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Pathology

Houston, Texas

Department of Pathology
Pathology
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Faculty

Mario Cervantes-Vazquez, M.D.Associate Professor

Dr. Cervantes Collage

Education

  • MD (1980), MMSc (1987) at UNAM, Mexico

Internship

  • Centro Medico Nacional (1981), IMSS/UNAM, Mexico

Residency

  • AP, Centro Medico Nacional (1984), IMSS/UNAM, Mexico

  • AP/CP, UTMB (1990) at Galveston

Fellowship

  • Surgical Pathology (1991) and Hematopathology (1992), UTMACC

Post-doctoral Training

  • MMSc (1987), UNAM

Specialty

  • AP/CP

  • Hematopathlogy

Board Certification

  • AP/CP 1992

  • Hematology 1996

Area of Interest

  • Surgical Pathology & Hematopathology, including immunohistochemistry, flow cytometry and conventional and molecular (FISH) cytogenetics

  • Developed the virtual Flow Cytometry (since 07/2005), and FISH-Cytogenetics (since 01/ 2006) laboratories for the CPA- BCM group.

Current Position

  • Associate Professor

  • Pathologist, Community Pathologist Associates

  • Chief of Pathology, North Cypress Medical Center

Professional Positions Held

  • Consultant in hematopathology/surgical pathology for the Community Pathology Associates, Ben Taub Hospital, Baylor Clinic, Cytogenetics Laboratory at the Department of Molecular and Human Genetics within BCM, and Center for Medical Genetics in Houston and Centro Medico ABC in Mexico City

Other Positions

  • Associate Professor, BCM(since 11/2006)

  • Medical Director of Clinical Pathology Laboratories in Houston (2001-2004)

  • Chief of Pathology at Gulf Coast Medical Center in Wharton, TX (2001-2003)

  • Chief of Pathology at Mount Hood Hospital and Co-Director of Cytogenetic for Legacy Laboratories in Portland, OR (1997-2000)

  • Assistant Professor, BCM (1/2001 – 10/2006)

  • Instructor UTMDACC (1994-1996)

  • Instructor UTMB (1988-1990)

  • Instructor (1975-1978) and Assistant Professor (1984-1987) at UNAM in Mexico City

Honors and Awards

  • Gabino Barreda Silver Medal by the UNAM (1988) for having the highest mark average upon completion of the Anatomic Pathology Program in México.

  • Certified by The National Certification Agency for Laboratory Personnel as Clinical Laboratory Specialist in Cytogenetics (1996)

  • Journal editor for Actas de Dermatología y Dermatopatología (since 2003)

  • Journal reviewer for Archives of Medical Research (since 11/2005)

Membership on professional organizations

  • FCAP

  • ASCP

  • IAP

Representative Publications

  1. Cervantes M: Alteraciones del ciclo celular en el melanoma. Actas de Dermatologia y Dermatopatologia 1:6-14, 2001.

  2. Cervantes M: HER-2/neu oncogene amplification in breast cancer. Diagnostic Update, Legacy Health System, Summer 1999, pp. 2-5.

  3. Cervantes-Vazquez M, Glassman A: Breast cancer cytogenetics: a review and proposal for clinical application. Ann Clin Lab Sci 26: 208-213, 1996.

  4. Cervantes-Vazquez M, Bueso-Ramos C, Glassman A, Marquez-Monter, H: El ciclo celular y la oncogenia (Translation: Cell cycle and oncogeneity). Patologia 33:279-287, 1995.

  5. Cervantes-Vazquez M, Zhou H, Sahin A, Dhingra K, Valero V, Ordonez N. El-Naggar A, Hess K, Glassman A, Sen S: p53 alterations show significant correlation with gene amplification and high S-phase index in breast cancer. Modern Pathol 8:137A, 1995.

  6. Cervantes-Vazquez M, Correa D, Merchant M, Hicks JJ and Laclette, JP: Respiratory changes during evagination of Taenia solium. The Journal of Parasitology 76 (1): 108-112, 1990.