Maria C. Bishop, MD, FACP

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Professor, Medicine
Biography
Dr. Bishop is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Arizona. She earned a bachelor’s degree in nursing and a medical degree from the University of Arizona, where she also completed her residency and fellowship programs. Dr. Bishop teaches at the pre- and post-doctoral levels. She is a Faculty Mentor for the Societies Program.
Dr. Bishop is a Fellow in the American Association for Cancer Education Academy and American College of Physicians. She is also Editor in Chief of the Journal of Cancer Education.
Cancer Focus
Dr. Bishop is a medical oncologist and chair of the ethics committee at the Southern Arizona Veterans Affairs Health Care System (SAVAHCS). She is a member of the Hematology/Oncology Section at SAVAHCS. Dr. Bishop is board certified in Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology as well as Hospice and Palliative Care. Her clinical specialties include neuro-oncology and end-of-life care.
Selected Publications
Henry-Noel, N., M. Bishop, C. K. Gwede, E. Petkova, and E. Szumacher, "Mentorship in Medicine and Other Health Professions.", J Cancer Educ, 2018 Apr 24. PMID: 29691796
Taverna, J. A., H. M. Babiker, S. Yun, M. C. Bishop, S. Lau-Braunhut, P. N. Meyer, and T. Enzler, "The great masquerader of malignancy: chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction.", Biomark Res, vol. 2, issue 1, pp. 23, 2014. PMCID: PMC4310203 PMID: 25635225
Rogowitz, E., H. M. Babiker, M. Kanaan, R. A. Millius, S. Q Ringenberg, and M. Bishop, "Neuroblastoma of the elderly, an oncologist's nightmare: case presentation, literature review and SEER database analysis.", Exp Hematol Oncol, vol. 3, pp. 20, 2014. PMCID: PMC4112985 PMID: 25071978
Agarwal, A., B. T. Larsen, L. D. Buadu, J. Dunn, R. Crawford, J. Daniel, and M. C. Bishop, "Denosumab chemotherapy for recurrent giant-cell tumor of bone: a case report of neoadjuvant use enabling complete surgical resection.", Case Rep Oncol Med, vol. 2013, pp. 496351, 2013. PMCID: PMC3745896 PMID: 23984138
Larsen, B. T., M. C. Bishop, G. C. Hunter, and S. W. Renner, "Low-grade, metastasizing splenic littoral cell angiosarcoma presenting with hepatic cirrhosis and splenic artery aneurysm.", Int J Surg Pathol, vol. 21, issue 6, pp. 618-26, 2013 Dec. PMID: 23426963