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Dr. Roberto Cosme Heros, MD

Neurological Surgery
Accepting new patients
57 years of experience
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center 1475 NW 12th Ave, Miami, FL 33136
(305) 243-6946

Overview
Location
Expertise
Insurance

Brief Intro

Roberto C. Heros graduated first in his class at University of Tennessee's Medical School. After completion of his Neurosurgical Residency at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), he became the Director of Cerebrovascular Surgery at MGH and ascended through the ranks to Professor at Harvard. He then moved to University of Minnesota as Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery, Professor, and Acting Chairman of the Neurology Department and Vice Chair of the Medical School Practice Plan. In 1995, he moved to the University of Miami as Professor, Program Director, Co-Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery and founding Director of the U/M International Health Center. Dr. Heros' major clinical, academic and research interest has been in cerebrovascular surgery. He has authored or co-authored 4 textbooks, over 200-refereed articles and 50 textbook chapters on cerebral aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, experimental cerebral ischemia and skull base surgical approaches. His research has focused on cerebral protection from ischemia and he held NIH funding as primary investigator for 15 years. Dr. Heros has been Chairman of the Editorial Board of Neurosurgery and serves on Editorial Boards of seven other journals. He was the founding Chairman of the Brain Attack Coalition and the Neurovascular Committee of the World Federation of Neurological Societies (WFNS). He has served as Vice President of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons and as President of American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), the American Academy of Neurological Surgeons and the World Congress of the WFNS. In 2007, he won the ACGME's Parker J. Palmer "Courage to Teach" award. In 2010, he won the COR Vitae Award of the American Heart Association for Stroke Care and was a Cushing Medalist, the highest award given to a neurosurgeon by the AANS.

Education Background

RESIDENCY

Massachusetts General Hospital - 1977

Massachusetts General Hospital - 1969

MEDICAL SCHOOL

University Of Tennessee College Of Medicine - 1968

Languages Spoken

English
Spanish

Location & Hours

Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
1475 NW 12th Ave, Miami, FL 33136
Mon:8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Tue:8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Wed:8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Thu:8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Fri:8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Sat:Closed
Sun:Closed

Specialties Treated

Neurological Surgery

Insurance Accepted

* Insurance information may change frequently. Please verify directly with the provider (doctor/clinic).

Humana
Medicare
HealthFirst (NY)
Prominence Health Plan
Aetna
AmeriHealth
Cigna
Tricare
Blue Cross Blue Shield

Cancer 74
Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery 71
Orthopedics 114
Neurology & Neurosurgery 94
Gastroenterology & GI Surgery 120
Pulmonology & Lung Surgery 120
Diabetes & Endocrinology 62
Children's Hospital 16
Urology 119
Psychiatry 65
Geriatrics 94
Rehabilitation 70
Obsterics & Gynecology 13
Ophthalmology 2
Ear, Nose & Throat 10
Rheumatology 1
Long Term Care 23
Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy) 36