Roles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiation Oncology
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Biography
Dr. Correa is a Medical Physicist and Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiation Oncology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. His educational background is rooted in physics and medical physics, beginning with a BSc and MSc in Nuclear Physics from the University of Havana in 2010 and 2012, respectively. Dr. Correa advanced his studies at the University of Florida (UF), where he earned both an MSc and a PhD in Medical Physics, followed by a Medical Physics Residency at UT MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. -
Education & Training
Education
Post Graduate Training
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Teaching Interests
In addition to his research pursuits, Dr. Correa is committed to education and mentoring. His teaching experience began as a graduate student in Havana, and he has since served as an Adjunct Professor at Miami Dade College and Broward College. While at UF, he was actively involved as a Teaching Assistant in the Medical Physics Graduate Program, fostering his students’ understanding of complex physical concepts applied to medicine. -
Research Interests
Dr. Correa’s research employs advanced computational modeling to evaluate radiation doses delivered to tissues and organs across various forms of radiotherapy, including external beam radiotherapy, proton therapy, and radiopharmaceutical applications. His PhD research, funded by an NIH grant in partnership with Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), was instrumental in developing virtual vascular models to improve radiopharmaceutical dosimetry. His expertise in Monte Carlo simulations and vascular modeling has contributed to more accurate assessments of dose to blood and organ parenchyma treated under different radiotherapy techniques. Additionally, Dr. Correa has contributed to the development of proton tissue-equivalent materials and pediatric computational phantoms aimed at characterizing out-of-field doses in proton therapy. -
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