Medical Team

Listed in order of appearance

Oral Surgeon
Dr. Salomon Israel, DDS
Vero Beach, Florida
Diplomate, American Board of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Fellow, American Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Surgeon
Dr. Rui Fernandes, MD, DMD, FACS
University of Florida/Shands Jacksonville, Florida

Associate Professor & Associate Chair
Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Chief, Section of Head & Neck Surgery
Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery

Radiation Oncologist
Roi Dagan, MD, MS

University of Florida/Proton Therapy Institute
Assistant Professor
Radiation Oncology

Oncologist
Gustavo Fernandez, MD

University of Miami/Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Chief of Hematology/Oncology at University of Miami Hospital

Radiation Oncologist
Michael Samuels, MD, FACR
University of Miami/Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
Associate Professor of Clinical Radiation Oncology
Medical Director, Clinical Research Services

Dentist
Dr. Tiffany Spallone, DMD
Vero Beach, Florida

Nutritionist
Lesley Klein, MS, RD, CSO,  LD/N
University of Miami/Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
Medical Nutrition Therapist

Integrative Therapies Physician
Ashwin Mehta, MD, M.P.H
University of Miami/Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Medical Director, Sylvester Integrative Medicine

Special thanks to all of my doctors. You have been swift, confident, reassuring and compassionate. Thank you to all of the other doctors and nurses who have cared for me along the way. All of you have played an important role in my battle against cancer. Attas 2, cancer 0!

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