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draws on expertise from the fields of surgery, interventional radiology, oncology, hepatology,
interventional oncology, gastroenterology, diagnostic radiology, interventional gastroenterology,
radiation therapy, anesthesia and pain management to deliver seamless multidisciplinary care
under one roof.
“Dr. Asbun is a renowned surgeon and clinical researcher. His addition to the Institute’s
Pancreatic Disease Program distinguishes it as a world-class program,” said Michael J. Zinner,
M.D., chief executive officer and executive medical director of Miami Cancer Institute. “Our
patients will have access to the latest and most sophisticated therapies tailored to treat specific
types of tumors and receive comprehensive treatment that focuses on the whole person to
achieve the best-possible outcomes and improved quality of life.”
Dr. Asbun received his medical degree from the University of Chile in Santiago, Chile. His
postdoctoral training includes a general surgery fellowship at Hospital de La Santa Cruz y San
Pablo, Autonomous University, in Barcelona, Spain, and a surgical oncology fellowship at the
University of California at San Diego. Following this training, he completed a general surgery
residency at Kern Medical Center in Bakersfield, CA, University of San Diego California
associated program. He also completed a fellowship in gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary and
pancreas surgery at Lahey Clinic in Burlington, MA. He is Board certified by the American Board
of Surgery.
Prior to joining Miami Cancer Institute, Dr. Asbun served as professor of Surgery at Mayo Clinic
College of Medicine and chairman of General Surgery and director of the Hepatobiliary and
Pancreas Program at Mayo Clinic Florida, which he joined in 2008.
Throughout his career, Dr. Asbun has repeatedly been named a Top Doctor by U.S. News &
World Report and Castle Connelly Ltd. He conducts collaborative clinical research to improve
treatment efficacy and patient outcomes. He has published more than 150 scientific articles, 110
peer reviewed surgical videos and 35 book chapters in his specialty. He also serves as editor-
in-chief of the American College of Surgeons Multimedia Atlas, has edited six surgical books, is
a reviewer for numerous scientific journals.
Dr. Asbun directs and teaches national courses on surgery and speaks frequently at scientific
conferences around the world, with more than 650 presentations to date in the United States
and in over six continents. In addition to being a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons,
he is a member of multiple surgical societies and serves on the Boards and committees of