Luis E. Raez, M.D.

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Co-Leader, Thoracic Oncology Group
Director, Hematology/Oncology Clinics
Co-Chief Medical Services
Co-Chief Medical Services
Co-Chief Medical Services
Co-Chief Medical Services
Co-Chief Medical Services

tel: 305-243-4909
fax: 305-243-4975

Education

Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University Lima, Peru	Undergraduate
Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University Lima, Peru	Graduate
Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami Affiliated Medical Education Program	Residency
Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami Affiliated Medical Education Program	Fellowship

Dr Raez major focus of research and clinical work is devoted to lung and head and neck cancers. He is an Associate Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology and Public Health at University of Miami School of Medicine (UM). He is also the Co-leader of the Thoracic Oncology Group and Director of Hematology/Oncology Clinics at UM/Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center.  

Dr Raez also has several clinical and translational trials that are the core of his clinical research. Most of them are phase I or II trials with new drugs for lung and head and neck cancers. Some of this clinical trials that are investigator initiated have been developed locally by him and other protocols are work in cooperation with other academic centers and researchers. Among them, for example Dr Raez under the mentorship of Eckard Podack PhD has develop an immunotherapy program for patients with lung cancer testing the allogeneic vaccines called “B7.1” and “gp96” in two different phase I clinical trials inducing a good immunological and clinical response the first results have been already published in “Cancer and Gere Therapy” and the Journal of Clinical Oncology. He has also developed the first human phase I trial for 2-deoxyglucose (2-DG) a new type of anticancer therapy based in glycolysis inhibition, among other projects. 

Dr Raez has published extensively in the areas of his expertise.   He has more than 40 peer review publications and more than 60 presentations in national and international meetings. Dr Raez is a member of AACR, ASCO, ASH, ACP, ACCP, FLASCO, ECOG.

 

Clinical Specialties

lung cancer, head and neck cancer

Research Interests

immunotherapy in lung cancer, phase I clinical trials with new drugs, inhibition of glycolisis in cancer cells

Publications

Publications

Awards & Recognition

• "Outstanding Resident of the Year 1995-1996 in the Internal Medicine Department at Jackson Memorial Hospital/University of Miami School of Medicine".
  "Outstanding Resident of the Year 1995-1996 in the Internal Medicine Department at Jackson Memorial Hospital/University of Miami School of Medicine". Given by American College of Physicians (ACP), Florida Chapter, June 1996.
• Listed in Marquis "Who's Who in Medicine and Health Care" in America since 2001
  
• Listed in Marquis "Who's Who in America" since 2001
  
• Listed in Stratton’s “Who is Who in America" since 2002
  
• Elected for the Fellowship in the American College of Physicians (ACP), January 2002
  
• "Research Career Development Award" given by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
  "Research Career Development Award" given by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) for the project "Novel Vaccination using gp-96 fusion proteins in lung Cancer", February 2002.
• "2002-2003 Stanley J. Glaser Foundation Biomedical Research Award"
  "2002-2003 Stanley J. Glaser Foundation Biomedical Research Award" for the project: "Translational Phase I trial of escalating doses of 5-Chloro-2-Deoxycitidine (Cldc) with a fixed dose of Tetrahydrouridine combined with a fixed dose of external radiation
• "2003 Women's Cancer Association (WCA) Award"
  "2003 Women's Cancer Association (WCA) Award" for the project "Adjuvant Immunotherapy with B7.1 (CD 80) in patients with non-small cell lung cancer". June 2003.
• Listed in "Outstanding Intellectuals of the 20th Century" since 2003
  
• Listed in Marquis "Who's Who in Science and Engineering” since 2005
  
• Listed as one of “The Best Doctors in America” 2005-6
  
• Listed in the “Guide to America’s Top Physicians” 2005-6
  
• "James and Esther King Award” from the “Florida Biomedical Research Program",
  "James and Esther King Award” from the “Florida Biomedical Research Program", Florida Department of Health for the project: "Immune Response against Lung Cancer with gp-96 Fusion Proteins". 2005-2007.
• “ 2005 Papanicolaou Corps Distinguished Investigator of the year”
  “ 2005 Papanicolaou Corps Distinguished Investigator of the year”
• “2005-2006 Clinical Innovator Award given by “The Flight Attendant Research Institute” (FAMRI)
  “2005-2006 Clinical Innovator Award given by “The Flight Attendant Research Institute” (FAMRI) for the project: “Lung Cancer Immunotherapy”.
• Listed in Marquis "Who's Who in the World” since 2006
  
• Listed in Cambridge “Who’s who” since 2007
  
• Elected for the Fellowship in the American College of Chest Physicians (FCCP), 2007
  Elected for the Fellowship in the American College of Chest Physicians (FCCP), 2007
• Elected for the Fellowship in the American College of Specialists in Geriatrics (FACSG)