Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute Welcomes Medical Oncologist Mariuxi Viteri Malone, MD

Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute welcomes medical oncologist Mariuxi Viteri Malone, MD, to the statewide practice. She is providing care to patients at Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute locations in Englewood, at 174 Doctors Drive, Englewood, FL 34223, at Venice Healthpark, 836 Sunset Lake Blvd., Suite 101, Venice, FL 34292 and on Venice Island, 901 S. Tamiami Trail, Venice, FL 34285.

Dr. Viteri Malone earned her medical degree from the Universidad de Cuenca School of Medicine in Cuenca, Ecuador, where she was named Valedictorian. During her residency training in Internal Medicine at the MetroWest Medical Center of Tufts University School of Medicine in Framingham, MA, she was named as Best Teaching Resident. Dr. Viteri Malone completed a Geriatric Medicine fellowship at Boston University’s Boston Medical Center and a fellowship in Hematology and Oncology at Jacobi Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, NY.

Throughout her training, Dr. Viteri Malone gained extensive experience in clinical research, with a focus on providing and improving cancer care for older adults. She currently serves as a member of the Cancer and Aging Research Group (CARG) and as a committee member of CARG’s Advocacy Group.

Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute Chief Executive Officer Nathan H. Walcker said, “We are delighted to welcome Dr. Viteri Malone to our practice to further expand the availability of world-class cancer care to residents in south Sarasota County.”

“Dr. Viteri Malone is an excellent physician who shares our commitment to enhancing the health and quality of life for our patients and the communities we serve,” said Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute President & Managing Physician Michael Diaz, MD. “Much of our patient population in Sarasota County are older, which in and of itself requires specialization, and so we are very fortunate to have Dr. Viteri Malone’s expertise in geriatric medicine accompanying our cancer care.”

Learn more about Dr. Viteri Malone here: https://flcancer.com/staff/mariuxi-a-viteri-malone/

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Recognized by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) with a national Clinical Trials Participation Award, Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute offers patients access to more clinical trials than any private oncology practice in Florida. The majority of new cancer drugs recently approved for use in the U.S. were studied in clinical trials with Florida Cancer Specialists participation (prior to approval). Trained in prestigious medical schools and research institutes, our physicians are consistently ranked nationally as Top Doctors by U.S. News & World Report.

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