Alfredo A. Santillan, M.D., MPH

General Summary
Dr. Alfredo A. Santillan-Gomez is a board certified general surgeon with a specialty in surgical oncology. He is fully devoted to the oncology and endocrine surgical fields.

Dr. Santillan received his medical doctorate with honors from the Institute of Technology, Monterrey, N.L., Mexico and obtained a master’s degree in public health at Harvard University. He completed his residency in general surgery at Texas Tech University. As a senior surgery resident, he was awarded the Allando Ballantyne fellowship in head and neck surgery at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

He received advanced training in surgical oncology at Moffitt Cancer and Research Center, University of South Florida, in Tampa. Prior to joining Texas Oncology, Dr. Santillan-Gomez served for seven years as an associate professor in the division of surgical oncology and endocrine surgery at The University of Texas Health at San Antonio and is currently an adjunct professor of the division of epidemiology and biostatistics at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.

Education
Fellowship in Surgical Oncology
Moffitt Cancer Center, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
Fellowship in Head and Neck Oncology
Allando Ballantyne Fellowship in Head and Neck Surgery at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, Houston, TX
Residency in General Surgery
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, TX
Master of Public Health, Quantitative Methods
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA
Medical Doctorate
Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, Monterrey, N.L., México
Research Interest
Dr. Santillan’s areas of expertise include oncologic and endocrine surgery with emphasis on surgical diseases of the breast, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, colon, melanoma, pancreas and sarcoma. He has practiced in San Antonio since 2009 and is recognized as a leader in cancer and endocrine surgery with extensive surgical experience.

He is a Hidden Scar trained surgeon on advanced minimally invasive and minimal access surgical approaches that deliver optimal clinical and aesthetic outcomes for patients with breast cancer.

Alfredo A. Santillan, M.D., MPH practices at:

• San Antonio Stone Oak
• San Antonio Westover Hills
• San Antonio Medical Center