Maria Cecilia Franco Vega, MD, FACP
Department of Hospital Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Hospital Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2003 | Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, COL, MD, Doctor in Medicine |
Postgraduate Training
| 2011-2012 | Chief Medical Resident, Hospital of Saint Raphael Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT |
| 2008-2011 | Internal Medicine Residency, Hospital of Saint Raphael Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT |
| 2003-2003 | Pre-Graduate Internship, Jackson Memorial Hospital, The William J Harrington Program, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL |
| 2002-2002 | Pre-Graduate Internship, Hospital de Kennedy / Universidad Nuestra Senora del Rosario, Bogota |
Board Certifications
| 2012 | American Board of Internal Medicine |
Experience & Service
Academic Appointments
Clinical Instructor, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 2011 - 2016
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Associate, Patient Safety Quality Officer, Department of Hospital Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2023 - Present
Senator, Faculty Senate, Department of Hospital Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, HOUSTON, TX, 2022 - 2024
Project Lead, Handoff 360 A Project Focus Area(PFA) for QAPI Council (Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2020 - Present
Care Coordination Liaison, Thoracic Head and Neck Medical Oncology (THNMO), Department of Hospital Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2017 - Present
Other Appointments/Responsibilities
Hospitalist, Northeast Medical Group, Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT, 2012 - 2017
Physician and Research Coordinator, Fundacion Bios, Barranquilla, 2006 - 2008
General Practitioner, Primary Care Clinic, Sabanalarga, 2006 - 2008
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Gnanajothy R, Umashanker D, Franco-Vega MC, Wu BJ. A case of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease following cataract surgery: sporadic versus iatrogenic cause. Conn Med 77(6):335-7, 2013. PMID: 23923250.
Abstracts
- Franco-Vega, M, Ait Ais M., George M., Mgadugha A., Day L., Bodurka D. "Improving Communication in the Hospital Medicine Department with the Implementation of a Validated Electronic Handoff Tool I-PASS". Presented at the University of Texas Austin and MD Anderson Collaborative Research Summit, 2022.
Grant & Contract Support
| Title: | Implementation of a Care Pathway for Hospitalized Patients with Suspected Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor (ICI) - Related Adverse Events - A Quality Improvement Project, QIAB Project Registry 451 Division of Internal Medicine Research and Quality Improvement Development Award |
| Funding Source: | A Quality Improvement Project |
| Role: | Collaborator |
| Title: | A Phase 1/1b, Open-label, Dose-finding, First-in-human Study to Evaluate the Safety and Antitumor Activity of CX-904, an EGFR-targeted T-cell Engager in Advanced Solid Tumors (CTMX-904-101), 2022-0880, NCT05387265 |
| Funding Source: | The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| Role: | Collaborator |