Journal of Community Medicine & Health Education
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Steve Weitman

Pediatrics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, USA

Biography

Dr. Weitman is a Professor of Pediatrics and Director of the Institute for Drug Development at the Cancer Therapy and Research Center in San Antonio, Texas, with a joint appointment in Pharmacology and Medicine. He earned his BS in Microbiology from the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse, LaCrosse, WI; and his MS in Pharmacology, PhD in Pharmacology and his MD in Medicine from the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI. Dr. Weitman performed his Postgraduate internship and residency in pediatrics at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.

Publications

The Development of a Minority Recruitment Plan for Cancer Clinical Trials

Background: Cancer does not occur in all ethnic and racial groups at similar rates. In addition, responses to treatment also vary in certain ethnic and racial groups. For Hispanics, the overall cancer incidence is generally lower yet for some specific tumor types, the incidence rates are higher compared to other populations. Objectives: Although di... Read More»

Monica Trevino, Susan Padalecki, Anand Karnad, Alberto Parra, Steve Weitman, Melissa Nashawati, Brad H. Pollock, Amelie Ramirez and Ian M. Thompson

Research Article: J Community Med Health Edu 2013, 3: 230

DOI: 10.4172/2161-0711.1000230

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