Joel Calafell
Baptist Health Surgery | Kendall (Baptist Hospital)
Office
(305) 271-9777
Fax (786) 533-9450 6200 Southwest 72nd Street Suite 502 South Miami, FL 33143Call Today
About
Joel Calafell
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.
Primary Specialty
Surgeon
Practice
Baptist Health Surgery | Kendall (Baptist Hospital)
Gender
Male
Accepting New Patients
Insurances Accepted
Dimension Health, United Healthcare, Neighborhood Health Plan (NHP), Prominence Health, FL Blue Medicare PPO, Devoted Health, United HlthCare:HMO, PPO, POS, NHP, First Health Network, Beech Street, Humana Commercial/Medicare/HMO/PPO, Oscar Health Plan, Blue Cross Blue Shield (BC/BS), FL Blue: PPO, Medicare HMO, FL Blue: MyBlue, Medicare: Railroad, Cigna, Avmed, Multiplan, Aetna, Medicare, Cigna: HMO, Great West, CarePlus Health Plans
Degrees
Medical Doctor
Office Name
Baptist Health Surgery | Kendall (Baptist Hospital)
Languages
English, Spanish
Services
Joel Calafell provides surgery in South Miami, FL. The most common types of surgeons are: General, Cardiovascular, Otolaryngology, Neurological, Reconstructive, Neonatal and Orthopedic.
Please call Baptist Health Surgery | Kendall (Baptist Hospital) at (305) 271-9777 to schedule an appointment in South Miami, FL or to get more information. Additional Services Colorectal Doctor
Please call Baptist Health Surgery | Kendall (Baptist Hospital) at (305) 271-9777 to schedule an appointment in South Miami, FL or to get more information. Additional Services Colorectal Doctor
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