Diaz Toro, Elba C.

Dr, Elba C, Diaz-Toro received research training and experiences in head and neck cancer disease management; cancer control policy; behavior modification (smoking and alcohol control); community-based participatory research and collaborative approaches to health promotion research, community assets and resources; and system changes for health professionals’ clinical practices. The convenient combination of her clinical and public health academic background and clinical and CBPR experiences prepare her to fill this unique niche in cancer prevention and control where disparities, population sciences, and clinical aspects meet to affect public health among underserved or vulnerable segments of the population.

Dr Elba C Diaz-Toro research interests include human papilloma virus (HPV), HPV-related malignancies, dental oncology, and control of risk factors for head and neck cancers as tobacco control. She was an investigator of the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences of the University of Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer Center (UPRCCC) from 2005 to 2018, and now she is the director of the dental oncology Clinical Division at the Comprehensive Cancer Center Hospital to fullfill her clinical and translational research experiences. Professor at the Restorative Sciences Department of the School of Dental Medicine at the University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus and director of the Cancer Control division at the School of Dental Medicine Research Deanship.

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