Winston Tan, MD
- Position
- Immediate Past President
- Office address
- Mayo Clinic Jacksonville
Dr. Winston Tan is a Professor of Medicine at Mayo Clinic. Areas of interest include Genitourinary Cancer and Melanoma. He is focused on translating basic science principles into tangible treatment options for patients with cancer. He is interested in developing novel therapy targets, including immunotherapy, which would lead to less toxic treatments for cancer. These treatments would also lead to meaningful improvement of quality of life, prolonging the time to cancer progression and hopefully improved survival. Dr. Tan’s professional highlights are his leadership roles as Vice Chair of Hematology/Oncology at Mayo Clinic Florida for Education, Associate Chair for Faculty Development, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic Florida, Former Fellowship Program Director Hematology/Oncology, Mayo Clinic Florida, Board Member and Past President of the Florida Society of Clinical Oncology (FLASCO). He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and serves on the Member Survivorship Committee of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. Dr. Tan is a passionate, empowering, and focused cancer researcher and educator.
Education
- Clinical Fellowship – Hematology and Medical OncologyUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
- Research Fellowship – Translational laboratory breast cancer research under Dr. Douglas Yee and Adrian Lee- insulin growth factor pathways in breast cancerUniversity of Texas, San Antonio
- Resident – Internal MedicineMaimonides Medical Center
- Resident – Internal MedicineChinese General Hospital
- Rotating Internship – General Medical, Pediatric, Obstetrics & Gynecology, General Surgery TrainingChinese General Hospital
- MD – Doctor of MedicineUniversity of Santo Tomas
- BS – BiologyUniversity of Santo Tomas
Certifications
- American Board of Internal Medicine – Medical Oncology
- American Board of Internal Medicine – Hematology
- American Board of Internal Medicine
Academic rank
- Associate Professor of Medicine
Interests
- Cancer clinical trials and drug development
- Genitourinary malignancies (prostate, kidney and bladder)
- Breast cancer
- Melanoma
Publications
Research
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