Ana Cecilia Botero, MD

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Ana Botero, M.D., is a board-certified radiation oncologist at Miami Cancer Institute. Dr. Botero specializes in treating brain, head and neck, lung, gastrointestinal, breast, gynecological, prostate and thyroid cancers, as well as oligometastatic diseases. She is fluent in English and Spanish.Dr. Botero has 20 years of experience treating cancer patients with radiation therapy. She specializes in brachytherapy treatments for breast, sarcomas, prostate and gynecological cancers. She also has a special interest in stereotactic radiation therapy, with the ability to deliver precisely targeted radiation in fewer treatments and minimal side effects.Dr. Botero joined Miami Cancer Institute from Memorial Healthcare System, where she served as attending physician in the radiation oncology department at the Memorial Cancer Institute. She started her career as a surgeon in her home country of Colombia, at a time when very few women were accepted into medical school and surgical residency programs.She completed her radiation oncology residency at Washington University in St. Louis, MO, and was chief resident in her last year of training. After graduation, she served as faculty in the radiation oncology department of Washington University and director of the radiation oncology department at the VA hospital in St. Louis, MO.Dr. Botero is a board member of the Broward American Lung Association. She is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) and the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC), American Brachytherapy Society (ABR), and American Thyroid Association. She is a founder-member of the Ibero Latin American Radiosurgery Society.Dr. Botero is a well-recognized international speaker in radiation oncology, lecturing and teaching on topics related to radiosurgery and combined radiation/immunotherapy treatments.When she is not treating patients, Dr. Botero is actively participating in cancer survivorship programs and cancer prevention activities in the community. Dr. Botero enjoys running, biking and traveling, as well as spending time with family and friends.