Dr. Loretta Loftus is a medical oncologist and a senior member in the Department of Breast Oncology at Moffitt Cancer Center.Dr. Loftus is Moffitt's principal investigator of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Breast Outcomes Project, which is a national database and resource for best practice decisions. She is also a member of the NCCN panel for breast cancer risk assessment and reduction.Dr. Loftus helped develop Moffitt's Lifetime Cancer Screening Center high risk breast clinic for women at increased risk based on family history. She is actively involved in patient care, teaching and research activities, and is a member of numerous regional, national and international medical organizations. In addition to her research in breast cancer, Dr. Loftus participates in studies related to geriatric cancer and is a member of the International Society of Geriatric Oncology.The art and humanistic side of medicine interests Dr. Loftus. She has lectured frequently on this topic and on the life, art and illness of well-known public figures, such as writer Sylvia Plath and artists Vincent Van Gogh and Georgia O'Keefe.Dr. Loftus has an MBA from the University of South Florida and is a member of the Mystery Writers of America. She is currently working on a mystery novel.
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Education Background
RESIDENCY
Strong Memorial Hospital of the University of Rochester Program
Strong Mem Hsp U Rochester, Medical Oncology; Strong Mem Hsp U Rochester, Hematology-Internal Medicine; Univ Of Ks Med Ctr, Internal Medicine
MEDICAL SCHOOL
University of Wales in Great Britain - 1979
University of Ks Sch of Med, Kansas City Ks - 1974
Languages Spoken
English
Location & Hours
10920 McKinley Dr, Tampa, FL 33612
Mon:6:00 am - 8:00 pm Tue:6:00 am - 8:00 pm Wed:6:00 am - 8:00 pm Thu:6:00 am - 8:00 pm Fri:6:00 am - 8:00 pm Sat:Closed Sun:Closed
Specialties Treated
Oncology
Hematology
Internal Medicine
Insurance Accepted
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