Joaquina Celebre Baranda, MD

Title	Assistant Professor
Division	Hematology/Oncology
Phone	(913) 588_-6029
Email
Fax	913-588-4085
Specialty	Medical and GI Oncology
Clinical Interests	Gastrointestinal Oncology, Gastrointestinal Malignancy, Gastrointestinal Cancer, Esophageal Cancer
Research Interests	Esophageal Carcinoma: There is need to better understand the biology of this cancer to give us clues in prevention, early detection and therapy of this highly fatal disease. Pancreatic Carcinoma: This malignancy poses as a major challenge in Gastrointestinal Oncology partly because of advanced presentation and chemotherapy resistance. Colorectal Carcinoma: Our group is interested in outcome analysis in rectal cancer patients treated with neoadjuvant therapy treated at the Veterans’ Administration
EDUCATION
Medical School	University of Santo Tomas, 1985
Internship	University of Santo Tomas, 1985-1986
Residency	Cook County Hospital, Internal Medicine, 1988-1991
Fellowship(s)	Medical Oncology, University of Southern CA, GI Oncology, 1991-1995
Certifications	American Board of Internal Medicine Diplomate, 1994 American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology Subspecialty-Diplomate, 1997
Faculty Appointment Date(s)	Assistant Professor, 8/1/03 – Present Associate Professor, 7/01/2008