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professional organizations, a published author in peer-reviewed medical journals and has
presented at national and international scientific meetings.
“Dr. Cavalcante brings to Miami Cancer Institute unique training and experience in cutting-edge
cancer treatment and clinical research, and we are proud to welcome her to our esteemed team
of experts,” said Michael J. Zinner, M.D., CEO and executive medical director of Miami Cancer
Institute. “Our patients will benefit from the innovative and collaborative cancer care that she
provides.”
About Miami Cancer Institute
Miami Cancer Institute is a next-generation cancer treatment destination known for its leading
clinical care and research, compassionate patient experience and state-of-the-art technology –
including the first proton therapy center in South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean, and
the only radiation oncology program in the world with each of the latest radiation therapies in
one place. The Institute offers an impressive roster of established community oncologists and
renowned cancer experts, clinical researchers and genomic scientists recruited from the
nation’s top cancer centers. As Florida’s only member of the Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK)
Cancer Alliance, Miami Cancer Institute is part of a deep and functional collaboration that
affords patients access to innovative treatments right here at home and ensures that the
standards of care developed by our multidisciplinary disease management teams match those
at MSK. Heralded nationally as one of the “hybrid” cancer centers of the future, Miami Cancer
Institute combines high-quality community-based cancer care with the best of an academic
cancer center, including innovative clinical trials tied to research and genomics and disease-
specific surgeons, medical oncologists and radiation oncologists who are experts in their fields.
For more information, visit MiamiCancerInstitute.com.
Miami Cancer Institute part of Baptist Health South Florida, the largest healthcare organization
in the region, with 10 hospitals (Baptist Hospital, Baptist Children’s Hospital, Bethesda Hospital
East, Bethesda Hospital West, Doctors Hospital, Fishermen’s Community Hospital, Homestead
Hospital, Mariners Hospital, South Miami Hospital and West Kendall Baptist Hospital), more
than 40 physician practices, 50 outpatient and urgent care facilities, Baptist Health Medical
Group, Baptist Health Quality Network and internationally renowned centers of excellence
spanning across Monroe, Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties. A not-for-profit
organization supported by philanthropy and committed to our faith-based charitable mission of
medical excellence, Baptist Health has more than 19,500 employees and more than 3,000
affiliated physicians. Baptist Health South Florida has been recognized by Fortune as one of the