I committed my career to cardiothoracic surgery and research, to reduce mortality and morbidity, as well as promote quality of life. I have an intense interest in scholarly work in academic medicine and data-driven studies.

Dr. Estelamari Rodriguez is Associate Director of Community Outreach and Co-Lead of the Thoracic Site Disease Group of the NCI-designated Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. She has a special interest in the early phase clinical trials and is an active member of the Multidisciplinary Mesothelioma Program at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Dr. Rodriguez received her bachelors degree from Columbia College and her medical degree from State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate College of Medicine. She completed her internal medicine residency at Columbia University’s New York-Presbyterian Hospital and her medical oncology fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Rodriguez also has a master’s degree in Public Health from the Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain. She has given numerous lectures as invited speaker on issues related to lung cancer and healthcare disparities.