John Diaz
Baptist Health Cancer Care | Doral
Office
(786) 596-2000
Fax (954) 837-1188 1228 South Pine Island Road Suite 410 Plantation, FL 33324Call Today
About
John Diaz
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.
Primary Specialty
Gynecologist
Practice
Baptist Health Cancer Care | Doral
Gender
Male
Accepting New Patients
Insurances Accepted
First Health Network, FL Blue: PPO, POS, Medicare HMO, Humana Commercial/Medicare/HMO/PPO, Cigna: HMO, PPO, Great West, FL Blue: BlueCare, Select, Options, FL Blue: MyBlue, Devoted Health, Cigna, CarePlus Health Plans, Preferred Care Network fka Medica, Doctors HealthCare Plans, Medicare, Aetna Better Health/Healthy Kids, Oscar Health Plan, Aetna: HMO, Humana Medicare, Florida Community Care, Global Excel, Molina Healthcare: Medicaid, Tricare: Select, United Healthcare: PPO, Medicaid, Multiplan, United HlthCare:HMO, NHP, AvMed HMO/POS/Commercial
Degrees
Medical Doctor
Office Name
Baptist Health Cancer Care | Doral
Languages
English, Spanish
Services
John Diaz is a Gynecologist/Gynecological office located in Plantation, FL 33324. A Gynecologist is trained to diagnose and treat a variety of conditions that affect a woman's reproductive system. A Gynecologist uses patient interviews, external observations, internal examinations, PAP tests, medical imaging, and biopsies to help assess and diagnosis.
Treatments provided by a Gynecologist may involve the use of medication, sex education and contraceptives, D&C, tubal ligation, mastectomy, hysterectomy, laparoscopy, and colposcopy.
Please call John Diaz at (786) 596-2000 to schedule an appointment in Plantation, FL or to get more information. Additional Services Oncologist
Treatments provided by a Gynecologist may involve the use of medication, sex education and contraceptives, D&C, tubal ligation, mastectomy, hysterectomy, laparoscopy, and colposcopy.
Please call John Diaz at (786) 596-2000 to schedule an appointment in Plantation, FL or to get more information. Additional Services Oncologist
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