Iberia Romina Sosa, MD, PhD

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

Languages

• Spanish
• English

Education

• 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

Board 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 

Awards and Honors

• Philadelphia Magazine Top Doctors, 2023-2025
• 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