Miami Cancer Institute Names Yazmin Odia, M.D., Lead Physician of Medical Neurologic Oncology
Renowned Specialist in the Treatment of Primary and Secondary Brain Tumors Is the State's Only Board-Certified Neurologic Oncologist South of Orlando
MIAMI, FL--(Marketwired - September 08, 2016) - Yazmin Odia, M.D., has joined the growing team of specialists at Miami Cancer Institute at Baptist Health South Florida as lead physician of Medical Neuro-Oncology. In her new role, Dr. Odia -- the only Board-certified neuro-oncologist in practice south of Orlando -- further rounds out the Institute's highly specialized and comprehensive brain tumor program, providing the southern two-thirds of the state, Latin America and the Caribbean singular access to her unique expertise in neuro-oncology cancer care.
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"The addition of Dr. Odia means a tremendous breakthrough for patients in our region who are facing primary and secondary tumors of the brain, as well as those with spinal and leptomeningeal metastases," said Michael J. Zinner, M.D., founding CEO and executive medical director of Miami Cancer Institute. "Our vision of providing world-class, destination cancer care close to home cannot be achieved without a clinician of her caliber -- Board certified in both adult neurology and neuro-oncology. We are proud to be the only Cancer Institute in this area to provide this level of specialized care."
Within Miami Cancer Institute's multidisciplinary care paradigm, Dr. Odia will collaborate with clinical experts across the organization to provide treatment to patients with cancers of the nervous system, especially those of the brain and spine. She will also conduct clinical trials that hopefully will bring significant advances in neuro-oncology cancer care to South Florida.
In her role, Dr. Odia will closely work with internationally-renowned radiation oncologist and brain tumor expert Minesh Mehta, M.D., Miami Cancer Institute's deputy director and chief of Radiation Oncology. Dr. Mehta specializes in the utilization of today's most advanced radiation modalities to treat cancers of the brain, including proton therapy -- a sophisticated treatment that destroys cancer cells while avoiding the healthy surrounding tissue. When Miami Cancer Institute's proton therapy center opens in 2017, it will be the only center in the state of Florida to exclusively offer highly precise pencil-beam scanning.
Additional physicians with whom Dr. Odia will closely collaborate include Baptist Health Neuroscience Center brain tumor surgeon Vitaly Siomin, M.D. and brain tumor medical oncologist Siddhartha Venkatappa, M.D.
