Oncology and Hematology

Biography

Dr. Bonnie Labdi earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Houston College Of Pharmacy in May of 2002. She completed two years of post-graduate residency through the University of Texas and Scott & White Hospital in June of 2004. She began working at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in 2004 as a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, focusing on the areas of hematologic malignancies, specifically lymphoma and myeloma. She remained there for over 6 years before accepting a clinical management position at a two-hospital health system located in Beaumont, Texas. As a clinical manager, she sat on many institutional committees, utilizing her leadership skills and experience in the areas of patient safety, hospital accreditation, and health care management. Most recently, she accepted a clinical specialist position at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, Texas. Her primary areas of focus are in the areas of thoracic and head and neck medical oncology. She sees patients daily in clinic, working in collaboration with oncologists to formulate individualized treatment plans. Besides oncology, Dr. Labdi remains interested and active in the areas of supportive care, patient safety and quality improvement. She serves on several boards and committees of both national and international professional organizations, and is currently serving in her second year as Chairperson of the Publications Committee for the Hematology Oncology Pharmacists Association (HOPA). She has authored a book chapter and several peer-reviewed articles in the fields of oncology and supportive care. She most recently presented 3 talks at the Indo-Global Medical Summit & Expo in Hyderabad, India. She also presented a poster at the most recent World Conference on Lung Cancer annual meeting.

Research Interest

Oncology, Supportive care, Patient safety and Quality Improvement.