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CURRICULUM VITAE

Helena Zaldivar Alcantara MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Radiology

OFFICE ADDRESS:
9200 West Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53226

EDUCATION:
1996 - 2002 MD, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico School of Medicine, Mexico City, Mexico

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS:
2001 International Clerkship, Department of Gastroenterology, University of New Mexico, School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM 87131
2001 International Clerkship, Department of Nephrology, University of New Mexico, School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM 87131
2003 - 2007 Resident, Department of Internal Medicine, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Vasco de Quiroga 15, Belisario Domínguez Secc 16, Tlalpan, 14080 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
2007 - 2010 Fellow, Department of Nephrology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Vasco de Quiroga 15, Belisario Domínguez Secc 16, Tlalpan, 14080 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:
07/2024 - Present Assistant Professor for Research, Radiology, Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Rd., Milwaukee, WI 53226

HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES:
07/2022 - Present Radiology, Vascular & Interventional Radiology, 9200 W. Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53226

AWARDS AND HONORS:
1996 - 1997 Academic Excellence Diploma , Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, School of Medicine
2001 - 2002 Academic Excellence during Internship, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán

PEER REVIEWED WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
International
Freichels, I., Henry, M., Zaldivar Alcantara, H., Rilling, WS., Hohenwalter, EJ., White, SB., Impact of Metabolic Syndrome on Outcomes in Patients with Neuroendocrine Tumor Liver Metastases Treated with Liver Directed Therapy, Scientific Poster Presented at Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting, Toronto, Canada, 04/11/2026 - 04/15/2026
Henry, M., Matthews, J., Freichels, I., Schroeder, A., Zaldivar Alcantara, H., Christians, K., Kothari, A., Kondragunta, P., Redifer Tremblay, KC., Key, BM., Scheidt, MJ., Patel, PJ., Hieb, RA., Hohenwalter, EJ., White, SB., Rilling, WS., Percutaneous Drainage of Malignant Biliary Obstruction Precluding Treatment: A Single Center Experience, Scientific Poster Presented at Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting, Toronto, Canada, 04/11/2026 - 04/15/2026
 

EXTRAMURAL TEACHING:
Medical Student Education
2005 - 2007 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, Internal Medicine Clinical Instructor, School of Medicine
2008 - 2009 Universidad Panamericana, Clinical Instructor in Nephrology, School of Medicine
 
Nursing Student Education
2008 - 2009 Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chavez/ Instituto Politecnico Nacional, Clinical Professor, Superior School of Nursing and Obstetrics
2016 - 2019 Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales de los Trabjadores del Estado (ISSSTE), Clinical Professor, School of Nursing