Miami Cancer Institute
Miami, FL
Marcio Fagundes, M.D. practices as radiation oncology staff physician at Miami Cancer Institute. Dr. Fagundes attended medical school at Universidad Federal do Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil. He completed internship at Jackson Memorial Hospital, residency in radiation oncology at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center and fellowship in radiation oncology (proton therapy) at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard dedicated to proton therapy training. Following fellowship, Dr. Fagundes served as assistant professor of radiation oncology at TUFTS University School of Medicine in Boston, during which time intensity modulated radiotherapy was being developed into clinical use. Dr. Fagundes worked for several years in Brazil where he introduced several advances in radiotherapy such as radiosurgery, high dose rate brachytherapy, as well as prostate seed brachytherapy.
Before joining MCI, he developed extensive experience in proton therapy practicing at the Procure Oklahoma City Proton Center as staff physician for 2 years. He subsequently led the opening of the Provision Proton Center in Knoxville as Medical Director, TN where he practiced between 2013-2016. Dr. Fagundes has conducted significant research in proton therapy for breast cancer as well as for prostate cancer.
Dr. Fagundes pioneered the utilization of rectal spacer hydrogel for prostate cancer being the first physician to utilize this method with proton therapy in April 2015.
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Sunday, September 29, 2024
4:45 PM – 6:00 PM ET