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Unless otherwised indicated, this information has been self-reported and has not been verified by the Board of Medicine.
Disclaimer: General
The following information contained in this database is provided from the records of
the Board of Medicine.
- Licensee name
- License number
- Date of issue
- Date of expiration
- Any Virginia Board of Medicine Notice or Order
The Department and the Board have taken measures to assure that the above
information reflects information contained in records that it maintains consistent
with its statutory responsibility to doctors of medicine, osteopathy, and podiatry.
The following information is required to be self-reported by licensees under penalty of law. This information
is not verified by the Board. The Department and the Board have the authority to investigate reported
inaccuracies in the displayed information and if warranted, seek correction and effect licensee compliance
with the law and regulations governing the practitioner information system.
Required information provided by doctors:
- Practice information (location(s), telephone number(s), translating services,
percentage of time spent at location(s)
- Education
- Years in active clinical practice
- Board Certifications
- Hospital affiliations
- Academic appointments
- Publications
- Medicaid participation
- Actions
- Felony convictions
- Paid claims in the most recent ten years
Optional information doctors may choose to include:
- Insurance plans accepted or managed care plans in which they participate
- Self-Designated practice area
- Honors and awards received
- Medicare information
- Hours of continuing education
- Practice name
- Days of the week at practice location
- Maiden name
- Web site address
- Non-emergency email address
The Board does not comprehensively verify the information required to be self-reported
by doctors, and therefore does not accept responsibility for the accuracy of
self-reported information. The Board conducts periodic random audits of profiles
as an effort to improve the accuracy and timeliness of the information.
Please note that if a practitioner's license is not active, they are under
no obligation to update their profile so the information contained in that profile may not be up-to-date.
Disclaimer: Malpractice Information
When considering malpractice paid claims data, please keep in mind:
Some studies have shown little correlation between the existence of a malpractice paid claims history and the practitioner's competence to provide care.
Malpractice paid claims histories tend to vary by specialty. Some specialties are more likely than others to be the subject of litigation.
Some doctors work primarily with high-risk patients. These doctors may have malpractice paid claims histories that are higher than average because they specialize in cases or patients who are at very high risk for problems.
Settlement of a claim may occur for a variety of reasons, which do not necessarily reflect negatively on the professional competence or conduct of the practitioner. A payment in settlement of a medical malpractice action or claim should not be construed as creating a presumption that medical malpractice has occurred.
The incident causing the malpractice paid claim may have happened years before a payment is finally made. Sometimes, it takes a long time for a malpractice lawsuit to move through the legal system.
Presentation of Required Data:
As of July 1, 2007, practitioners are required to report all paid claims over
$10,000 in the last 10 years. For doctors practicing less than 10 years, the data
covers their total years of practice.
To provide perspective regarding the reported data, the Board displays information about the paid claims experience of the practitioner's specialty along with the practitioner's history of paid claims. In reporting the data in this manner, each practitioner is seen relative to other practitioners in the specialty, rather than to all practitioners in all specialties.
Paid claims are not expressed in dollar amounts. Each paid claim has been analyzed and assigned to one of three statistical categories: below average, average, or above average. This analysis was made relative to the other claims in the specialty in which the claim occurred.
The information provided, in the manner provided, should offer perspective about this aspect of medical practice. You could miss an opportunity for high quality care by excluding a doctor based solely on the presence of a malpractice history. You may wish to discuss information provided in this report, and malpractice generally, with your doctor.
Primary Practice Address
Last Updated 5/2/2024
Virginia Cancer Specialists
3700 Joseph Siewick Dr
Suite 408
Fairfax, VA 22033
Phone: 703-208-9350
Fax: 703-620-0952
Location Details
- Practitioner spends 60% of time at this location.
- Days that practitioner sees patients at this location:
Mon,Tue,Wed,Thur
- Translation services are available.
Type(s) of Translation Services Available:
Non-English language(s) spoken
- Non-English Languages spoken in Office
Spanish
Spanish, Ctrl Am
Spanish, S. Am
Telephone Interpretation
- Non-English Languages spoken by Practitioner
Italian
Spanish
Spanish, S. Am
Years in Active Clinical Practice
Last Updated 5/2/2024
Years in Active Clinical Practice Inside US/Canada:
28
Years in Active Clinical Practice Outside US/Canada:
2
Medicaid
Last Updated 5/2/2024
Participate in the Virginia Medicaid program
Is accepting new Virginia Medicaid patients
Medicare
Last Updated 5/2/2024
Is a Medicare participating provider
Is accepting new Medicare patients
Virginia
Hospital Affiliations
Last Updated 5/2/2024
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital (admit)
Inova Fairfax Hospital (admit)
Hospital Affiliations in States Other Than Virginia
Last Updated 5/2/2024
Medical, Osteopathic, or Podiatric School
Last Updated 5/2/2024
Grad School: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
State: Lima
Country: Peru
Year Completed: 1986
Medical, Osteopathic, or Podiatric Post Grad School
Last Updated 5/2/2024
General Surgery
UCLA School of Medicine
Torrance,
CA
USA
Year Residency
Completed: 1993
Surgical Oncology
Harbor UCLA Medical Center
Torrance,
CA
USA
Year Fellowship
Completed: 1994
Surgical Oncology
National Cancer Institute / NIH
Bethesda,
MD
USA
Year Fellowship
Completed: 1996
Continuing Education
Last Updated 5/2/2024
Continuing Hours:
88
Since:
2022
Board Certification
Recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties, Bureau of
Osteopathic Specialists
and Boards of Certification, the American Board of
Multiple Specialties in Podiatry, or Council on Podiatric Medical Education.
