum , hospice , and home health . She has extensive experience in providing care for the adult and geriatric population of the Rio Grande Valley .
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