Infectious Diseases fellow
The University of Texas at MD Anderson Cancer Center
Alejandro Perez, MD, is an chief Infectious Diseases fellow at the University of Texas at Houston/University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. He graduated Magna cum laude from University of Texas at San Antonio in 2014 with a bachelors in Biology with concentration in Microbiology/Immunology, this was followed by a research year at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, he then pursued medical education at the Texas A&M School of Medicine and graduated in 2019, he continued to complete his Internal Medicine residency in 2022 at the Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, most recently he is halfway through his Infectious Diseases fellowship at the University of Texas in Houston/MD Anderson Cancer Center under the Immunocompromised Track. He is planning on pursuing a third year in Transplant Infectious diseases and is currently in the middle of the applications process.
Currently, Dr. Perez is working on two projects: a review article in breast implant-related infections and various entities which mimic breast infection. He also will be presenting an abstract in IDweek titled “The Impact of Vascularized Lymph Node Transplant in Reducing the Rate of Cellulitis in patients with Breast Cancer-related Lymphedema” this October 2023 in Boston, MA. His recent publications include: a review of Mucormycosis in Solid Organ Transplant, and various case reports regarding Neurocysticercosis, Actinomycosis, and Brucellosis. During his first year as a fellow, Dr. Perez has received certifications including the Core Antimicrobial Stewardship Curriculum for fellows and the primer on Healthcare Epidemiology and Infection Control. He will also be participating as panelist at the Texas Transplantation Society in in Georgetown, Texas this August 2023.
He enjoys traveling the world, he is a very passionate international soccer fan, enjoys trying different types of food, listening to rock music and spending time with his family.