Faculty Biography

Dr. Nidra Rodriguez

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Education:

B.S. University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico

M.D., University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Internship, Pediatrics, University Pediatric Hospital, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Residency, Pediatrics, University Pediatric Hospital, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Fellowship, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas

Clinical and Research Interests:

1. Thrombosis and hemostasis
2. prostaglandin pathway influences on vascular proliferation associated with hemophilic arthropathy
3. thrombocytopenia
4. sickle cell disease

Publications (selected):

• Articles in Peer-Reviewed Journals:

• Morales-Arias J, Rytting ME, Rodriguez N, Ketonen LM, Cotta CV, Hoots WK. Cerebral Venous Thrombosis as a Consequence of a Late Diagnosis of Lymphoma. J Ped Hem Onc (in press)
• Rodriguez N, Hoots WK, Koshkina NV, Morales-Arias J, Arndt C, Inwards CY, Hawkins DS, Munsell M, Kleinerman ES. COX-2 expression correlates with survival in osteosarcoma lung metastases (in press)

• Invited Articles:

• Morales-Arias J, Rodriguez N, Jaffe N. Review of Pancreatoblastoma in a Teenage Patient. Clin Adv Hematol Oncol. 2006 Feb;4:154.

• Abstracts:

• Rodriguez N, Koshkina N, Zhou Z, Brown D, Hoots WK, Wu K, Kleinerman ES. The Role of COX-2 in Osteosarcoma Lung Metastases. Ped Blood & Cancer 2005; 44(6): 530
• Rodriguez N, Koshkina N, Zhou Z, Brown D, Hoots WK, Wu K, Kleinerman ES. The Role of Cyclooxygenase-2 in Angiogenesis of Osteosarcoma. Proc Am Assoc Cancer Res 2005; 46:1378
• Rodriguez N, Koshkina N, Morales-Arias J, Arndt CA, Inwards CY, Hawkins DS, Hoots KW, Kleinerman ES COX-2 influences vascular regulation and correlates with clinical outcome in patients with relapsed pulmonary osteosarcoma. Haematologica Oct 2005; Vol 1, No. 9:97
• Morales-Arias J, Reddy K, Rodriguez N, Duan X, Kleinerman ES. In Vivo Stimulation of Angiogenesis and Vasculogenesis by Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor. Proceedings of American Association for Cancer Research Special Conference: Anti-Angiogenesis and Drug Delivery to Tumors, Nov 2005, Abstract # B28

• Book Chapters:

• Rodriguez Cruz NI, Madden RM, Mullen CA. Supportive care: Myelosuppression. In Chan KW, Raney RB Jr (eds): Pediatric Oncology. Springer Science and Business Media, Inc.: New York City, 2005; Chapter 15, pp. 208-217.

• Presentations at National Conferences:

• Invited speaker, The Role of COX-2 in Osteosarcoma Lung Metastases, American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology 38th Annual Meeting, Washington DC, 2005
• The Role of COX-2 in Angiogenesis of Osteosarcoma, AACR meeting, Anaheim, CA, 2005
• Third International Conference on Thrombosis & Hemostasis Issues in Cancer, Bergamo, Italy, 2005

 

Location & Contact

6431 Fannin Street
MSB 3.020
Houston, Texas 77030
713-500-5757 (Voice)

Faculty Biography

• Dr. Nidra Rodriguez
  Assistant Professor
• Department of Pediatrics
  Division of Hematology
• University of Texas-Houston Medical School
  6655 Travis, Suite 400 HMC
  Houston, Texas 77030
• phone: (713) 500-8360
  fax: (713) 500-8364
  e-mail: Nidra.I.Rodriguez@ uth.tmc.edu