Dr. Pedro Sullivan is a Puerto Rican physician who has excelled in dealing with lung cancer in Puerto Rico.
Dr. Pedro Sullivan, MD, an oncologist hematologist at Axelio Moto Hospital.
Cancer came into his life very early because his mother was suffering from endometrial cancer, and he was prevented from entering to accompany her because of his young age, so he convinced himself to study medicine and specialize in oncology so as not to prevent him from going to this place again.
“When I was a kid, I told myself I wanted to be an oncologist, because no kids under 12 were allowed in the hospital. My mother, thanks to the Lord, is fine, but that thought never left me, I don’t want them to tell me I can’t get into my sick area. cancer “.
Another moment marked Dr. Sullivan’s profession That was when one lung cancer patient A young woman and mother of three fought to the end against the disease.
Reza Sullivan’s Greatest It is to hear the bell when the patient is cured.
“The alternatives that we had at the time we all used them, and I think if we used the latest treatments, today I would tell another story. She inspired us and today there is a foundation in her name to help others. Lung cancer patients“, It is to explain.
Major advances in the fight against lung cancer
For a hematologist and oncologist, science and technology play a very important role. Important in early detection And prevention of cancer, because knowledge enables the patient and alerts him to go to the doctor.
“The patient has now arrived with their iPad and they have an idea of what could happen to them. There is a difference in just one decade in terms of the computer because they have the opportunity to absorb and be involved in decisions about their treatment and the truth is that it is much better to manage the assistance to the patient,” he explained.
He added that it is also valuable Multidisciplinary care teams The patient helped many in their recovery process.
“This development should have happened because Management with one specialty It was not enough, always a multidisciplinary contribution to discuss the case, and the patient can contribute. For them it is necessary to learn every day, because this development without the patient and his family, because They are the best point To give him a better and longer life.
Clinical breakthroughs and patient empowerment inspire him to continue his career.
In the past decade, it was lung cancer that got the most benefit from treatments, according to the specialist, who added that before this patient was treated as incurable, and now many lives could be saved.
His studies were done at the Autonomous University of Guadalajara, his Internal Medicine specialization was done at San Lucas Hospital in Ponce, hence his goal to specialize in Lung Cancer at Veterans Hospital, his mentors taught him all about this cancer.
In closing, he stated that his patients are the engine that motivates him to work and give his best, “every smile and the fighting bell, but also those who have to give their last breath and go with their dad.”