DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. – (June 6, 2023) Halifax Health – Charles L. & Miki N. Grant Cancer Center for Hope proudly welcomes Cesar De Las Casas, MD, MPH as medical oncologist/hematologist. He has an extensive leadership background and has deep service in veteran healthcare.
After receiving his medical degree from Universidad Peruana – Cayetano Heredia in Lima, Peru, Dr. De Las Casas completed an Internal Medicine internship and residency at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. He then completed a Medical Oncology and Hematology Fellowship at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas while earning a Master’s degree in Public Health.
Throughout his professional career, he has held professorships at MD Anderson Cancer Center and The University of Texas Health Science Center. He has also served as a director or chief of oncology at a number of recognized medical facilities including Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital.
“We are excited to have Dr. De Las Casas join our team of dedicated providers,” said Julie Roth, MBA, Service Line Administrator for Halifax Health – Cancer Center for Hope. “With his depth of knowledge in the advances in oncology & hematology along with his teaching credentials, he will provide patients in east central Florida outstanding cancer care.”
About Halifax Health
Recognized as one of the 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals™ in the United States by IBM Watson Health™, Halifax Health serves Volusia and Flagler counties, providing a continuum of health care services through a network of organizations including a tertiary hospital, two community hospitals, an urgent care, psychiatric services, a cancer treatment center with five outreach locations, the area’s largest hospice, a center for inpatient rehabilitation, outpatient rehabilitation clinics, primary care walk-in clinics, a clinic specializing in women’s health, a pediatric care community clinic, three children’s medical practices, a home health care agency and an exclusive provider organization. Halifax Health offers the area’s only Level II Trauma Center, Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center (TSC), Center for Transplant Services, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Pediatric Emergency Department, Child and Adolescent Behavioral Services, complete Neurosurgical Services, OB Emergency Department and Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit that cares for babies born earlier than 28 weeks. For more information, visit halifaxhealth.org
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