Building a Program

Sitting idle has never been Dr. Nestor Villamizar’s style. In fact, he is building a program similar to Dr. Sugarbaker’s in South Florida. He hopes to provide that same quality care to the people of Miami.

In the past, you could only get such care by going to Boston. Dr. Villamizar hopes he can replicate some of the best practices that he saw done in Boston. He has brought many of those practices to his patients in Florida, allowing them to stay close to home to receive some of the best care for mesothelioma.

Training With the Best Medical Centers

Dr. Villamizar earned his medical degree from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogota, Colombia. He completed his general surgery residency at Duke University and his cardiothoracic surgery fellowship at Harvard.

Dr. Villamizar trained with Dr. Thomas D’Amico, a leader in the field of minimally invasive thoracic surgery. He also worked as chief resident under the expert guidance of Dr. Sugarbaker.

Early Detection and Quality Care

Dr. Villamizar opened the Lung Cancer Screening Clinic, which was designed to help detect lung cancer early. This clinic gives patients a better chance of surviving the high mortality rate of this devastating disease.

Once the disease is diagnosed, Dr. Villamizar offers his patients his knowledge and implementation of the best and latest practices in the fields of lung cancer and mesothelioma.