South Florida VA Foundation for Research & Education

Hematology/Oncology

Margareth La Rose-Pierre, Pharm.D.

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Pharmacy Service, Miami VAMC

Associate Professor; Director, College of Pharmacy, University of Miami

Research Interests: Critical Care Pharmacy, Oncology

Current Research Studies:

The Economic Burden of Prostate Cancer: Comparing African American Men to Caucasian Men

Carlos Robles, M.D.

Staff Physician, Surgery Service, Miami VAMC

Research Interests: Oncology, Hematology

Current Research Studies:

Study to Evaluate PANVAC-VF with GM-CSF vs Best Supportive Care or Palliative Chemotherapy in Patients with Metastatic Adenocarcinoma of the Pancreas 

Niramol Savaraj, M.D.

Attending Physician, Medical Service, Miami VAMC

Adjunct Professor, Medicine-Hematology/Oncology, University of Miami

Research Interests: Oncology, Molecular Biology

Current Research Studies:

Molecular Mechanisms of Drug Resistance in Small Cell Lung Cancer

Phase II Study of ADI-PEG20 in Patients with Metastatic Melanoma

Rakesh Singal, M.D.

Staff Physician, Medical Research Service, Miami VAMC

Associate Professor, Medicine-Hematology/Oncology, University of Miami

Research Interests: Hematology, Oncology

Current Research Studies:

Role of Cytosine Methylation in Developmental Globin Gene Regulation