Heloisa P. Soares
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Heloisa P. Soares, MD, PhD

Languages spoken: English, Portuguese, Spanish

  • Dr. Heloisa Soares is a medical oncologist with a focus in GI and neuroendocrine cancers. She is an associate professor at the Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at University of Utah. Dr. Soares received her medical degree at Faculdade de Medicine do ABC in Brazil, where she was born. She completed her residency training at the Mount Sinai Medical Center of Florida and her hematology-oncology fellowship training and PhD in molecular biology at UCLA. Dr. Soares has neuroendocrine tumors and gastrointestinal (GI) cancers as the major focus of her research and clinical activities. She serves as the Medical Director for the Clinical Trials Office as well as the co-physician leader in the GI Clinical Trials Research Group at HCI. In 2019, she was elected as a member of the board of directors for The North American Neuroendocrine Tumor Society (NANETS). Additionally, she is a member of the NCI NET taskforce and member of SWOG and NRG cooperative groups. She is also a panel member for the Neuroendocrine and Adrenal Tumors NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology.

    Dr. Soares is a passionate advocate to patients and has, along many other patient-centered activities, volunteered at the ASCO Advocacy Summit on Capital Hill and had the opportunity to meet members of congress and advocate to improve patient care.

    You can follow her on twitter as @helops79

    Specialties

    • GI Oncology
    • Gallbladder Cancer
    • Pheochromocytoma
    • Colon and Rectal Cancer
    • Paraganglioma
    • Carcinoid Tumor
    • Gastrointestinal Cancers
    • Neuroendocrine Tumors
    • Medical Oncology
    • Pancreatic Cancer
    • Colorectal Cancer
    • Esophagus and Stomach Cancers
    • Bile Duct Cancer
    • Liver Cancer
    • Small Intestine Cancer
    • Biliary Cancer

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Internal Medicine - Primary
    Academic Divisions Oncology

    Patient Rating

    4.8 /5
    ( out of 362 reviews )

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    November 10, 2022

    Knowledgeable kind efficient great customer service are some of the adjectives I would use to describe my experience at UofU

    October 02, 2022

    I can't say enough about Dr. Soares and her team. They so are caring.

    October 02, 2022

    There really wasn't that much time to make judgement since a great deal more discovery needs to take place before advisement can be given but found overall PA was informative.

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  • Dr. Heloisa Soares is a medical oncologist with a focus in GI and neuroendocrine cancers. She is an associate professor at the Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at University of Utah. Dr. Soares received her medical degree at Faculdade de Medicine do ABC in Brazil, where she was born. She completed her residency training at the Mount Sinai Medical Center of Florida and her hematology-oncology fellowship training and PhD in molecular biology at UCLA. Dr. Soares has neuroendocrine tumors and gastrointestinal (GI) cancers as the major focus of her research and clinical activities. She serves as the Medical Director for the Clinical Trials Office as well as the co-physician leader in the GI Clinical Trials Research Group at HCI. In 2019, she was elected as a member of the board of directors for The North American Neuroendocrine Tumor Society (NANETS). Additionally, she is a member of the NCI NET taskforce and member of SWOG and NRG cooperative groups. She is also a panel member for the Neuroendocrine and Adrenal Tumors NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology.

    Dr. Soares is a passionate advocate to patients and has, along many other patient-centered activities, volunteered at the ASCO Advocacy Summit on Capital Hill and had the opportunity to meet members of congress and advocate to improve patient care.

    You can follow her on twitter as @helops79

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Internal Medicine -Primary
    Academic Divisions Oncology

    Research interests

    • GI Cancer
    • Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Cancers
    • Gastrointestinal Cancers
    • Neuroendocrine Tumors