Beatriz Amendola, M.D., F.A.C.R., is Board Certified in Therapeutic Radiology by the American Board of Radiology. She completed her residency in radiation oncology at the Medical College of Virginia, in Richmond, Virginia in 1980. Dr. Amendola was an Assistant and then Associate Professor at the Department of Radiation Oncology of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. She was Acting Chairman of the Department of Radiation Oncology for four years. In 1985 she moved to Philadelphia where she was appointed Director of Residency Training in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Hahnemann University. In 1989 she became Associate Professor and Director of Residency Training at the University of Miami, Department of Radiation Oncology.
Currently, Dr. Amendola has an independent practice in Radiation Oncology, and she has privileges at multiple South Florida hospitals including Cedars Medical Center, Doctors Hospital and Jackson South Medical Center She is member of many professional medical societies in USA, Europe and Latin America. In 1999 she was awarded the title of Fellow from the American College of Radiology. She serves on several national and international cancer committees. She has written more than 40 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals as well as many book chapters. She has extensive experience in the use of radiation therapy for cancer as well as the use of radiation for the treatment of benign diseases. Her main areas of expertise include breast cancer, prostate cancer, brain tumors, head and neck cancer and pediatric radiation therapy. She has extensive experience in radiosurgery using Gamma Knife and CyberKnife.
Dr. Beatriz Amendola was given the Personality of the Year Award by the Uruguayan American Chamber of Commerce in Miami, FL in August 2006.