Everardo Cobos, MD, FACP

Biography

Dr. Everardo Cobos, MD, FACP, is Professor of Medicine, Chair of the Department of Medicine & Oncology at UTRGV School of Medicine, and Director of the Cancer Service Line at UTRGV.

Dr. Cobos previously served as Health Sciences Clinical Professor of Medicine at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Chair of Medicine at Kern Medical, Tenured Professor of Medicine and Director of the Hematology-Oncology Division, Dean of Oncology Programs at Texas Tech School of Medicine, and Director of University Medical Center Southwest Cancer Center in Lubbock Texas.

Dr. Cobos received his bachelor’s degree from University of Texas El Paso, his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. He completed his internship at Texas Tech El Paso, his Internal Medicine Residency and Hematology-Oncology Fellowship at Letterman Army Medical Center in San Francisco.

He practices both Hematology and Oncology and is a fellow in the American College of Physicians. He is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, American Society of Hematology, and American Federation for Medical Research. Dr. Cobos is an accomplished clinician-educator-researcher.

Dr. Cobos will work collaboratively with other UTRGV School of Medicine colleagues in the establishment of the new UT Health RGV Cancer and Surgery Center. The center received over $145 million dollars from the University of Texas System Board of regents for construction with an expected opening in 2025. Dr. Cobos and other cancer clinicians and researchers from the school of medicine will develop innovative clinical trials and provide state-of-the-art cancer care to help address an underserved healthcare need in the region. The department of medicine and cancer center facilities will also provide unprecedented education and research opportunities for our physicians and students.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

Chair of Medicine & Oncology

• Shall be directly accountable to the Dean.
• Shall be responsible for the administration of his/her Department/Center/Institute.
• Shall hold regular meetings of the Department/Center/Institute faculty to present pertinent information and to discuss issues that may include, among others, Department/Center/Institute or SOM policies, educational, research and service programs, long-range objectives, and current problems. Chairpersons of larger Departments and Directors of larger Centers/Institutes that have been divided into Sections/Programs may elect to have regular meetings with the SectionsChiefs/Program Directors rather than with the entire faculty, with the expectation that the Chiefs will meet with their section/program faculty to present and discuss matters from the Section Chiefs'/Program Directors' meetings at regular intervals.
• Shall recruit and recommend to the Dean the appointment of faculty and other personnel.
• Shall be responsible for his/her Department's/Center's/Institute’s role in carrying out the programs that are the responsibility of SOM faculty.
• Shall be responsible for the implementation of all UTRGV and SOM policies and regulations applicable to the Department/Center/Institute.
• Shall prepare the Department/Center/Institute budget to be submitted to the Dean annually including recommendations for compensation of both faculty and non-faculty personnel.
• Shall be responsible for the budgetary control of his/her Department/Center/Institute and for the allocation of space within his/her Department/Center/Institute.
• Shall recommend faculty appointments, promotions, and tenure to the Dean and pertinent UTRGV SOM committee for review and processing.
• Shall organize the Department/Center/Institute in a way that best serves the needs of the Department/Center/Institute and SOM and provide for appropriate interaction with Department/Center/Institute faculty and between its faculty and leadership.
• Shall be responsible for the career development and mentoring of faculty members in his/her department.