Joel Andrew Calafell, MD
Affiliations
Specialties
About Joel Andrew Calafell, MD
Joel Calafell, M.D., is a general surgeon at Baptist Health Medical Group. Dr. Calafell specializes in colon and rectal surgery and has extensive training in robotic surgery. He was born and raised in Miami and is fluent in English and Spanish.
Prior to joining Baptist Health Medical Group in 2021, Dr. Calafell was on staff at Lehigh Valley Health Network, where he completed a fellowship in colon and rectal surgery. During his general surgery residency, Dr. Calafell was elected administrative chief resident and awarded the Golden Humanism Award (Best Resident Teacher). He was also elected president of the Student Government Association in medical school. His research has been published in the Annals of Emergency Surgery and the European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery. He also authored a chapter in the book “Seminars in CRS: Entering Practice in Colorectal Surgery.”
Dr. Calafell believes every patient deserves the best care possible and treats each patient like family. His greatest joy is managing a patient through the entirety of their care and telling them they are cured.
When he is not treating patients, Dr. Calafell enjoys cooking, exercising, watching sports and spending time with his family.
Male
English
Spanish
Adults (18+)
Adults (65+)
Baptist Hospital of Miami
Doctors Hospital
Homestead Hospital
Mariners Hospital
South Miami Hospital
West Kendall Baptist Hospital
Education & Training
Lehigh Valley Health Network
Fellowship Program, Surgery, Colon and Rectal, 2021
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Residency Program, Surgery, General, 2020
Ross University School of Medicine Barbados
Medical School, 2014
Colon and Rectal Surgery
American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2022
Surgery (General Surgery)
American Board of Surgery, 2025
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.
- Great West
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- Medicare HMO
- MyBlue
- POS
- PPO
- Railroad
- HMO
- NHP
- POS
- PPO
Ratings & Reviews
The Patient Satisfaction Rating is an average of all responses to the care provider related questions shown below from our nationally-recognized Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Survey. Patients that are treated in outpatient or hospital environments may receive different surveys, and the volume of responses will vary by question.
4.9 / 5
