Dr. Eduardo Bruera obtained his medical degree from the University of Rosario, in Argentina. He trained in Medical Oncology and in 1984 he relocated to the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada where he directed the Clinical and Academic Palliative Care programs until 1999. In 1999 Dr. Bruera joined The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center where he currently holds the F.T. McGraw Chair in the Treatment of Cancer and is the Chair of the Department of Palliative, Rehabilitation, and Integrative Medicine. Dr. Bruera’s main clinical interest is the care of the physical and psychosocial distress of patients with advanced cancer and the support of their families. He has more than 1000 peer-reviewed publications and has received a number of national and international awards, including the American Cancer Society Lane Adams Quality of Life Award and the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Dr. Eduardo Bruera obtained his medical degree from the University of Rosario, in Argentina. He trained in Medical Oncology and in 1984 he relocated to the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada where he directed the Clinical and Academic Palliative Care programs until 1999. In 1999 Dr. Bruera joined The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center where he currently holds the F.T. McGraw Chair in the Treatment of Cancer and is the Chair of the Department of Palliative, Rehabilitation, and Integrative Medicine. Dr. Bruera’s main clinical interest is the care of the physical and psychosocial distress of patients with advanced cancer and the support of their families. He has more than 1000 peer-reviewed publications and has received a number of national and international awards, including the American Cancer Society Lane Adams Quality of Life Award and the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Lifetime Achievement Award.
