Maria Bishop, MD, FACP, BSN

  • Professor, Medicine - (Clinical Scholar Track)
  • Program Director, Section of Hematology/Oncology at the Southern Arizona Veterans Administration Health Care System (SAVAHCS)
  • Chair of the Ethics Committee at the Southern Arizona Veterans Administration Health Care System (SAVAHCS)

Dr. Bishop is a Professor of Medicine, Clinical Scholar Track, in the Department of Medicine, at the University of Arizona, and a member of The University of Arizona Cancer Center in Tucson. She is Program Director of the Section of Hematology/Oncology at the Southern Arizona Veterans Affairs Health Care System. She specializes in treatment of central nervous system malignancies, as well as end-of-life care.

Dr. Bishop 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 postdoctoral levels. She was on the 2002 Dean's List for Excellence in Teaching in the Clinical Sciences. Dr. Bishop is also a Faculty Mentor for the Societies Program at The University of Arizona College of Medicine. The program is a four-year, integrated curriculum initiated to teach clinical skills and provide longitudinal clinical mentoring for students at the College of Medicine.

Degrees
  • MD: University of Arizona College of Medicine, 1991
  • BSN: University of Arizona, College of Nursing
Honors and Awards
  • President-elect, American Association for Cancer Education, 2015-present
  • Associate Editor, Journal of Cancer Education, 2015-present
  • Selected for Consumers' Research Council of America, Guide to America's Top Oncologists, 2012, 2010, 2009, 2008
  • Member-at-large, American Association for Cancer Education Executive Council, 2009-present
  • Recipient of March/April issue, Focus on Faculty Member, University of Arizona College of Medicine, 2009
  • Member, American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2008-present
  • Member, American College of Physicians, 2006-present
  • Member, American Association for Cancer Education, 2004-present
  • Member, Society of Neuro-Oncology, 2002-present
  • Dean's List for Excellence in Teaching in the Clinical Sciences, University of Arizona College of Medicine, 2002
  • Chair, Ethics Commmittee, Southern Arizona Veterans Affairs Health Care System, 1999-present
Residency
  • University of Arizona, Department of Medicine
Fellowship
  • Univeristy of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Hematology/Oncology
Board Certifications
  • American Board of Internal Medicine: subspecialty, Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine: subspeciality, Medical Oncology
  • American Association of Hospice and Palliative Medicine