Patricia Troncoso, MD
Department of Anatomical Pathology, Division of Pathology-Lab Medicine Div
About Dr. Troncoso
I am an experienced genitourinary pathologist with a long-standing interest in prostate cancer. My research thus focuses on prostate cancer, including its clinicopathologic and translational aspects. I have extensive expertise in the evaluation of pathologic specimens, in the procurement of tissues, and on quality control procedures. I have been the reference pathologist for many translational studies and also serve as the reference pathologist for neoadjuvant preoperative trials in prostate cancer patients. I am Director of the Prostate Cancer Tissue Bank and chair the Tissue Acquisition and Distribution Committee. I am also Director of the Specimen Core of the MD Anderson Cancer Center Prostate SPORE. Further, as a member of the multidisciplinary team conducting translational research at MD Anderson, I am responsible for all tissue-related aspects of study protocols, including the design of protocol-specific tissue collection procedures, oversight of specimen handling, and evaluation of specimens after treatment of patients with novel therapies.
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Professor, Department of Pathology, Division of Pathology/Lab Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 1978 | The University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA, MD, Medicine |
| 1969 | Instituto Femenino de Ensenanza Media, Vigo, ESP, Bachillerato Superior y Preuniversitario, Science |
Postgraduate Training
| 1985-1986 | Clinical Fellowship, Surgical Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX |
| 1984-1984 | Visitor, Cytology, Karolinska Institute and Hospital, Stockholm |
| 1984-1985 | Clinical Fellowship, Cytopathology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL |
| 1982-1984 | Clinical Residency, Clinical Pathology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL |
| 1978-1982 | Clinical Residency, Anatomic Pathology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL |
Board Certifications
| 1985 | The American Board of Pathology |
| 1979 | National Board of Medical Examiners |
Experience & Service
Academic Appointments
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Division of Pathology/Lab Medicine, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 1997 - 2003
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Division of Pathology/Lab Medicine, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 1991 - 1997
Instructor, Department of Pathology, Division of Pathology/Lab Medicine, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 1988 - 1991
Faculty Associate, Department of Pathology, Division of Pathology/Lab Medicine, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 1986 - 1988
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Member, Executive Committee of the Department of Pathology, Department of Pathology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2004 - 2005
Chief, Genitourinary Pathology Section, Department of Pathology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2004 - 2005
Director, Tissue Acquisition and Pathology Core, M. D. Anderson SPORE in Prostate Cancer, Department of Pathology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2001 - 2007
Director, Genitourinary Pathology Fellowship Program, Department of Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2000 - Present
Leader, Genitourinary Pathology Group, Department of Pathology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 1999 - 2004
Co-Director, Prostate Cancer Research Program Tissue Core, Department of Pathology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 1998 - 2007
Director, Prostate Cancer Satellite Tissue Bank, Department of Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 1989 - Present
Chief Resident, Department of Pathology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 1981 - 1982
Other Appointments/Responsibilities
Member, Fellowship Advisory Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2005 - 2012
Member, Executive Committee, Neoadjuvant Prostate Cancer Trials Group, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2004 - Present
Member, Prostate Outreach Project, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2003 - Present
Institutional Committee Activities
Member, Institutional Conflict Management Advisory Committee, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 2005 - 2007
Representative for the Genitourinary Tissue Banks, Genitourinary Center Steering Committee, 2005 - Present
Representative for the Department of Pathology, Genitourinary Center Steering Committee, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 2003 - Present
Alternate Member for the Department of Pathology, Credentials Committee of the Medical Staff (CCMS), The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 2002 - 2005
Representative for the Department of Pathology, Credentials Committee of the Medical Staff (CCMS), The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 2000 - 2002
Member, Steering Committee, Division of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1999 - 2000
Alternate Member, Medical Practice Subcommittee, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1993 - 1995
