Magdelene Amoateng, MD
Department of Palliative, Rehabilitation and Integrative Medicine, Division of Cancer Medicine
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Instructor, Department of Hospital Medicine, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Instructor, Department of Hospital Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2021 | Walden University, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US, Public Health, MPH |
| 2009 | Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology-School of Medical Sciences, Kumasi, GH, MD |
Postgraduate Training
| 2022-2023 | Clinical Fellowship, Hospice and Palliative Care, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas |
| 2019-2022 | Clinical Residency, Internal Medicine, Quinnipiac University Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine/St. Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport, Connecticut |
Licenses & Certifications
| 2023 | DEA |
| 2023 | ACLS |
| 2023 | ABIM |
| 2022 | TMB Physician License |
Experience & Service
Other Professional Positions
Clinical Specialist, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2023 - 2024
Primary Care Physician, Sanitas Medical Center, Katy, TX, 2023 - 2024
Medical Extern, Texas Heart Institute at Baylor St. Luke's Medical, Houston, TX, 2018
Medical Extern, Jonas Garcia M.D. and Associates, Houston, TX, 2018
Observer, Pediatric Associates, Houston, TX, 2018
Medical External, Bernadette Bonaparte M.D., P.A, Richmond, TX, 2018
Medical Extern, Apex Urgent Care, Katy, TX, 2018 - 2028
Medical Officer, Royal Good Shepherd Hospital, Weija-Accra, 2015 - 2016
Medical Officer, Justab Hospital, Accra, 2014 - 2015
Medical Officer, Maranatha Hospital, Kumasi, 2012 - 2014
House Officer, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, 2009 - 2011
Professional Memberships
Selected Presentations & Talks
National Presentations
- 2022. A clinically dormant adrenal incidentaloma evolving to a cortisol secreting adenoma: A ten year follow up experience. Conference. A clinically dormant adrenal incidentaloma evolving to a cortisol secreting adenoma: A ten year follow up experience, US.
- 2022. Ectopic retropharyngeal parathyroid adenoma causing primary hyperparathyroidism. Conference. Ectopic retropharyngeal parathyroid adenoma causing primary hyperparathyroidism. San Diego, CA, US.
- 2021. Very sympathetic: A case of brain injury and autonomic response. Conference. Very sympathetic: A case of brain injury and autonomic response. Bridgeport, CT, US.
- 2020. Bleeding linings – A case of double positive anti-GBM disease. Conference. Bleeding linings – A case of double positive anti-GBM disease, US.
- 2019. “Hi sugar” said the bug to the liver: a case of Klebsiella pyogenic liver abscess. Conference. “Hi sugar” said the bug to the liver: a case of Klebsiella pyogenic liver abscess. Hartford, CT, US.
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Simbaqueba Clavijo, CA, Odaro, OE, Gandhi, A, Koom-Dadzie, K, Musaelyan, A, Dickson, KB, Chua, R, Bhise, VR, Amoateng, MD, Tomy, S, Leal Alviarez, DJ, Phyu, EM, Bogdanich, I, Andersen, C, Sheshadri, A, Palaskas, NL, Halm, J, Manzano, JM. Immunotherapy-Related Adverse Events and Clinical Outcomes in Adult Solid-Tumor Patients Admitted to an Onco-Hospitalist Medicine Service. Cancers 17(3), 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 39941771.
- Arthur J, Edwards T, Lu Z, Amoateng MD, Koom-Dadzie K, Zhu H, Long J, Do KA, Bruera E. Healthcare provider perceptions and reported practices regarding opioid prescription for patients with chronic cancer pain. Support Care Cancer 32(2):121, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38252311.
- Arthur J, Edwards T, Lu Z, MD A, Koom-Dadzie K, Zhu H, Long J, Do KA, Bruera E. Healthcare provider perceptions and reported practices regarding opioid prescription for patients with chronic cancer pain. Support Care Cancer 32(2):121, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38252311.
- Amoateng MD, Hasbani GE, Vera A, Vargas J, Rodriguez A, Cheriyan R, Siddiqui I, Hulinsky I. ACTH-secreting parotid acinic cell carcinoma unusually reported as a paraneoplastic syndrome. Endocr Regul 56(3):163-167, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35843712.
- MD A, Hasbani GE, Vera A, Vargas J, Rodriguez A, Cheriyan R, Siddiqui I, Hulinsky I. ACTH-secreting parotid acinic cell carcinoma unusually reported as a paraneoplastic syndrome. Endocr Regul 56(3):163-167, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35843712.
- Assaker, R, Hasbani, GE, Amoateng, MD, Vargas, J, Nepal, P, Armm, M. Complex vesicocutaneous fistula. Urology Case Reports 38, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34168962.
- Amoateng M, Osei-Bagyina P, Varughese R, Mathew A, Malhotra I. A Rare Case of Recurrent Klebsiella pneumoniae Liver Abscess. Case Rep Infect Dis 2021:8896379, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33927907.
- M A, Osei-Bagyina P, Varughese R, Mathew A, Malhotra I. A Rare Case of Recurrent Klebsiella pneumoniae Liver Abscess. Case Rep Infect Dis 2021:8896379, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33927907.
- M A, Ibrahim E, Ahmad Y, Calikyan A, Boto A, Hulinsky, I. The treatment approach to recurrent Cushing's syndrome refractory to medical and surgical intervention. Bulletin of National Research Centre.
- M A, Cheriyan R, Dorobisz S, Alappat DG, Fitzgerald W. A rare case of hairy cell leukemia in a patient with COVID-19 infection. Case Reports in Hematology/Oncology-Hindawi.
- M A, Ibrahim E, Vera A, Rodriguez, A, Hulinsky. A case report of Ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone syndrome in a patient with hepatocellular carcinoma. Bulletin of National Research Centre.
- Ibrahim E, M A, Batra S, Hulinsky I. A non-functioning adrenal mass evolving to a cortisol-secreting adenoma after ten years of latency. Endocrine Practice.
- Ibrahim E, M A, Batra S, Pankaj N, Regelmann D. Ectopic retropharyngeal parathyroid adenoma causing primary hyperparathyroidism. AACE Annual meeting 2022.
- Michalik J, M A, Pandya D, Crusio R. Very Sympathetic: A case of brain injury and autonomic response. CHEST.
- M A, Osei-Bagyina P, Varughese R, Dorobisz S, Regelmann D. Bleeding linings – A case of double positive anti-GBM disease. ACP Connecticut chapter.
- M A, Ibrahim E, Ahmad Y, Calikyan A, Hulinsky, I. A rare case of pituicytoma-related hypercortisolism in a patient with Cushing syndrome: A case report. Bulletin of National Research Centre.
Abstracts
- M A, Vera A, Rodriguez, A, Hulinsky, I. A rare case of Ectopic ACTH syndrome associated with a Hepatocellular Carcinoma. AACE Cardiometabolic conference.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified March 24, 2026