Overview

Specialty	Hematology/Oncology
Subspecialty	Blood & Marrow Transplant
Education MPH, University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, TX MD, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
Training Fellow, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX Chief Resident, Internal Medicine, Ben Taub Hospital & St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX Resident, Baylor College of Medicine & Affiliated Hospitals, Houston, TX
Certifications Hematology Oncology Internal Medicine
Languages	English, Spanish

Bio

Dr. De Las Casas received his medical degree from Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia in Lima, Peru. He served his residency in internal medicine at Baylor College of Medicine and affiliated hospitals where he was Chief Resident at Ben Taub and St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital. He completed his fellowship in Medical Oncology and Hematology at University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. He also received a Master of Public Health degree from University of Texas School of Public Health in Houston, Texas.

Dr. De Las Casas spent two years at the ClínicaAnglo Americana (British-American Hospital) in Lima, Peru, as Chief of the Medical Oncology and Hematology Unit. He was Assistant Professor at University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center’s Department of Breast Medical Oncology in Houston, Texas where he also worked at LBJ Hospital. He also served as Assistant Professor in Internal Medicine at University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston.

Dr. De Las Casas served as Section Chief in Hematology and Medical Oncology at West Palm Beach Veterans Affairs Medical Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. Most recently, he spent three years at Audie L. Murphy VA Hospital in San Antonio, Texas, before joining Texas Transplant Physician Group.

Dr. De Las Casas is an honorary visiting professor from Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia in Lima, Peru. He is board at certified in Internal Medicine and Hematology/Oncology. 

Publications

Dr. De Las Casas' recent publications include:

1. ASCO 2009 Breast Cancer Symposium Pilot study of pathologic complete response (pCR) in LABC patients treated with dose dense AC x4 followed by weekly paclitaxel x 12 concurrently with capecitabine. Abstract No: 277 ASCO 2009 Breast Cancer Symposium
2. ASCO 2008 Breast Cancer Symposium Pilot study and final results of pathologic complete response (pCR) in locally advanced breast cancer patients with preoperative chemotherapy (CT): dose-dense AC x4 and sequential carboplatin/paclitaxel x 4. Abstract No: 189 ASCO 2008 Breast Cancer Symposium
3. Heyde’s syndrome. Peruvian Journal of Cardiology. December 2005. Vol 31, number 3. Pages 176-179.
4. Clinical Characteristics of Patients in Peru with HTLV-1 Associated Tropical Spastic Paraparesis Gotuzzo E., Cabrera J., De Las Casas C. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2004 (1 October) 39: 939-944
5. Outcome Analysis of Frontline Therapy with Liposomal Incorporated All-Trans Retinoic Acid for Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia De Las Casas C. Estey E, et al. Submitted to AACR Meeting – Toronto, Canada, April 2004, as abstract #108529 accepted as Poster Presentation Published in the Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research (1st Edition), 44: pg. 879,

Download the full list of Dr. De Las Casas' publications here.

Contact

Adult Blood and Marrow Stem Cell Transplant Clinic

7700 Floyd Curl, 10th Floor, Oncology
(*A Campus of Methodist Hospital)
San Antonio, TX 78229
Phone: (210) 575-3817 or (800) 298-7824
Fax: (210) 575-4113

Administrative Office
4410 Medical Drive, Suite 410
San Antonio, TX 78229
Phone: (210) 575-6904
Fax: (210) 575-6131