Anthony B. Costales

Anthony B. Costales, M.D.

Assistant Professor

(832) 957-6500

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Email

costales@bcm.edu

Positions

Assistant Professor: Gynecologic Oncology
Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Houston, Texas, United States

Addresses

Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center (Clinic): O’Quinn Medical Tower at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center’s McNair Campus
1919 Old Spanish Trail
Houston, TX, 77054
United States
Phone: (832) 957-6500
Fax: (713) 610-4598
costales@bcm.edu

Education

BS from Missouri State University: 05/2008 - Springfield, Missouri, United States; Cell and Molecular Biology, Chemistry

MD from The University of Texas at Houston McGovern Medical School: 06/2012 - Houston, Texas, United States

Residency at The University of Texas at Houston McGovern Medical School- Memorial Hermann Hospital: 06/2016 - Houston, Texas, United States; Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences

Fellowship at Cleveland Clinic Foundation: 06/2019 - Cleveland, Ohio, United States; Gynecologic Oncology

Certifications

MD: #S2006 (06/02/2019 - 05/01/2020); Texas Medical License

Board eligible in Obstetrics & Gynecology: American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Board eligible in Gynecologic Oncology: American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Honors & Awards

2020 Texas Super Doctors Rising Stars: https://www.superdoctors.com/texas/; Super Doctors (07/2020)

2021 Texas Super Doctors Rising Stars

Professional Interests

Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC)
Minimally invasive surgery for gynecologic cancers
Sentinel lymph node mapping for gynecologic cancers
Treatment of ovarian cancer
Treatment of uterine cancer and pre-invasive disease
Treatment of cervical cancer and pre-invasive disease
Treatment of vulvar cancer and pre-invasive disease
Treatment of vaginal cancer and pre-invasive disease
Treatment of uterine sarcomas
Management of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndromes
Fertility-sparing treatment of gynecologic cancers
Complex gynecologic surgery

Professional Statement

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.

Websites

Dr. Anthony B. Costales on FOX26 discussing the importance of cervical cancer screening

Anthony B. Costales, MD, of the ��Ƶ of Medicine, discusses results from the MIID-SOC trial, which explored the question of whether laparoscopic surgery for removal of ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer following neoadjuvant chemotherapy is feasible, safe, and provides similar outcomes as open surgery.

Professional Development

Robotic Training Network Curriculum: Course (Participant, 2019); Sponsor: Institute of Surgical Excellence; Robotic training certification

Selected Publications

Costales AB, Radeva M, Ricci S.. " Characterizing the efficacy of adjuvant therapy versus observation in women with early stage (uterine confined) leiomyosarcoma: A National Cancer Database study. " JGO. 2019 Sep ; (Accepted- in Press)
Costales AB, Michener CM, Escobar-Rodriguez PF. " " Curr Treat Options Oncol. 2018 Nov 19; 12 (75) : s11864-018-0591-4.
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Costales AB, Patil D, Mulya A, Kirwan JP, Michener CM. " " J Surg Research. 2018 Jun ; 226 : 166-172.
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Connor EV, Moulton LJ, Costales AB, Vargas R, Michener CM, AlHilli MM.. " " Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2018 Mar 27; 28 (5) : 983-988.
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Pontremoli Salcedo M, Costales AB, Munsell MF, Ramalingam P, Dos Reis R, Milbourne AM, El Beitune P, Schmeler KM. " " European Oncology & Haematology.. 2017 ; 13 (1) : 24-27.
Smith JA, Costales AB, Jaffari M, Urbauer DL, et al.. " " J Oncol Pharm Pract. 2016 Aug ; 22 (4) : 599-604.
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Costales AB, Agarwal AK, Refuerzo JS, Chauhan SP, et al.. " " AJP Rep. 2015 Apr ; 5 (1) : e25-29..
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Costales AB, Schmeler KM, Broaddus R, Frumovitz M, et al.. " " 2014 Dec ; 135 (3) : 451-454.
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Costales AB, Milbourne AM, Rhodes HE, Schmeler KM, et al.. " " Gynecol Oncol.. 2013 Jun ; 129 (3) : 513-516.
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Costales AB, Eifel PJ, Deavers MT, Frumovitz M, Schmeler KM.. " " Gynecol Oncol Case Reports. 2012 May 9; 2 (3) : 97-99.
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vii. Costales AB, Chambers L, Chichura A, Rose PG, Mahdi H, Michener CM, Yao M, Debernardo R.. " " J Gynecol Obstet Hum Reprod. 2020 Jun ;
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vi. Chambers LM, Costales AB, Crean-Tate K, Kuznicki M, Morton M, Horowitz M, Jagielo T, Rose PG, Michener C, Vargas R, Debernardo R. " " Gynecol Oncol. 2020 Sep ;
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v. Morton M, Chambers LM, Costales AB, Chichura A, Gruner M, Rose PG, Yao Yao M, Debernardo R, Michener CM. " " Gynecol Oncol. 2021 Jan ;
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iv. Chichura A, Chambers LM, Costales AB, Yao M, Gruner M, Morton M, Rose PG, Vargas R, Michener CM, Debernardo R. " " Gynecol Oncol. 2021 Jan ;
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iii. Chambers LM, Horowitz M, Costales AB, Yao M, Gruner M, Morton M, Chichura A, Rose P, Michener C, Debernardo R. " " Gynecol Oncol. 2021 Feb ;
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Projects

Minimally invasive interval debulking surgery in ovarian cancer (MIID-SOC): A prospective pilot study: Cleveland Clinic Foundation (01/2018 - present); Taussig Cancer Center; https://consultqd.clevelandclinic.org/investigating-the-role-of-minimally-invasive-surgery-for-interval-debulking-in-advanced-ovarian-cancer/ https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03378128 https://www.gynecologiconcology-online.net/article/S0090-8258(19)30865-0/abstract
Uterine Manipulation During Minimally Invasive Surgery for Early Stage Endometrial Cancer (MAN-U Trial): ��Ƶ of Medicine (04/2021 - present); Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center; This is a prospective, multi-center, randomized non-inferiority phase III study to evaluate if patients undergoing a minimally invasive surgery for early stage uterine cancer have cancer cells in the fluid that is obtained at the time of their surgery when a uterine manipulator is placed versus patients who do not have a uterine manipulator placed. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04586959

Memberships

Society of Gynecologic Oncology: Full Member (07/2014)

American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology: Member (07/2011)

Languages

Spanish

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