Anthony Costales
Experienced in Gestational Trophoblastic Disease
Experienced in Gestational Trophoblastic Disease

Overview

Anthony B. Costales, M.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Gynecologic Oncology. He graduated residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology from the McGovern Medical School at UTHealth. He then completed his fellowship in Gynecologic Oncology at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation.Dr. Costales provides both medical and surgical care to women with gynecologic cancers. He performs minimally invasive surgery, both robotic and laparoscopic surgery, for appropriate patients with uterine and early-stage ovarian cancers. Dr. Costales also has a special interest in the use of hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) for advanced and recurrent ovarian cancers.Along with providing excellent care to his patients, Dr. Costales’ primary research interests include surgical clinical trials to optimize outcomes in gynecologic cancer patients. Specifically, he is pursuing study in the advancement of the role of minimally invasive surgery in gynecologic oncology, as well as the use of HIPEC in advanced and recurrent ovarian cancers. Dr. Costales believes in the early adoption of technology to improve outcomes in his patients. He has authored and co-authored numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals on these and other subjects.With his free time, Dr. Costales enjoys playing all sports, in particular soccer, working out at his CrossFit gym, traveling around the world with his family, and going to the dog park with his American Bulldog-Pitbull mix named Jorge.

Dr. Costales is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gestational Trophoblastic Disease. His top areas of expertise are Cervical Cancer, Endometrial Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Hysterectomy, and Oophorectomy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 26 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
University Of Texas Medical School At Houston - McGovern Medical School
Residency
Fellowship at Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio United States
Specialties
Oncology
Surgical Oncology
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Licenses
Obstetrics & Gynecology in TX
Board Certifications
Texas Medical LicenseBoard Eligible In Obstetrics & GynecologyAmerican Board Of Obstetrics & GynecologyBoard Eligible In Gynecologic OncologyAmerican Board Of Obstetrics And Gynecology
Hospital Affiliations
Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center - Houston, TX
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Baylor College of Medicine - Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center: Gynecologic Oncology
1919 Old Spanish Trail, 7th Floor, Houston, TX 77054

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


1 Clinical Trials

Minimally Invasive Interval Debulking Surgery in Ovarian Cancer
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Jan Sunde
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Oncology | Surgical Oncology | Obstetrics and Gynecology

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1919 Old Spanish Trail, 7th Floor, 
Houston, TX 
 (1.9 miles away)
Languages Spoken:
English
Accepting New Patients

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