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Clinic:Hope International Radiotherapy
Medika 10 Building | First Floor | 6th Avenue 3-95 | zone 10 | Guatemala City
From Reforma and 2nd street, turn right on 6th Av., go two blocks, Hope is on the left.
From Reforma and 2nd street, turn right on 6th Av., go two blocks, Hope is on the left.
Clinic Phone : in Spanish: 502-2311-0400
Dr. Luis Linares is one of the most well-respected and uniquely talented radiotherapy oncologists in the Central America and Caribbean region, with over 30 years of hands-on experience in globally recognized cancer treatment centers. He has performed more than 20,000 cancer-related procedures, from university studies in England, to extensive research and patient care at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and the New Orleans Cancer Institute in the United States.
Dr. Linares returned to Guatemala in 2009 and opened HOPE International Radiotherapy Center with some of the most sophisticated image-guided radiotherapy instrumentation available in the world. HOPE was the first cancer treatment center in Latin America to implement the volumetric arc for high-dose rate brachytherapy technique.
Dr. Linares treats people who suffer from one of a hundred types of cancer, and under his guidance each patient who enters HOPE International feels like he or she is the most important person in the world to him. They depend on his expertise to diagnose with assurance, and to coordinate care in a manner that Dr. Linares describes as “the art of medicine” – precisely sculpted and balanced, sublimely executed, and ultimately successful.
Under the direction of Dr. Linares, the team of two radiation oncologists, a medical physicist, and radiation therapists received intensive training in the United States or Europe. He is devoted to empowering his team with the highest level of professional training, because these people are entrusted with patients who need precision expertise in their treatment plan. Now, at the most vulnerable point in their lives, patients need to know that they will receive the best care possible and the attention they deserve.
At Hope International Radiotherapy and the Integra Cancer Center, Dr. Linares is a respected member of the “Tumor Board” of highly skilled and globally recognized physicians to evaluate and confer over the diagnoses and treatment plans of various patients. The tumor board consists of specialists in oncology, immunotherapy, surgery, hematology, endocrinology, interventional radiology, and pathology. These doctors are top-notch in their fields, working together as a team to impact the patient’s treatment plan toward a successful recovery.
Determining the most effective course of treatment is not always a clear choice, as it is the result of extensive testing and careful planning by a team of cooperating specialists. Dr. Linares says that having a combination of doctors working in collaboration is making a difference to improve management and patient outcomes.
Dr. Linares says, “You cannot compare the process through which two people who have the same diagnosis of cancer may be experiencing. Your symptoms, treatments and evolution can be totally different.” He continues, “The worst mistake is to rush into treatment, before analyzing all the facts and carefully considering all the options.”
When patients expect an honest explanation and precise medical treatment plan, they depend on the wisdom, experience, and compassion of Dr. Luis Linares to guide their decisions every step of the way. More and more, patients of Dr. Linares are experiencing another set of emotions regarding their cancer treatment today: Hope, bravery, triumph, relief, and gratitude.
Published in Revue Magazine, April 2012
By Lori SheaDear Dr. Linares,
During our personal and professional lives, we receive various recognitions, prizes, tributes, and such. We remember the feelings of happiness, satisfaction, and commitment with gratitude and nostalgia. However, in my case, nothing is comparable to the depth of emotion that I experienced with you, Dr. Linares, and your wonderful medical staff at HOPE International.
I will always remember that day in 2016, when I opened the door to face the group of nurses and technicians that I barely knew a few days before and saw their radiant faces. I could read in each one the genuine desire to share the appreciation for the improvement of my medical condition. It was hard for me to control my emotion and maybe should apologize for that.
“Hope” is an institution whose name reflects the true reason for its existence. Many of us arrive here because it is the only “hope” that we have left to cling to. From the first time I arrived to Hope International, I knew that we would recover what was previously lost by the attitudes of other cancer centers.
Just like “love at first sight”, I had “Hope at first sight”, knowing that you would give us an encouraging, promising future, with the possibility of there being more tomorrows with a better quality of life.
I only wish we had a more powerful term than the usual “thank you very much” to express the real dimension of gratitude I have for you, Dr. Linares, and your magnificent team. I am grateful to have enjoyed the privilege of your attention. In the name of all of us who come to you, I say “THANK YOU” with capital letters, but it means so much more than that.
