Michael Enrique Gomez, MD

Robert J. Rothrock, M.D., is a board-certified spinal neurosurgeon at Baptist Health Miami Neuroscience Institute and Baptist Health Miami Cancer Institute. Dr. Rothrock is also the director of spinal oncology at Miami Neuroscience Institute and has specialized interest and training in the surgical and radiation-based treatment of spinal tumors. He is fluent in English and Spanish. Dr. Rothrock joined Miami Neuroscience Institute from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, where he completed a minimally invasive and reconstructive spine surgery fellowship. Previously, he completed an enfolded fellowship in spinal oncology and radiosurgery at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. His research has been published in multiple peer-reviewed publications, including Neurosurgery, Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, Operative Neurosurgery and JAMA Neurology. He has also authored chapters in numerous medical and neurosurgical textbooks. In addition, he was the recipient of the Kalmon D. Post Resident Publication Award at Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine and the recipient of the National 2012-2013 Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship. Dr. Rothrock wakes up every day with a sense of responsibility and purpose to give patients hope and a plan of action during what might be the most difficult moment of their lives. He strives to help his patients understand their conditions and treatment plans, advocate for themselves in the healthcare system, and preserve a meaningful quality of life.

Arelis Mártir-Negrón, M.D., FAMG, is a medical geneticist at Miami Cancer Institute, a world-class cancer center, part of Baptist Health South Florida. She is trained in internal medicine, genetic diagnosis and the treatment of patients with hereditary disorders. Collaborating with genetic counselors and other medical specialists, she develops interventions to minimize the risk and impact of genetic disorders and improve the efficacy of therapies to treat such diseases as cancer. Dr. Mártir-Negrón is Board certified in medical genetics and internal medicine. Her clinical interests include genetic cancer risk assessment, breast cancer, colon cancer and ovarian cancer. She has presented scientific posters and abstracts in her medical specialty at various conference forums. Her teaching experience includes mentoring and instructing residents and fellows in the areas of cancer genetics and internal medicine genetics. She is a fellow of the American College of Medical Genetics. Dr. Mártir-Negrón received her medical degree from Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara School of Medicine in Guadalajara, Mexico. She completed a residency in medical genetics and genomics at the University of Alabama School of Medicine in Birmingham, Ala., and a residency in internal medicine at the Ponce School of Medicine, Ramon E. Betances Hospital-Mayaguez Medical Center in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. She also completed a fellowship in cancer genetics at City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center in Duarte, Calif. Prior to joining Miami Cancer Institute, Dr. Mártir-Negrón was an attending medical geneticist at Nicklaus Children's Hospital in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. She is fluent in English and Spanish.