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Miami Cancer Institute/Baptist Health South Florida

Background data

Program type: Adult
NMDP Transplant Center: Yes
FACT Approved - Autologous: Yes
FACT Approved - Allogeneic: Yes
Year Autologous Open: 2018
Year Allogeneic Open:2019

Location Info

Miami Cancer Institute/Baptist Health South Florida
Blood and Marrow Transplant Program 8900 N Kendall Drive, Suite 3R200
Miami, Florida,

Phone Number : (786) 527-8400
Website : https://cancer.baptisthealth.net/miami-cancer-institute/cancer-care/treatments-and-services/blood-and-marrow-transplant

Number of Transplants Performed

Numbers displayed are the most recent data provided by this center.
Year 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Autologous 24 22 21 35 41 47
Allogeneic Related 5 5 6 10 7 11
Allogeneic Unrelated 8 18 11 13 18 22

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BMT Program Director

Name Phone
Paula Fonte Smith, MSN, MEDSURG-BC, NE-BC (786) 527-7954

Transplant Medical Director

Name Phone
Guenther Koehne, MD, PhD (786) 527-8338

Transplant Physician

Name Phone
Ariel Perez-Perez, MD (786) 573-6028
Guenther Koehne, MD, PhD (786) 527-8338
Lyle Feinstein, MD (786) 573-6028
Marco Ruiz-Andia, MD (786) 573-6028
George Nahas, DO (786) 573-6028
Nadia Bambace, MD (786) 573-6028
Yuliya Linhares, MD (786) 573-6028

Transplant Nurse Practitioner

Name Phone
Annie Diaz, APRN (786) 573-6028
Blas Ledesma, ARNP (786) 573-6028
Dayanna Guerra, APRN (786) 573-6028
Eduardo Garcia, MSN, ARNP, BMTCN (786) 573-6028
Elizabeth Sosa-Rosabal, APRN (786) 573-6028
Ernesto Napoles, APRN (786) 573-6028
Faezeh Darougheh, APRN (786) 573-6028
Haddie Flores, MSN, ARNP, BMTCN (786) 573-6028
Jennifer Prieto, MSN, APRN (786) 573-6028
Kristen Blocksberg (786) 573-6028
Marcia Pereira, MSN, ARNP (786) 573-6028
Maria Hellkamp, ARNP (786) 573-6028
Mariadela Matutue, ARNP-BC (786) 573-6028
Marjorie Salomon, APRN (TOC) (786) 573-6028
Patrick Nugent, APRN (786) 573-6028
Sandra Sepulveda, APRN (786) 573-6028
Stefaniya Tabanlieva, APRN (786) 573-6028
Sulaimi Silva, APRN (786) 573-6028
Yeine Salvo, APRN (786) 573-6028
Yenlys Vega, AGACNP-BC (786) 573-6028
Yenny Garcia, APRN (786) 573-6028
Yisbel Serret, APRN (786) 573-6028

Transplant Physician Assistant

Name Phone
Alexander Wark, PA (786) 573-6028
Seettal Patel, PA (786) 573-6028
Stacey Berrios, PA (786) 573-6028
Victoria Cassidy, PA (786) 573-6028

Transplant Nurse

Name Phone
Alonzo Cruz, BSN, RN (786) 527-8400
Annette Caravia, MSN (786) 527-8400
Daniela Ionsecu, BSN, RN, OCN (786) 527-8400
Denise Dujon, MBA, MSN, RN (786) 527-7638
Giovanna Valdes, BSN, RN, Med/Surg Cert (786) 527-8400
Jan Roy, MSN, RN, OCN, CNL (786) 527-8400
Janella Zayas, BSN, RN, BMTCN (786) 527-8400
Nina Aguda, BSN, RN (786) 527-8400
Robert Povea, BSN, RN, OCN (786) 527-8400

Transplant Coordinator

Name Phone
Elizabeth Gafcovich, RN, BSN (786) 527-8400
Ingrid Cifuentes (786) 527-8400
Judith Fabelo, RN, BSN (786) 527-8400
Lisandra Rodriguez Perez, RN, OCN, BMTCN (786) 527-8489
Melanie Montes, RN, BSN (786) 527-8400
Scarlett Santana, BS (786) 527-7515
Stacy Chase, MS, LSSYB (786) 527-7881

BMT Psychologist

Name Phone
Beatriz Currier, MD (786) 527-8323
Constanza Martinez Pinanez, MD (786) 527-8359
Kristina Espinosa, PsyD (786) 527-8359

BMT Social Worker

Name Phone
Ezequiel Kuperman, LCSW (786) 527-8092

BMT Other Patient Support Services Personnel

Name Phone
Karla Pfaeffle-Palomo, MS, LDN, SCO, CDE (786) 527-8336
Martha Maria Kato, MD (786) 527-8359
Richard Allen Hamilton, PhD (786) 527-8359