Dr. Lina Pedraza Sanchez is an Assistant Member in the Department of Head and Neck–Endocrine Oncology at Moffitt Cancer Center. She earned her medical degree from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia, and completed her Internal Medicine residency at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. She subsequently completed an Endocrinology fellowship at Weill Cornell Medicine/Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, followed by an Endocrine Oncology fellowship at Moffitt Cancer Center.

Dr. Pedraza Sanchez’s clinical interests include the evaluation and management of thyroid nodules and thyroid cancer, from early-stage disease to advanced cases requiring systemic and targeted therapies. She also has a special interest in adrenal disorders, including adrenal tumors and adrenocortical carcinoma, as well as pituitary tumors and hereditary endocrine neoplasia syndromes.

Her research focuses on advanced and radioactive iodine–refractory thyroid cancer, with an emphasis on molecularly guided treatment strategies, and optimization of systemic therapies. She is also interested in risk stratification, active surveillance, and personalized treatment approaches to improve patient outcomes.