Dr. Todd D. Shenkenberg, M.D.

Expert Publications

• Exposure of dog thyroid slices to acetylcholine induces refractoriness to its subsequent stimulation of glucose oxidation.
• Erythrocytosis and marked leukocytosis in overlapping myeloproliferative diseases.
• Acquired Pelger-Huët nuclear anomaly with tuberculosis.

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Get to know Oncologist Dr. Todd D. Shenkenberg, who serves patients in Texas.

Dr. Shenkenberg is a highly regarded oncologist who currently employs his extensive expertise with Valley Center Associates in Harlingen and Brownsville, Texas.

He enjoys an excellent reputation among fellow medical professionals and patients alike for his proficiency in medical oncology and ability to deliver competent treatment of blood cancers, such as leukemia and blood-borne diseases as well as solid tumors. He also often serves as the main caretaker of cancer patients coordinating treatments provided by other specialists as well.

A 1980 graduate of Baylor College of Medicine, Dr. Shenkenberg performed his internship and residency at UT Southwestern Medical Center in 1982 and 1984, respectively. From there, he went on to complete his fellowship at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in 1986.

With vast medical expertise across all facets of his specialty, the doctor is board-certified in internal medicine and medical oncology by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). The ABIM is a physician-led, non-profit, independent evaluation organization driven by doctors who want to achieve higher standards for better care in a rapidly changing world.

Attentive, skilled, and knowledgeable of the latest medical technologies and breakthroughs, Dr. Shenkenberg is a distinguished member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the Texas Medical Association, and a Fellow of  the American College of Physicians.

In Texas, he is affiliated with Harlingen Medical Center, Valley Baptist Medical Center-Harlingen, Valley Baptist Medical Center Brownsville, Valley Regional Medical Center, Solara,  and Doctors Hospital at Renaissance.

Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with the study, treatment, diagnosis and prevention of cancer. A medical professional who practices oncology is an oncologist.

Valuing the health of everyone he treats, Dr. Shenkenberg was honored with the Texas Top Physician Award.

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