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Better. For You.

Miami Cancer Institute brings to South Florida access to personalized clinical treatments and comprehensive support services delivered with unparalleled compassion.

Early Detection

An important step to reducing your risk of cancer and staying healthy is by getting your recommended screenings.

COVID-19 Updates

Miami Cancer Institute has activated its preparedness protocols to help screen, identify and safely treat any potential cases of COVID-19.

Newly Diagnosed

Miami Cancer Institute is here to help you every step of the way after a cancer diagnosis.

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If you're a physician with a patient you'd like us to help care for, we're ready to collaborate with you.

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  • What Makes Us Better?

    No other cancer program in the region has the cancer-fighting expertise, backed by the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Alliance, paired with the innovative technology — including advanced genomic testing, advanced skin cancer detection and proton therapy — that is available at Miami Cancer Institute. We uncover what’s driving your cancer and deliver precise and effective treatments.

  • Expertise With Your Cancer

    At Miami Cancer Institute, molecular diagnostics are used to fully understand the molecular makeup of a patient’s cancer, which helps our experts create personalized and targeted treatment plans. Unmatched in South Florida, our Institute is at the forefront of cancer treatment and prevention, with its use of molecular diagnostics and genetic risk assessment. With a full understanding of the genomic architecture behind each cancer, we’re able to successfully leverage our precision therapies and provide better outcomes.
Clinical Trials

Clinical Trials

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.

Welcome to Miami Cancer Institute

Welcome to Miami Cancer Institute

From the moment you receive a cancer diagnosis, we are by your side, treating you as an individual deserving of our respect and compassion. This video gives you an overview of our institute.

Physician Spotlight

Physician Spotlight

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.
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Jayne Akhavan-Yazdi Pancreatic Cancer Survivor
Best Cancer Hospital

Best Cancer Hospital

Miami Cancer Institute was recognized as a top 3 Best Cancer Hospital in the South Florida region and one of America’s Best Hospitals for performing Lung Cancer Surgery and Colon Cancer Surgery by U.S. News & World Report.
A Breakthrough in Collaborative Care

A Breakthrough in Collaborative Care

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.

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