Jean-Pierre Obeid, MD

Horacio Asbun, M.D., is a surgical oncologist specializing in treating liver cancer, gallbladder cancer, biliary system cancer and pancreatic cancer and diseases. He is chief of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery at Baptist Health Miami Cancer Institute. Prior to this role, he served as director of the Hepatobiliary and Pancreas program and chairman of General Surgery at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla. He is fluent in English and Spanish.Dr. Asbun is actively involved in clinical research to improve treatment efficacy and patient outcomes. He has published more than 150 peer-reviewed scientific articles, 110 peer-reviewed surgical videos and 35 book chapters. He also serves as editor-in-chief of the American College of Surgeons Multimedia Atlas of Surgery and reviewer for numerous scientific journals. He directs and teaches national courses on surgery and speaks frequently at scientific conferences around the world, with more than 410 presentations to date. He also serves on the boards and committees of several national and international professional societies.He is a member of the American Surgical Association, American College of Surgeons, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, the Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association and more. At a 2022 American College of Surgeons meeting in Bolivia, he was awarded a Doctor Honoris Causa of UDABOL.

Neeta Erinjeri, M.D., specializes in the surgical treatment of disorders and diseases of the endocrine system, which includes the thyroid, parathyroids, and adrenals. These glands and organs control many tasks in the body, such as metabolism, growth, sexual development and other basic functions. Dr. Erinjeri is trained in advanced techniques and minimally invasive approaches that can be performed through small incisions, reducing scarring, pain and recovery time for patients. Dr. Erinjeri has presented abstracts and posters in her specialty. She is a fellow of the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons and member of several other professional societies.

John P. Diaz, M.D., FACOG, FACS, is a board-certified gynecologic oncologist and holds multiple leadership roles at Baptist Health Miami Cancer Institute, including chief of gynecologic oncology, director of robotic surgery and director of clinical research in gynecologic oncology. He also serves as chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine. Dr. Diaz provides comprehensive and compassionate gynecologic cancer care for women with endometrial, ovarian, cervical, vaginal or vulvar cancer. He has extensive training and experience in robotic and minimally invasive surgery, which results in shorter hospital stays and faster recovery times for patients. A surgical innovator, Dr. Diaz has helped pioneer novel procedures such as fertility-sparing radical trachelectomy for early-stage cervical cancer and sentinel lymph node mapping in gynecologic malignancies. He also performed Florida’s first uterine transposition procedure for a patient with gynecologic cancer, preserving reproductive potential in a groundbreaking approach. Under the direction of Dr. Diaz, Miami Cancer Institute’s gynecologic oncology research and clinical trials program offers innovative treatments and advanced technologies to women in South Florida. His research interests include new surgical methods for ovarian cancer and innovative cancer therapies like hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy and immunotherapy. He was awarded a $1.7 million research grant to investigate novel therapeutics for the treatment of gynecologic cancers. Dr. Diaz has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications and presented his research at scientific symposiums. He serves as a reviewer for Gynecologic Oncology, BioMed Cancer, International Journal of Gynecologic Oncology and the Annals of Surgical Oncology. He also holds several leadership and committee positions within such professional organizations as the Society of Gynecologic Oncology and the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr. Diaz earned his medical degree at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and was inducted into the Iron Arrow Honor Society, the university’s highest honor. He completed a residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. He also completed a fellowship in gynecologic oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, N.Y., where he was awarded the Department of Surgery’s Chairman’s Award for Excellence in Clinical Research. Dr. Diaz is dedicated to advancing women’s health, cancer care, surgical innovation and academic leadership on both a regional and national level. He is fluent in English and Spanish.