Carmelo Blanquicett, MD
Carmelo Blanquicett, MD
Specialty: Hematology/Oncology
Program: Gastrointestinal Oncology
Language(s): English
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Overview
Cancer Focus:
Colon Cancer, Pancreatic CancerDr. Blanquicett received his MD degree from Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee, and his PhD in Pharmacology and Toxicology from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). He also completed an Internal Medicine Residency at UAB. Dr. Blanquicett then completed a Geriatric Medicine Fellowship at Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, where he was a faculty member before pursuing a Hematology/ Oncology Fellowship at the University of South Florida/Moffitt Cancer Center. Post fellowship at USF/Moffitt, Dr. Blanquicett served as a Medical Officer for the Gastrointestinal Oncology Section at the US FDA until 2023, when he returned to Florida for a medical oncology practice opportunity in St. Petersburg. He currently serves part-time in the US Air Force as Chief of Hospital Medicine and as a Flight Surgeon at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, in Atlanta, GA.
Dr. Blanquicett’s clinical interests are gastrointestinal malignancies and geriatric oncology, with a particular focus on pancreatic and colorectal cancer patients. His research interests encompass using genomic approaches to tailor therapies for individuals with gastrointestinal cancers as well as identifying variables that influence treatment response and toxicity in geriatric oncology patients.
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Publications
- Gamarra Samaniego MDP, Blanquicett CJ, Araujo Castillo RV, Chavez JC, Beltrán Garate BE. Selected Domains within a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment in Older Patients with Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma are Highly Associated with Frailty. Clin Hematol Int. 2022 Jun.4(1-2):35-43. Pubmedid: 35950204. Pmcid: PMC9358790.
- Blanquicett CJ, Aguirre LE. Therapeutic Advances for Pancreatic Cancer: a Slow and Challenging Feat that Continues to Evolve. Acta Sci Gastron Disord. 2021 Jul.4(7):50-52. Pubmedid: 34414366. Pmcid: PMC8372192.
- Blanquicett CJ, Raavi T, Mirk A, Johnson TM, Jaglal M, Cartwright EJ. Outcomes using direct-acting antiviral hepatitis-C treatment in older versus younger Veterans. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2021 Dec.69(12):3602-3607. Pubmedid: 34499744.
- Blanquicett C, Johnson T, Flowers C, Cohen JB. The Role of the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment in the Evaluation of the Older Cancer Patient. Oncology (Williston Park). 2019 Nov.33(11). Pubmedid: 31769862.
- Blanquicett CJ, Raavi T, Robert SM. A Severe Episode of Hemolytic Anemia After Amoxicillin Exposure in A G6PD Deficient Patient. Arch Clin Med Case Rep. 2019 Jul.3(3):104-112. Pubmedid: 31321386. Pmcid: PMC6637955.
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