Associate Professor
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Texas, United States
Dr. Rojas Hernandez is a valedictorian graduate of the Medical School at the Universidad del Valle in Cali, Colombia. He completed an internship and residency in Internal Medicine at Yale University (Bridgeport Hospital program) where he received several awards on professionalism and medical education. Subsequently he trained as a Hematologist and Oncologist at the University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center. During his fellowship he received recognition as the Laurent T. Visconti Fellow of the Year in 2014.
Having joined MD Anderson in 2014, Rojas Hernandez also serves as the University of Texas/Mc Govern Medical School site director for the clinical rotation in Hematology & Oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center. For his work in the education field, he received the 2016 Cheves M. and Isabella C. Smythe Endowed Award for Excellence in Resident Education. Additionally, he was named the Faculty Teacher of the year in 2016 by the Hematology and Oncology fellowship program, and the Faculty Educator of the month of April 2018 at MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Dr. Rojas-Hernandez has research interest in thrombosis and hemostasis. He has participated in pivotal multicenter studies of cancer associated thrombosis, and led a multicenter international study focused quality of life and treatment adherence to anticoagulation in cancer patients.
Dr. Rojas-Hernandez has developed an international reputation in the field of Cancer Associated Thrombosis; he has participated as speaker in multiple meetings of the International Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, the International Conference on Thrombosis and Hemostasis Issues in Cancer, The Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, the Colombian Society of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery (SCC) and the Colombian Association of Palliative Care (ASOCUPAC). Most recently, he has joined the NCCN Cancer-Associated Venous Thromboembolic Disease Panel as a representative of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Friday, September 20, 2024
8:30 AM – 8:38 AM CT
Friday, September 20, 2024
9:05 AM – 9:10 AM CT