Juan Carlos Paramo, MD FACS

Dr. Paramo is an attending surgeon in Surgical Oncology at the Mount Sinai Comprehensive Cancer Center in Miami Beach, Florida. He specializes in the surgical treatment of breast cancer, thyroid cancer, melanoma, and sarcoma. He is also an expert in performing operations to treat complex cancer cases including head and neck surgery, endocrine surgery, skin and soft tissue tumor surgery, and minimally invasive surgery. Dr. Paramo was recognized for his surgical expertise by Newsweek and is listed as one of America’s Top Cancer Doctors. A graduate of the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana School of Medicine in Bogota, Colombia, he then completed his residency in General Surgery as well as a Fellowship in Surgical Oncology at Mount Sinai Medical Center. Dr. Paramo is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, Fellow of the International College of Surgeons, and Fellow of the Society of Surgical Oncology. He has been a Governor of the American College of Surgeons and was Chair of the survey workgroup of the Board of Governors. He is the South Florida State Chair to the Commission on Cancer. Dr. Paramo is the Chair of the Cancer Committee at the Mount Sinai Comprehensive Cancer Center and past-President of the South Florida Chapter of the American College of Surgeons. Actively engaged in teaching, he is Associate Professor of Surgery the Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, and Clinical Professor of Surgery at NOVA Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine. For 10 years he was the associate program director of the surgery residency program at Mount Sinai Medical Center. Extensively published in all fields of oncologic surgery, Dr. Paramo has authored numerous publications on breast cancer, endocrine surgery, melanoma, thyroid and gastrointestinal cancers.

Breast Disease/Cancer

• axillary dissection
• benign breast disease
• breast biopsy
• breast cancer
• breast ultrasound
• core needle biopsy
• duct excision/microdochotomy
• lumpectomy
• lymph node biopsy
• mastectomy
• radical mastectomy
• sentinel node

Endocrine (Gland)

• adrenal cancers/tumors
• adrenal surgery
• hyperparathyroidism
• pancreatic endocrine tumors
• parathyroid cancer
• parathyroid surgery
• pheochromocytoma
• thyroid nodules/cancer
• thyroid surgery

Abdomen and Digestion Disorder/Procedure

Head and Neck

• bronchoscopy
• head and neck surgery
• parathyroid surgery
• thyroid surgery
• Zenker's diverticulum

Liver, Gallbladder, Pancreas Disor/Proc

Minimal Access Surgery

Skin & Soft Tissue Disorders/Procedures

• epidermal cyst
• nevi
• skin biopsy
• skin gland tumors
• skin grafting
• tissue flaps

Colon and Rectal Disorders/Cancer

Minimally Invasive Procedures

• doppler ultrasound
• fine needle aspiration/biopsy
• tumor ablation

Surgical Oncology (Cancer/Tumors)

• basal cell cancer
• biopsy of tumors
• bone and soft tissue cancer/tumors
• breast cancer
• breast masses
• breast tumors in pregnancy
• chest tumors
• endocrine cancer
• melanoma
• neck cancer/tumors
• oral cavity tumors
• skin cancer
• Surgical Oncology (Cancer/Tumors)
• throat cancer
• thyroid cancer/nodules
• vocal cord cancer/tumors

Section of Surgical Oncology Mount Sinai Medical Center Comprehensive Cancer Center

Attending

Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Clinical Associate Professor

01/2013—01/2020

Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine

Miami, FL

Associate Professor

01/2015—08/2023