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Father of Five and Military Veteran Wins Battle Over Throat Cancer
Fred Escobedo remembers feeling surprised when he was told he had throat cancer. After all, he seemed healthy, exercised regularly, didn’t smoke and followed his wife’s vegan diet. When the shock passed, he wondered if he’d live to see his five sons, ages 8 to 17, grow up.
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Meet Neurosurgeon and Chief Medical Executive Michael McDermott, M.D
Join us for a discussion about the most comprehensive and innovative techniques used by our highly trained physicians at Miami Neuroscience Institute to diagnose and treat the spine, brain and nervous system.
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Making Clinical Trials More Accessible to All a Top Priority at Miami Cancer Institute
For cancer patients who have complex cancers with limited options or who have exhausted all other treatment options, clinical trials can be a beacon of hope. Such studies offer often-desperate patients access to new, potentially lifesaving therapies that are years away from being available to anyone else.
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When Precision Matters: New Technology at Marcus Neuroscience Institute Supports Robotic-Assisted Spine Surgery
“This is the new evolution of spine surgery,” says Dr. Vrionis, director of Marcus Neuroscience Institute, located at Baptist Health’s Boca Raton Regional Hospital. “Robotics allow us to perform minimally-invasive surgeries with increased safety and precision, leading to less blood loss, less post-operative pain and faster recovery.”
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Pioneering Procedure: Radiation Therapy Targets Heart Rhythm Disorder in Critically Ill Patient
The relatively new procedure, performed for the first time in Florida by a multidisciplinary team from Baptist Health’s Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute and Miami Cancer Institute, has put a 77-year-old, critically ill heart patient on the road to a full recovery.
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Milestone: Teen is 1,000th Patient Treated with Proton Therapy at Baptist Health’s Miami Cancer Institute
When Emma-Jane Hinton was diagnosed with a brain tumor this past summer, she dreamed about the day she could go back to school, take a swim and return to her Junior Bengals cheerleading team. Last week, the teen’s dream came true as she rang the bell at Baptist Health’s Miami Cancer Institute, signifying the end of her treatment, the return to life--and a cure.
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100th Transplant Patient Milestone: Miami Cancer Institute’s Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program is Growing Fast
Miami Cancer Institute has marked the 100th patient of its Blood and Marrow Transplantation program, where patients are treated for various forms of leukemia, multiple myeloma and other blood cancers.
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Baptist Health’s Miami Cancer Institute Brings World-Class Cancer Care to Broward
Many of the innovative cancer-fighting therapies that have placed Baptist Health’s Miami Cancer Institute among Florida’s top cancer programs since its founding just four years ago are now available to cancer patients in Broward County, according to Michael J. Zinner, M.D., the institute’s founding CEO and executive medical director.
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Two Leading Organizations Come Together for Better Cancer Care
With 11 hospitals, more than 4,000 physicians and internationally renowned centers of excellence in cancer, cardiovascular care, orthopedics and sports medicine, and neurosciences, Baptist Health South Florida is the largest healthcare organization in the region. Physicians are accustomed to working with healthcare providers throughout Florida, the United States and abroad.
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Global Expertise Comes to Miami
New Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute surgery chief pioneered a life-changing coronary bypass technique.
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Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute is First to Implant 3-D Printed ‘Graft Cage’ to Heal Long Bone Injury
So-called “long bone injuries” — most likely the result of a traumatic impact commonly seen in vehicular accidents — can be a challenge for surgeons attempting to achieve proper healing of the bone and soft tissues.
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Image-Guiding Software Advances Heart Valve, Cath Lab Procedures
An increasing number of patients at Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute with structural heart disease can be treated with the latest trans-catheter (non-surgical) techniques, thanks in part to the growing number of suitable devices.