Michelle M Issac, MD

Minesh Mehta, M.D., is chief of radiation oncology, deputy director and the John and Mary Lou Dasburg Endowed Chair in Radiation Oncology at Baptist Health Miami Cancer Institute. He is a renowned expert in radiation oncology, proton therapy and cancer research. Dr. Mehta received his medical degree with highest honors from the University of Zambia School of Medicine. He completed a residency at the University of Wisconsin, where he was later appointed chairman of the medical school’s Department of Human Oncology. As part of his leadership efforts, he directed research studies, technology development and the expansion at the University of Wisconsin Cancer Center. He also headed its brain tumor program for more than 15 years, leading to his national leadership role in clinical trial research. Dr. Mehta has designed and led numerous national and international clinical studies, receiving National Institutes of Health and National Cancer Institute grants and winning honors for his research in brain and central nervous system tumors. He helped launch and was the medical director of the Maryland Proton Treatment Center in Baltimore prior to joining Baptist Health. Dr. Mehta is board certified in radiation oncology by the American Board of Radiology and in neuro-oncology by the United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties. He has held national leadership positions in numerous organizations including the American Board of Radiology, the FDA Radiological Devices Panel, the American Society for Radiation Oncology, the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the Society of Neuro-Oncology. An avid researcher, Dr. Mehta provides a multidisciplinary, innovative approach to individual care and helps all his patients understand their diagnosis, available treatment options and potential clinical trials.

Suleyki Medina, M.D., is a palliative medicine specialist who serves as an attending physician on the Symptom Management and Palliative Medicine Service at Miami Cancer Institute, a part of Baptist Health South Florida. Dr. Medina received her medical degree from St. George’s University School of Medicine in Grenada, West Indies, and completed a residency in internal medicine at NYU Lutheran Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York, where she was honored with the Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation Award for Excellence. She also completed two fellowships –– in geriatric medicine and hospice and palliative medicine –– at Jackson Memorial Hospital/University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, where she was honored with the Fellow of the Year award in the Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program. Dr. Medina is board-certified in internal medicine, geriatric medicine and hospice and palliative medicine. She has published on geriatric and palliative medicine topics, and is a member of the American College of Physicians and the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Dr. Medina is also an assistant professor at Florida International University, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine. She is fluent in English and Spanish.

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