Andrea Rodriguez Kawas, M.D.
Department of Palliative, Rehabilitation and Integrative Medicine, Division of Cancer Medicine
Present Title & Affiliation
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Palliative, Rehab, Integrative Medicine, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2013 | Universidad Católica de Honduras “Nuestra Señora Reina de la Paz”, San Pedro Sula, HN, Doctor of Medicine |
Postgraduate Training
| 2020-2021 | Postgraduate Fellow, Hospice and Palliative Care Fellowship, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas |
| 2017-2020 | Resident, Quinnipiac University, St. Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport, Connecticut |
Licenses & Certifications
| 2024 | American Board of Internal Medicine |
Experience & Service
Other Professional Positions
Preceptor for Nurse Practitioner students, Gupta Medical Center & Ramona Medical Clinic, San Jacinto, California, 2021 - 2025
Research Intern, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2016 - 2017
Research Associate, Observational study, Clinical and epidemiologic characterization of tuberculosis in patients treated in the health center “Genaro Muñoz Hernandez”, Genaro Muñoz Hernandez, 2012 - 2013
Selected Presentations & Talks
Local Presentations
- 2019. A Choriocarcinoma Tale : A Metastatic Story of Unknown Beginning. Invited. Bridgeport, Connecticut, US.
- 2019. The heart attack of young women: 2 case reports of recurrent SCAD. Invited. ACP CT Chapter Meeting.
- 2018. Recurrent Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection in Young Women:. 2018 Annual Science Symposium.
- 2017. Quality Improvement for Care of Cancer Survivors in a Community Health Center. ACP CT Chapter.
- 2017. Pantoea Agglomerans Bacteremia. ACP CT Chapter.
National Presentations
- 2019. Bilateral Globus Pallidus Infarct in the Setting of Illicit Drug Use: A Case Report. 2019 Annual Science Symposium.
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Mork ME, Rodriguez A, Bannon Sarah. Outcomes of Disease-Specific Next-Generation Sequencing Gene Panel Testing in Adolescents and Young Adults with Colorectal Cancer. Cancer Genetics.
Other Articles
- Mork ME, Rodriguez A, A Taggart, MW, Rodriguez-Bigas, MA, Lynch P, Bannon A, Nancy Identification of MSH2 inversion of exons 1-7 in clinical evaluation of families with suspected Lynch syndrome. Familial Cancer.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified April 14, 2026