Member, Faculty Senate Finance Committee, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1992 - 1998
Member, Medical Practice Subcommittee, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1991 - 1993
Elected Member, Faculty Senate, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1991 - 1994
Member, Product Standards and Evaluation Subcommittee, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1988 - 1991
Member, Utilization Subcommittee, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1987 - 1989
Member, Graduate Medical Education Committee, The University of Chicago, 1981 - 1982
Member, House Staff Recruitment Committee, The University of Chicago, 1980 - 1982
Grant & Contract Support
| Title: | MDACC Clinical Trainees' Research Award |
| Funding Source: | MDACC Clinical Trainees’ |
| Role: | Collaborator |
| Title: | MDACC Clinical Trainees' Research Award |
| Funding Source: | MDACC Clinical Trainees’ |
| Role: | Collaborator |
| Title: | Clinical Oncology Development Award |
| Funding Source: | American Cancer Society |
| Role: | Collaborator |
| Title: | The Role of Hepatocyte Growth Factor/Scatter Factor as a Paracrine Accelerator of Human Prostate Cancer Progression |
| Funding Source: | MDACC Physicians’ Referral Service |
| Role: | Collaborator |
| Title: | CapCure Grant to establish a prostate cancer tissue bank |
| Funding Source: | CapCure |
| Role: | Co-Investigator |
| Title: | Modeling of the Prostate for Optimization of Ultrasound Guided Prostatic Biopsies |
| Funding Source: | MDACC Clinical Trainees’ Award |
| Role: | Collaborator |
| Title: | Environmental and Genetic Determinants of Clinical Prostate Cancer |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | Co-Investigator |
| Title: | Identification of a Potential Cytogenetic Marker for Human Prostate Cancer Progression |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | Collaborator |
| Title: | Chromosomes 8p Tumor Suppressor Gene in Significant and Insignificant Prostate Cancer |
| Funding Source: | Physician Referral Service Grant |
| Role: | Collaborator |
| Title: | Cytogenetic Heterogeneity of Prostate Cancer: A F.I.S.H. Analysis with Prognostic and Sampling Implications |
| Funding Source: | MDACC Clinical Trainees’ Research Award |
| Role: | Mentor |
| Title: | Human Prostate Cancer Tissue Bank and Cell Culture Program |
| Funding Source: | CaPCURE Award |
| Role: | Co-Investigator |
| Title: | Therapeutically Relevant Model of Prostate Cancer Bone Metastasis |
| Funding Source: | CaPCURE Award |
| Role: | Collaborator |
| Title: | Human Prostate Cancer Tissue Bank and Cell Culture Program |
| Funding Source: | CaPCURE Award |
| Role: | Co-Investigator |
| Title: | A Novel Approach to Target Androgen Receptor Activity in Prostate Cancer |
| Funding Source: | Physician Referral Service Grant |
| Role: | Collaborator |
| Title: | Directing Expression of Oncoproteins and Androgen Receptor Coregulators to the Mouse Prostate |
| Funding Source: | MDACC, Prostate Cancer Research Program |
| Role: | Collaborator |
| Title: | Angiogenesis Regulates Prostate Cancer Metastasis |
| Funding Source: | U.S. Department of the Army |
| Role: | Collaborator |
| Title: | Tumor-Specific Regulation of C-CAM Cell Adhesion Molecule in Prostate Carcinogenesis |
| Funding Source: | U.S. Department of the Army |
| Role: | Collaborator |
| Title: | Functional Analysis of C-CAM1 Tumor Suppressor Gene by Targeted Gene Deletions |
| Funding Source: | U.S. Department of the Army |
| Role: | Collaborator |
| Title: | Detailed Pathologic Characterization of Prostate Cancer Using Advanced Computer Assisted Techniques |
| Funding Source: | UTMDACC IRG |
| Role: | Principal Investigator |
| Title: | A Feasibility Study of L-Selenomethionine and Alpha – Tocophorol in Patients with Clinically Organ-Confirned Adenocarcinoma of the Prostate Prior to Prostatetomy |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | Co-Investigator |
| Title: | Cellular Mechanisms Regulating Urokinase-type Plasminogen Activator in Hormone Refractory Prostate Cancer: A Novel Therapeutic Target |
| Funding Source: | Department of Defense (DOD) |
| Role: | Collaborator |
| Title: | MD Anderson Cancer Center Prostate Cancer SPORE – Biospecimen and Pathology Core |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | Core Director |
| Title: | TGF-beta-1-regulated IL-8 expression in prostate cancer |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | Collaborator |
| Title: | Determining the Invasive Index in Prostate Biopsy and Radical Prostatectomy Specimens as Determined by the Matrix Metalloproteinase to E-cadherin Ratio |
| Funding Source: | Department of Defense |
| Role: | Collaborator |
| Title: | Characterization of a Novel Hypoxia-Associated Molecular Therapeutic Target for Locally Advanced Prostate Cancer |
| Funding Source: | Department of Defense (DOD) |
| Role: | Collaborator |
| Title: | 3T Perfluorocarbon-Filled Endorectal Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Imaging of Prostate |
| Funding Source: | Department of Defense (DOD) |
| Role: | Collaborator |
| Title: | Comparative Study of West African Genetic Ancestry and Prostate Cancer |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | Collaborator |
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