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BHI Proton Therapy Center Launch, the

latest technology is arriving this Thursday,

March 15th.

6 HORA PASA , 13 DI MAART 2018 16:15
SECCION: SALUD

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