Roberto J. Vidri, MD, MPH, FACS

The majority of my clinical practice is seeing patients with glioblastoma. These patients are sick and require prompt diagnosis and treatment. Due to the limited options for these patients, they also require cutting-edge treatments. I believe in personalized medicine for glioblastoma where treatments should depend not only on the patient’s age and performance status, but also the molecular and genetic profile of their tumor. For me, the top priority is always patient care, to treat every patient like they were my family. These patients and their families need compassion and a treating physician who can be a friend and guide. I want my patients to think of me first whenever they have any medical, social or financial issue that arises from their diagnosis. I also believe that patients need choices and autonomy to choose the treatment that is best for them. I am there not only to offer treatments that are available at my center, but also to talk about treatments that may be available across the country or globe.

I am an interventional cardiologist who performs procedures for the diagnosis and treatment of coronary artery disease and acute coronary syndromes (heart attacks), peripheral artery disease (blockages in the leg and arm arteries), cardiogenic shock (severe heart failure), and acute pulmonary embolism (blood clot in the lung arteries). I meet many of my patients in the hospital when they are having a heart attack. For many people, this is the first time they are diagnosed with a serious medical condition. After our team opens the blockage causing the heart attack, there is still a lot to do, including getting patients on the right combination of medications, addressing any lifestyle changes that need to be made, and ensuring that patients have what they need to get back to their daily activities. I believe that it is very important to make sure each patient understands their condition, its treatment, and how we can work together to make sure they stay out of the hospital and the cardiac catheterization lab in the future.

I am a urologist who specializes in taking care of patients with genitourinary cancers and runs a translational research lab. With the various treatment options available for patients with urologic cancers, I enjoy working with patients to identify the treatment choice that optimizes both their cancer outcome and personal goals. My research focuses on using genomic analysis of bladder and kidney tumors to learn more about alterations in the tumor and surrounding cells to improve treatment decisions and patient outcomes.