Horacio J Asbun, MD
- Miami Cancer Institute
- Baptist Health Medical Group
- Baptist Health Quality Network
Specialties
- Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery
About Horacio J Asbun
Title
Chief of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery
Provider Gender
Male
Biography
Horacio Asbun, M.D., is a surgical oncologist specializing in treating liver cancer, gallbladder cancer, biliary system cancer and pancreatic cancer and diseases. He is chief of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery at Baptist Health Miami Cancer Institute. Prior to this role, he served as director of the Hepatobiliary and Pancreas program and chairman of General Surgery at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla. He is fluent in English and Spanish.Dr. Asbun is actively involved in clinical research to improve treatment efficacy and patient outcomes. He has published more than 150 peer-reviewed scientific articles, 110 peer-reviewed surgical videos and 35 book chapters. He also serves as editor-in-chief of the American College of Surgeons Multimedia Atlas of Surgery and reviewer for numerous scientific journals. He directs and teaches national courses on surgery and speaks frequently at scientific conferences around the world, with more than 410 presentations to date. He also serves on the boards and committees of several national and international professional societies.He is a member of the American Surgical Association, American College of Surgeons, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, the Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association and more. At a 2022 American College of Surgeons meeting in Bolivia, he was awarded a Doctor Honoris Causa of UDABOL.
Language
English
Spanish
Age Groups Seen
Adults (18+)
Adults (65+)
Hospital Affiliations
Baptist Hospital of Miami
South Miami Hospital
Education & Training
Education
Lahey Hospital and Medical Center
Fellowship Program, Surgical Gastroenterology, 1992
Kern Medical Center Program
Residency Program, Surgery, General, 1991
University of California San Diego
Fellowship Program, Surgical Oncology, 1986
Universidad de Chile Facultad de Medicina
Medical School, 1983
Certifications
Surgery
American Board of Surgery, 1993
Locations
Accepted Insurance
Note: Health plans that are currently contracted with Baptist Health are listed below. However, please check with our insurance provider to verify that Baptist Health is part of your provider network.
Aetna Better Health/Healthy Kids
- Medicare
- HMO
- HMO
- Medicare - Med Adv HMO
- Medicare - Med Adv PPO
- POS
- PPO
- Entrust
- HMO
- Medicare
- POS
CarePlus Health Plans
- Great West
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
Devoted Health
Dimension Health
- PPO/POS
Dimension International
Doctors HealthCare Plans
First Health Network
- BlueCare
- Medicare HMO
- MyBlue
- Options
- POS
- PPO
- Select
Florida Community Care
Global Medical Mgmt/Europ Assist
HAA Preferred Partners
Humana
Humana Commercial/Medicare/HMO/PPO
- HMO
Medicaid
Medicare
- Marketplace Exch
- Medicaid
Multiplan
Preferred Care Network fka Medica
Quality Health Management
- HMO
- NHP
- POS
- PPO