Andre Abner Abitbol, MD

Adeel Kaiser, M.D., is a board-certified radiation oncologist at Baptist Health Miami Cancer Institute and clinical associate professor at Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine. He specializes in the treatment of gastrointestinal and genitourinary cancers using proton beam, IMRT, and theranostic and MRI-guided adaptive therapies. He aims to provide each patient with a personalized, integrative treatment strategy for their cancer by incorporating complementary therapies with state-of-the-art radiation technology. Dr. Kaiser attained his undergraduate and medical degrees from Johns Hopkins University and completed his radiation oncology training at the University of California Irvine/City of Hope Integrated Program in Radiation Oncology. Prior to joining Miami Cancer Institute, he held faculty appointments at the University of Maryland, Johns Hopkins University and Loma Linda University. At the University of Maryland, he served as director of the Advanced Modalities Fellowship Program. This program trained national and international students in emerging radiation oncology modalities, including pencil beam proton therapy, GammaPod radiosurgery and deep tissue hyperthermia. Dr. Kaiser also served as instructor of the Varian Proton Therapy School as well as director of the Integrative Wellness Program at the Maryland Proton Treatment Center, which sought to incorporate diet, exercise, acupuncture and emotional support strategies with radiation therapy. Dr. Kaiser is widely published in peer-reviewed medical journals. He has led multiple clinical trials and was the first radiation oncologist to lead an NIH-funded ketogenic diet pilot study for patients undergoing active surveillance for prostate cancer. Dr. Kaiser is fluent in English, Urdu and Hindi.

Jean-Pierre Obeid, M.D, is a board-certified radiation oncologist at Baptist Health Miami Cancer Institute. He specializes in the treatment of cancer using advanced radiation therapies. His clinical interests include head and neck cancer, thoracic cancer and central nervous system tumor sites. Prior to joining Baptist Health, Dr. Obeid was a radiation oncologist at Cleveland Clinic, Indian River Hospital in Vero Beach, Fla. He was recognized by the local media during his tenure for bringing technological advancements in radiation techniques to the community. Dr. Obeid earned his medical degree at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. He completed an internal medicine internship at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Mass., and a radiation oncology residency at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif. Dr. Obeid is a member of several professional organizations. He has conducted research on the efficacy of radiation therapies and published his work in peer-reviewed publications. Dr. Obeid points out that cancer occupies only a portion of a patient's overall health status. He combines cutting-edge cancer treatments with a holistic approach to provide patients with effective and compassionate therapy. Dr. Obeid is fluent in English and Arabic. When he is not treating patients, he enjoys playing basketball, fishing and tinkering with electronics.

Marcio Fagundes, M.D., is a Board-certified radiation oncologist with Miami Cancer Institute, a part of Baptist Health South Florida. He has extensive experience in proton therapy - the most advanced cancer treatment in the world – and has conducted significant research. Dr. Fagundes has presented research results showing the advantages of proton therapy for prostate cancer, breast cancer and head and neck cancer at numerous meetings of the Particle Therapy Co-Operative Group and the American Society of Therapeutic Radiation Oncologists – two professional associations to which he belongs. He also has published dozens of articles in peer reviewed journals, including Journal of Clinical Oncology, International Journal of Particle Therapy and International Journal of Radiation Oncology. Dr. Fagundes received his medical degree from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul in Porto Alegre, Brazil, and completed a radiation oncology residency at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine/Jackson Memorial Hospital – Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center. He also completed a fellowship in radiation oncology at Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, in Boston. He gained teaching experience as an assistant professor of radiation oncology at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, and currently trains his peers on an innovative treatment protocol for prostate cancer. Before joining Miami Cancer Institute, Dr. Fagundes was medical director of the Provision Center for Proton Therapy in Knoxville, Tennessee.