Noah S Kalman, MD

Dulce Blanco, D.O., is a board-certified internal medicine physician at Baptist Health. She is fluent in English and Spanish. Specializing in primary care, Dr. Blanco provides general and preventive health services for adult and geriatric patients. She diagnoses and treats a range of acute and chronic conditions. Prior to her current internal medicine role, Dr. Blanco worked as a hospitalist at Baptist Health Medical Group for 13 years. Dr. Blanco earned her medical degree from the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine in Old Westbury, N.Y. She then completed her internal medicine residency at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. With a lifelong passion for helping people, Dr. Blanco strives to positively impact each of her patients’ lives. Through personalized care grounded in empathy and warmth, she supports her patients as they navigate all phases of their health. Outside of work, Dr. Blanco enjoys spending quality time with her family.

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.

Robert Press, M.D., is a board-certified radiation oncologist at Baptist Health, specializing in treating central nervous system tumors and thoracic malignancies.Before joining Baptist Health in 2023, Dr. Press was a radiation oncologist at New York Proton Center, serving as the disease site lead for both central nervous system tumors and head and neck cancers. During this time, he also served as assistant clinical professor at Mt. Sinai Hospital and as a visiting investigator for the Department of Radiation Oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City.After earning his medical degree at Emory University School of Medicine, Dr. Press completed his radiation oncology residency at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, where he also served as chief resident. During his residency, he was named the Andrew W. Pippas Resident in Radiation Oncology, an honor selected by the faculty for a resident who exemplifies professional and compassionate patient care.Dr. Press has extensive experience using proton therapy and other advanced radiation techniques to treat challenging tumors, including re-treatment of patients who previously received radiation therapy. He has developed numerous clinical trials and published more than 60 scientific publications.Dr. Press considers it a privilege to help people through the most challenging times of their lives. He is grateful to be able to meet people in these moments and care for them with compassion, humility and grace.In his free time, Dr. Press enjoys traveling and staying active, including hiking, running, sailing and spending time with family and friends.