John Paul Diaz, MD
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About John Paul Diaz, MD
John P. Diaz, M.D., FACOG, FACS, is a board-certified gynecologic oncologist and holds multiple leadership roles at Baptist Health Miami Cancer Institute, including chief of gynecologic oncology, director of robotic surgery and director of clinical research in gynecologic oncology. He also serves as chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine.
Dr. Diaz provides comprehensive and compassionate gynecologic cancer care for women with endometrial, ovarian, cervical, vaginal or vulvar cancer. He has extensive training and experience in robotic and minimally invasive surgery, which results in shorter hospital stays and faster recovery times for patients.
A surgical innovator, Dr. Diaz has helped pioneer novel procedures such as fertility-sparing radical trachelectomy for early-stage cervical cancer and sentinel lymph node mapping in gynecologic malignancies. He also performed Florida’s first uterine transposition procedure for a patient with gynecologic cancer, preserving reproductive potential in a groundbreaking approach.
Under the direction of Dr. Diaz, Miami Cancer Institute’s gynecologic oncology research and clinical trials program offers innovative treatments and advanced technologies to women in South Florida. His research interests include new surgical methods for ovarian cancer and innovative cancer therapies like hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy and immunotherapy. He was awarded a $1.7 million research grant to investigate novel therapeutics for the treatment of gynecologic cancers.
Dr. Diaz has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications and presented his research at scientific symposiums. He serves as a reviewer for Gynecologic Oncology, BioMed Cancer, International Journal of Gynecologic Oncology and the Annals of Surgical Oncology. He also holds several leadership and committee positions within such professional organizations as the Society of Gynecologic Oncology and the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Dr. Diaz earned his medical degree at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and was inducted into the Iron Arrow Honor Society, the university’s highest honor. He completed a residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. He also completed a fellowship in gynecologic oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, N.Y., where he was awarded the Department of Surgery’s Chairman’s Award for Excellence in Clinical Research.
Dr. Diaz is dedicated to advancing women’s health, cancer care, surgical innovation and academic leadership on both a regional and national level. He is fluent in English and Spanish.
Chief of Gynecologic Oncology; Director of Robotic Surgery, Baptist Health; Lead Physician for Clinical Trials in Gynecologic Oncology, Miami Cancer Institute; Director of the Center of Excellence in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, Baptist Health; Director of Ambulatory Surgery Center, Baptist Health Cancer Care | Plantation; Chair and Associate Professor of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
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English
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Baptist Hospital of Miami
Doctors Hospital
Fishermen's Community Hospital
Homestead Hospital
Mariners Hospital
South Miami Hospital
West Kendall Baptist Hospital
Education & Training
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Fellowship Program, Gynecologic Oncology, 2010
University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital
Residency Program, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2006
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Medical School, 2002
Obstetrics and Gynecology
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2011
Gynecologic Oncology
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2014
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4.9 / 5
