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BHI Proton Therapy Center Launch, the

                latest technology is arriving this Thursday,

                March 15th.


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               Minesh P. Mehta, M.D. is a world-renowned expert in radiation oncology, proton therapy and
               cancer  research.  He  is  Deputy  Director  and  Chief  of  Radiation  Oncology  of  Miami  Cancer
               Institute           at           Baptist           Health            South             Florida.
               Dr.  Mehta  graduated  from  the  University  of  Zambia  School  of  Medicine  and  completed  his

               residency  at  the  University  of Wisconsin,  where  he  was  chief  resident  in  radiation  oncology.
               Prior  to  joining  Baptist  Health,  Dr.  Mehta  served  as  Medical  Director  of  the  University  of
               Maryland’s  Proton  Treatment  Center,  the  first  dedicated  pencil-beam  proton  treatment
               center in the mid-Atlantic, which he launched. In addition, he was associate director of clinical
               research at the University of Maryland School of Medicine’s Department of Radiation Oncology.

               Previously, he was the chairman of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public
               Health’s Department of Human Oncology, where he led numerous research studies, innovative
               technology innovation and implementation (Tomotherapy), and substantial practice expansion of
               the University of Wisconsin Cancer Center Clinical operations. He was also program leader for
               the University of Wisconsin’s Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Imaging and Radiation Sciences
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