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Overview of Dr. Odia
YAZMIN ODIA, MD, MS, FAAN serves as Chief of Neuro-Oncology at Miami Cancer Institute (MCI) at Baptist Health South Florida (BHSF) since 2016. At BHSF, she also serves as Chair of the Research Compliance Committee and on the Protocol Review and Monitoring and Neuroscience Research Fund Committees. She was elected Assistant Vice President (2020-22) and Vice President (2022-24) for the Medical Executive Committee (MEC) for Baptist Hospital.
A Chicago Honor Scholar, she received her Bachelor of Arts and medical degree from the University of Chicago, and her Master of Science in clinical research at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. She completed a residency in neurology at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD, and a clinical and research fellowship in the Neuro-Oncology Branch of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD. As a UCNS board-certified Neuro-Oncologist, she was appointed assistant professor of Neurology at Columbia University’s College of Physicians & Surgeons and an assistant attending neurologist at New York Presbyterian Hospital in New York, NY. She also serves on the editorial board of Clinics in Oncology – CNS Tumors and Journal of Brain Tumor and Neuro-Oncology.
Dr. Odia is involved in the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) by serving as a member of the Leadership Development Committee, Vice Chair of the Career Leadership Development Subcommittee, and Chair of the Diversity Leadership Subcommittee, as well as on the Health Care Disparities Taskforce, Spanish Language Work Group, and formerly Undergraduate Education Subcommittee.
Dr. Odia’s honors include Columbia University/New York Presbyterian Hospital’s Stephen Q. Shafer Award for Humanism in Neurology and John Hopkins’ Guy M. McKhann Award for Teaching and Communication Excellence. She was named Top Doctor in New York (2015-16), Miami (2018-21), US Castle Connolly Top Doctor (2019-20), Top Doctor (2021), Top Women in Medicine (2021), and Who’s Who (2021).
Education & Training
Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Neurology, 2007 - 2010- Johns Hopkins UniversityInternship, Internal Medicine, 2006 - 2007
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 2006
Mayo Graduate SchoolMSc, Biomedical Research, 2003 - 2005
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2016 - 2026
NJ State Medical License 2014 - 2017
NY State Medical License 2013 - 2017
PA State Medical License 2010 - 2014
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
United Council for Neurologic SpecialtiesNeuro-Oncology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- US Castle Connolly Top Doctor
- Top Doctor, US, Neuro-Oncology Top Doctor, 2021
- Top Women in Medicine 2021
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Clinical Trials
- Trial of Combination Tumor Treating Fields (TTF; Optune), Nivolumab Plus/Minus Ipilimumab for Recurrent Glioblastoma Start of enrollment: 2018 Dec 05
- Nivolumab for Recurrent or Progressive IDH Mutant Gliomas Start of enrollment: 2018 Jun 12
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Contrast-enhancing Lesions Induced by Central Nervous System-directed Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy: Distribution Patterns, Kinetics, Risk Factors, and Outcomes.Omer Gal, Jen Yu, Minesh P Mehta, Matthew D Hall, Robert H Press
International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2025-03-26 - Proton Craniospinal Irradiation for Patients with Solid Tumor Leptomeningeal Disease: Real-World Feasibility, Toxicity, and Outcome Analysis.Omer Gal, Alonso La Rosa, Matthew D Hall, Robert H Press, Zachary Fellows
Cancers. 2025-03-20 - A pilot survey into the landscape of neuro-oncology care in the community.Christine Lu-Emerson, Sajeel Chowdhary, Rupesh Kotecha, Akanksha Sharma, Yazmin Odia
The Oncologist. 2025-03-10
Other
- Chief of Neuro-OncologyMCI/BHSF
https://newsroom.baptisthealth.net/press-release/miami-cancer-institute-names-yazmin-odia-m-d-lead-physician-of-medical-neurologic-oncology/
9/8/2016
Press Mentions
‘Great Recovery’ from Brachytherapy: Multidisciplinary Team at Baptist Heath Used Radioactive Implants to Target Patient’s Brain TumorMay 3rd, 2021
Despite Inroads, Bias Against Non-White Neurologists Is Found to Persist in the FieldDecember 8th, 2016
Expert Neuro-Oncologist Yazmin Odia, MD, MS, to Be Recognized as a 2016 Top Doctor in New York City, New YorkApril 1st, 2016- Join now to see all
Research History
- Publicationshttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3602-38992005 - Present
Professional Memberships
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Other Languages
- Spanish
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