assistant professor
dell medical school university of Texas at Austin, livestrong cancer institutes
Anna Capasso, MD, PhD, is a medical oncologist at UT Health Austin’s Livestrong Cancer Institutes, Dell Medical School. She specializes in treating cancer and providing medical care for patients diagnosed with gastrointestinal cancers. Additionally, Dr. Capasso is an assistant professor in the Dell Medical School Department of Oncology and a courtesy assistant professor in the Dell Medical School Department of Internal Medicine.
Anna earned her medical and doctorate degree in translational medicine from Universita’ Luigi Vanvitelli, in Naples, Italy. During her doctorate she joined the Developmental Therapeutics Program at the University of Colorado directed by Dr. Gail Eckhardt, focusing her research on colorectal cancer. She also completed her fellowship in medical oncology at Universita’ Luigi Vanvitelli, in Naples, Italy
Dr. Capasso is currently one of the PIs of the LCI laboratories and her area of interest is in the preclinical and early clinical development of combinations of molecularly targeted compounds, with a laboratory focus on colorectal cancer reaserch.
She oversees several research activities and is specializing in ‘first in human” clinical trials . She also mentors students and residence and is a member of the European Society of Medical Oncology, American Society of Cancer Research, and Women in Cancer Research.
GI Oncology, Management of Colorectal Cancer
Friday, September 16, 2022
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM East Coast USA Time
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
