Summary

Dr. Toloza, born in the Philippines and raised in southern California, received his undergraduate degree in 1984 at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He received his medical degree and a Ph.D. in Physiology from UCLA in 1991. He completed his internship and residency in General Surgery at the University of California, Irvine Medical Center, during which he also completed a Surgical Oncology Research Fellowship at UCLA, where he performed gene therapy research for melanoma and sarcoma. He completed his Cardiothoracic Surgery residency in 2000 at the Texas Heart Institute in Houston, TX, where he also completed a concurrent Thoracic Surgical Oncology Fellowship at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. A Diplomat of the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Thoracic Surgery, Dr. Toloza began his practice in 2000 as a Cardiothoracic Surgeon at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC.In 2010, Dr. Toloza came to the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, FL, where he practices as a Thoracic Surgical Oncologist and is Senior Member and Vice Chair of the multidisciplinary Department of Thoracic Oncology. He is Medical Director of the Thoracic Oncology Clinic and has concurrent appointments as Professor of Surgery and Professor of Oncologic Sciences in the University of South Florida Health Morsani College of Medicine in Tampa. Dr. Toloza is involved in several lung cancer clinical trials and has authored or co-authored numerous medical journal articles, book chapters, and books. He is involved in the evaluation and combined-modality treatment of all stages of lung cancer as well as in assessing and treating mediastinal and chest wall masses and pulmonary metastases from various extra-thoracic malignancies. He is one of only a few thoracic surgeons worldwide certified to perform robotic-assisted thoracic surgery for primary lung cancer, pulmonary metastases, and mediastinal masses.
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Quick Facts

  • accepting new patients
  • 3.9
  • 35 years of experience
  • 54 insurance plans accepted
  • speaks English
  • UCLA School of Medicine - Surgical Oncology
  • 10 written reviews
  • 1 specialty
  • 14 areas of expertise
  • 2 board certifications
  • 1 hospital affiliation
  • 1 office location
  • Male

Office Location

Moffitt Magnolia Campus

12902 Usf Magnolia DrTampa, FL 33612
Mon7:00 am - 9:00 pm
Tue7:00 am - 9:00 pm
Wed7:00 am - 9:00 pm
Thu7:00 am - 9:00 pm
Fri7:00 am - 9:00 pm
Sat7:00 am - 9:00 pm
Sun7:00 am - 9:00 pm

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Speaks English Speaks English Speaks Arabic, English, Spanish, French Speaks Spanish, French
Tampa , FLTampa , FLTampa , FLSaint Petersburg , FL
Med School: University of California Med School: University of South Florida (Medical Education) Med School: University Of Virginia School Of Medicine
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Insurance Plans Accepted by Dr Eric M Toloza

  • AARP
  • Aetna
  • Aetna - Medicaid
  • Aetna - Medicare
  • Aetna Better Health
  • All Savers Insurance
  • APWU
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield - Medicare
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield - PPO
  • CarePlus Health Plans (Florida Medicare)
  • CHAMPVA
  • Cigna
  • Devoted Health
  • EmblemHealth
  • Empire Plan - PPO
  • Florida Blue: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida
  • Florida Blue: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida - Medicare
  • Freedom Health
  • GEHA
  • Health First Health Plans
  • HealthSmart
  • Humana
  • Humana - HMO
  • Humana - Medicaid
  • Humana - Medicare
  • Humana - Medicare (Advantage HMO)
  • Humana - PPO
  • Medica
  • Medicaid - Medicaid
  • Medicaid - Medicaid (Managed)
  • Medicare
  • Medicare - Medicare
  • Meritain Health
  • Meritain Health - PPO
  • Mutual of Omaha
  • Optimum HealthCare
  • Optum Health
  • Priority Health
  • SelectHealth
  • Simply Healthcare
  • STLDentalPlan| LLC
  • Transamerica
  • Transamerica - Medicare
  • Tricare
  • UniCare
  • UniCare - Medicare
  • United American
  • United American - Medicare
  • UnitedHealthcare
  • UnitedHealthcare - HMO
  • UnitedHealthcare - Medicaid (Managed)
  • UnitedHealthcare - Medicare
  • UnitedHealthOne

Medical Specialties

Dr Eric M Toloza has the following specialty

Specialty Expertise

Dr Eric M Toloza has the following 14 areas of expertise

  • Aneurysm
  • Bronchoscopy
  • Deep Vein Thrombosis
  • Diabetes Complications
  • Esophagus Cancer (Esophogeal Neoplasm)
  • Gene Therapy
  • Lung Cancer
  • Mediastinum Cancer (Mediastinal Neoplasm)
  • Pneumonectomy (Lung removal)
  • Pulmonary Emphysema (COPD)
  • Sweaty Armpit (Hyperhidrosis)
  • Thoracoscopy
  • Varicose Veins
  • Vascular Malformations

Certifications, License, & Education

35 Years Experience

BOARD CERTIFICATIONS

American Board of Surgery

Surgery, 1999

American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Thoracic Surgery, 2002

MEDICAL LICENSE

Medical Doctor, Florida, 2027, Active

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Fellowship

UCLA School of Medicine - Surgical Oncology
University of Texas MD Anderson Center - Thoracic Surgical Oncology
UCLA School of Medicine - Medical Scientist Fellow Program

Residency

Texas Heart Institute
University of California, Irvine Affiliated Hospitals
UC Irvine Medical Center

Medical School

University of CaliforniaGraduated in 1991

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