Anthony B. Costales, M.D.

Assistant Professor
Baylor College of Medicine

Position

Assistant Professor
Gynecologic Oncology
Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas United States

Address

McNair Campus (Clinic)
Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center
7200 Cambridge St.
7th Floor
Houston, Texas 77030
United States
(713) 798-1999
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Certifications

MD
S2006
Texas Medical License
Board eligible in Obstetrics & Gynecology
American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Board eligible in Gynecologic Oncology
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Education

BS from Missouri State University
05/2008 - Springfield, Missouri United States
MD from The University of Texas at Houston McGovern Medical School
06/2012 - Houston, Texas United States
Residency at The University of Texas at Houston McGovern Medical School- Memorial Hermann Hospital
06/2016 - Houston, Texas United States
Fellowship at Cleveland Clinic Foundation
06/2019 - Cleveland, Ohio United States

Language

Gender

Professional Statement

Anthony B. Costales, M.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Gynecologic Oncology. He graduated residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology from the McGovern Medical School at UTHealth. He then completed his fellowship in Gynecologic Oncology at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Dr. Costales provides both medical and surgical care to women with gynecologic cancers. He performs minimally invasive surgery, both robotic and laparoscopic surgery, for appropriate patients with uterine and early-stage ovarian cancers. Dr. Costales also has a special interest in the use of hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) for advanced and recurrent ovarian cancers. Along with providing excellent care to his patients, Dr. Costales’ primary research interests include surgical clinical trials to optimize outcomes in gynecologic cancer patients. Specifically, he is pursuing study in the advancement of the role of minimally invasive surgery in gynecologic oncology, as well as the use of HIPEC in advanced and recurrent ovarian cancers. Dr. Costales believes in the early adoption of technology to improve outcomes in his patients. He has authored and co-authored numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals on these and other subjects. With his free time, Dr. Costales enjoys playing all sports, in particular soccer, working out at his CrossFit gym, traveling around the world with his family, and going to the dog park with his American Bulldog-Pitbull mix named Jorge.

Professional Achievements

2020 Texas Super Doctors Rising Stars
07/2020 - Super Doctors
2021 Texas Super Doctors Rising Stars

Professional Interests

Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC)
Management of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndromes
Fertility-sparing treatment of gynecologic cancers
Complex gynecologic surgery
Minimally invasive surgery for gynecologic cancers
Sentinel lymph node mapping for gynecologic cancers
Treatment of ovarian cancer
Treatment of cervical cancer and pre-invasive disease
Treatment of uterine cancer and pre-invasive disease
Treatment of vulvar cancer and pre-invasive disease
Treatment of uterine sarcomas
Treatment of vaginal cancer and pre-invasive disease

Physician Specialties

Gynecologic Oncology
Hyperthermic Intrapertionial Chemotherapy (HIPEC)

Professional Specialties

Gynecologic Oncology

Memberships

Society of Gynecologic Oncology
07/2014
American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology
07/2011