Iberia Romina Sosa, MD, PhD

Romina Sosa resized updated january 2024

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Clinical Locations

  • Fox Chase Cancer Center
    333 Cottman Avenue
    Philadelphia, PA 19111
    Phone: 888-369-2427

Associate Professor

Chief, Division of Hematology

Specialties

  • Hematology Oncology ; 
  • Hematology

Treatment Focus

Consultative hematology with a focus on myeloproliferative disorders, bleeding/thrombosis and bone marrow failure.

Research Program

Distinctions

Language(s) Other than English

  • Spanish

Treatment Philosophy

My treatment philosophy is to deliver personalized care that integrates the latest developments in science, while keeping in mind the individual’s personal goals.  I encourage my patients to be active participants in their care and I value the trust they place upon me as their provider.

Educational Background

  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Vanderbilt University, Department of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Nashville, TN, 2014
  • Fellow, Hematology/Oncology, Vanderbilt University, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology , Nashville, TN, 2012
  • Residency, Vanderbilt University, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology , Nashville, TN, 2009
  • MD, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, 2007
  • PhD, Neuroscience, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 2005
  • MS  in Science,  Zoology  and Physiology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, 1999

Certifications

  • American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine - Hematology

Memberships

  • American Heart Association, Early Career Member 
  • American Society of Clinical Oncology, Associate Member
  • American Society of Hematology, Associate Member
  • Hemostasis and Thrombosis Research Society, Associate Member
  • International Society on Thrombosis  and Haemostasis,  Member
  • MRA Reviewer since 2014
  • SWOG/NCI  Cancer  Research  Cooperative  Group,  Member 

Honors & Awards

  • Philadelphia Magazine Top Doctors, 2023-2024
  • That's the Way Player of the Month Award: Award for dedication and exceptional service to patient care, January 2018.
  • Travel Award Recipient, Hemostasis and Thrombosis Research Society, May 2017

Research Interests

Cancer associated thrombosis

Ongoing Clinical Trial Studies
  • USE OF METFORMIN AS A FETAL HEMOGLOBIN INDUCER IN PATIENTS WITH HEMOGLOBINOPATHIES (FITMET)
    (Pl: Vivien Sheehan, MD, PhD). Phizer, Inc. Role: Co-Investigator.
  • SAMPLE COLLECTION FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A NON-INVASIVE PRENATAL TEST FOR HEMOGLOBINOPATHIES. (Pl: Vivien
    Sheehan, MD, PhD). Billion To One. Role: Co-Investigator.
  • RESVERATROL IN METABOLIC SYNDROME: EFFECT ON PLATELET HYPER-REACTIVITY AND HDL LIPID PEROXIDATION.
    (Pl: Iberia R Sosa). American Heart Association. Role: Pl
  • COMPARISON OF ORAL ANTICOAGULANTS FOR EXTENDED VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM (COVET).
    (Pl: Thomas Orte!, MD, PhD). Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute. Role: Site Pl.
  • 551: PILOT STUDY OF SERTRALINE IN TREATMENT OF LOW-RISK MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME.
    (Pl: Gustavo Rivero, MD). Golfers Against Cancer. Role: Co-Investigator

Selected Publications

R. Sosa, S. Li, J.T. Molony, J. Liu, S. Stryker, AJ Collins. Use of Prophylactic Growth Factors and Antimicrobials in Elderly Patients with Cancer: A Systematic Review of the Medicare Database. Supportive Care in Cancer. 2017 Apr 29. [PMID: 28456908]

0. Boutaud, I. R. Sosa, T. Amin, G. Milne, D. Adler, H.S. Hwang, B. Crews, G.L. Milne, B.K. Harris, M.D. Hoeksema,

B.C. Knowllmann, P.E. Lammers, L.J. Marnett, P.P. Massion, J. A. Oates JA. Aspirin inhibits prostaglandin Ez production by lung adenocarcinoma cells by direct and platelet mediated interactions. Cancer Prevention Research. 2016 Nov;9(11):855-865. [PMID: 27554763].

I. Zagol-lkapite, I.R. Sosa, D. Oram, A. Judd, K. Amarnath, D. Stec, J. Oates, 0. Boutaud. Modification of platelet proteins by malondialdehyde: prevention by dicarbonyl scavengers. Journal of Lipid Research. 2015 Nov; 56(11):21960205. [PMID: 26378094].

I.R. Sosa, D. Gailani and A.T. Neff. Development of FXIII inhibitor in a patient with congenital FXIII deficiency receiving interferon and ribavarin therapy for chronic hepatitis C infection. Haemophilia: 2014 Nov;20(6): e429-32. [PMID: 25333572].

I.R. Sosa, P. Ellery, A. Mast, A.T. Neff and D. Gailani. Acquired Factor V deficiency in a patient without evidence of a classical inhibitor. Haemophilia: 2014 Jan; 20(1): e81-3. [PMID: 24118596].

B. Taylor, R.Sosa, W.M. Stone. Bromide Toxicity from Consumption of Dead Sea Salt, American Journal of Medicine. American Journal of Medicine: 2010 Mar;123(3): ell-2. [PMID: 20193810].

R. Sosa and E. Gleason.  Activation of mGluRS modulates calcium currents in retinal amacrine cells1   Visual Neuroscience, 21: 807-816, 2004. [PMID:15733336]

R. Sosa, B. Hoffpauir, M. Rankin, R. Bruch and E. Gleason. Metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 and calcium signaling in retinal amacrine cells. Journal of Neurachemistry 81(5): 973-83, 2002. [PMID: 12065609].

Book Chapters

R. Sosa, and M. Udden (2017). Critical Care in Obstetrics. In M. Belfort, J. Phelan, G. Saade, M. Foley. Sickle Cell Disease and Pregnancy. (in press)