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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
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