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Hector Rodriguez-Cortes Honored With NSU-COM Child Advocacy Award
Hector Rodriguez-Cortes, M.D.
NSU College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Pediatrics Club recently honored Hector Rodriguez-Cortes, M.D. with its Arnold Melnick Child Advocacy Award for his dedication to childhood causes.
Rodriguez-Cortes, a pediatric hematology-oncology specialist, began his career in Puerto Rico at the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine. He completed his residency in pediatrics at the University Children’s Hospital in Puerto Rico, then conducted a fellowship in pediatric hematology and oncology at the Children’s Medical Center of Dallas in Texas.
As a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics and American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology—as well as a principal investigator in the Children’s Oncology Group, a National Cancer Institute sponsored clinical trial group—Rodriguez-Cortes demonstrates his dedication to curing and controlling cancer in children and adolescents.
He has been a leader in developing educational conference series for health care providers in the area of sickle cell disease, homeostasis disorders, and oncology. Additionally, Rodriguez-Cortes serves as a board member and chairman of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Southern Florida Patient Services Committee and is involved in the development of the Barbara Ziegler Pediatric Palliative Care Program at Chris Evert Children’s Hospital.
The Arnold Melnick Child Advocacy Award was named in honor of the founding dean of NSU-COM and established by the college’s Pediatric Club. The award recognizes individuals who promote children’s causes and is presented annually.