Last Updated 5/2/2024
Surgery
Year of Initial Certifications:
1994Current Certification Expires:
2024
Self-Designated Practice Areas
Last Updated 5/2/2024
Surgery
Oncology: Surgical
Insurance Plans/Managed Care Plans Accepted
Last Updated 5/2/2024
None Reported
Honors
and Awards - Optional
Last Updated 5/2/2024
Faculty Teacher of the Year Award
Harbor-UCLA Dpt of Surgery
1994
Faculty Teacher of the Year Award
Harbor-UCLA Dpt of Surgery
1997
LA County Silver Eagle Award Medal
15th Annual Productivity and Quality Awards Program LA County
2001
Faculty Teacher of the Year Award
Harbor-UCLA Dpt of Surgery
2001
Special Commendation for Excellence in Women’s Health Care
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
2001
Award for improving the access and quality of care for women with breast cancer
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
2002
America's Top Doctors for Cancer
Castle Connolly's
2005
Faculty Teacher of the Year Award
Harbor-UCLA Dpt of Surgery
2005
America's Top Doctors for Cancer
Castle Connolly's
2006
Faculty Teacher of the Year Award
Harbor-UCLA Dpt of Surgery
2006
America's Top Doctors for Cancer
Castle Connolly's
2007
Best Doctors in America
LA Magazine
2008
Academic Appointments
Last Updated 5/2/2024
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA - Los Angels CA
Rank:
Associate Professor
Years:
1996-2009
Academic Appointments - Non-US
Last Updated 5/2/2024
None Reported
Publications
(up to ten in the last five years)
Last Updated 5/2/2024
Journal of Clinical Oncology
Volume: 23
Date: 01 2005
jco.ascopubs.org/cgi/content/full/23/15/3648
Breast cancer in limited-resource countries: diagnosis and pathology.
Breast Journal
Volume: 12
Date: 01 2006
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16430396
Percutaneous excisional biopsy of palpable breast masses under ultrasound visualization
Breast Journal
Volume: 12
Date: 09 2006
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16959005
Axillary regional recurrence after sentinel lymph node biopsy for breast cancer.
American Surgeon
Volume: 72
Date: 10 2006
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17058740
Intraoperative injection of technetium-99m sulfur colloid is effective in the detection of sentinel lymph nodes in breast cancer
The American Journal of Surgery
Volume: 192
Date: 10 2006
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16978942
Success of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in conversion of mastectomy to breast conservation surgery
American Surgeon
Volume: 72
Date: 10 2006
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17058739
Evaluation of Three Scoring Systems Predicting Non Sentinel Node Metastasis in Breast Cancer Patients with a Positive Sentinel Node Biopsy
Annals of Surgical Oncology
Volume: 14
Date: 12 2006
www.springerlink.com/content/amh930v32v68g495/
Study of preoperative focused microwave phased array thermotherapy in combination with neoadjuvant anthracycline-based chemotherapy for large breast carcinomas.
Cancer Therapy
Volume: 5
Date: 01 2007
www.cancer-therapy.org/CT5B/pdf/45._Vargas_et_al,_401-408.pdf
Randomized Study of Preoperative Focused Microwave Phased Array Thermotherapy for Early- Stage Invasive Breast Cancer
Cancer Therapy
Volume: 6
Date: 01 2010
www.cancer-therapy.org/CT6B/pdf/43._Dooley_et_al,_395-408.pdf
Focused Microwave Thermotherapy for Preoperative Treatment of Invasive Breast Cancer: A Review of Clinical Studies
Annals of Surgical Oncology
Volume: 17
Date: 04 2010
www.springerlink.com/content/g105331202416323/
Felony Conviction Information
Last Updated 5/2/2024
None Reported
Actions Taken by States/Organizations Other than the Virginia Board of Medicine
Last Updated 5/2/2024
None Reported
Virginia Board of Medicine Notices and Orders
Verified by Board
No Notices or Orders on file
Paid Claims in the last ten years
Last Updated 5/2/2024
The licensee has reported the following paid claims in the past ten years:
None Reported
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Date Printed: 6/11/2024
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