The orthopedic cancer specialists at Miami Cancer Institute provide the latest individualized treatments available for sarcoma, a rare type of cancer. Our orthopedic oncologists have access to a range of innovative technologies, a multidisciplinary clinic and a collaboration of specialists working together.
Miami Cancer Institute can provide access to clinical trials not widely available elsewhere. Clinical trials find new ways to treat and diagnose cancer and are ongoing. If an appropriate trial is available, we will talk to you about the benefits and risks.
We are pleased to announce that Juan Pretell, M.D. has joined Miami Cancer Institute as the Chief of Musculoskeletal Oncology. Dr. Pretell will see patients at the Baptist Health Wellness and Medical Complex in Plantation. He is a musculoskeletal oncology surgeon and the chief of musculoskeletal oncology surgery at Miami Cancer Institute. Additionally, he specializes in benign and malignant musculoskeletal tumors and skin cancers affecting the musculoskeletal system.
Dr. Pretell’s approach to patient care is to view patients and their families as his own family members. He is honest and open about the diagnosis and the treatment options available with the most current, evidence-based medicine. When he is not treating patients, Dr. Pretell enjoys going to arcades, cooking classes and entertainment activities with his oldest stepson and his triplets, watching movies with his oldest daughter, traveling and taking beach walks with his wife. He is also an avid World Cup soccer fan.
I started to feel better right away. I didn't have any side effects, I was able to eat again and my energy returned. It was wonderful.
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 team match those at MSK.