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Marcelo Blaya

Marcelo Blaya, MD

4.9102 ratings, 27 reviews

Gastrointestinal Medical OncologyBreast Medical Oncology

Accepting New Patients

Highlights

Age Groups Seen

  • Adults
  • Geriatrics (ages 70+)

Languages

  • Spanish
  • Portuguese
  • English

About Marcelo Blaya

Clinical Area

Breast Oncology, Breast Cancer
Gastrointestinal Cancers

Research Interests

Breast cancer
GI malignancies

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=marcelo blaya&sort=date&sort_order=desc

Research Profile

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=marcelo blaya&sort=date&sort_order=desc

Honors and Awards


Pink Angels/ Memorial Foundation Award
Memorial Healthcare System, Hollywood FL 2023
Excellence in Leadership
Memorial Healthcare System, Hollywood FL, 2022
Memorial Angel Award
Memorial Regional Hospital, Hollywood FL, 2017
Chief of Hematology Oncology
East Jefferson General Hospital, Metairie, LA, 2012-2014
People Pleaser
East Jefferson General Hospital, Metairie, LA, 2011
Tulane AOA Honor Medical Society
Nominee; Tulane University New Orleans, LA 2010
Eric Reiss Award for Outstanding Teaching
Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami FL 2004

About the Provider

Marcelo Blaya is a Board-certified Medical Oncologist at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. Blaya specializes in Breast cancers and Gastrointestinal cancers. Dr. Blaya graduated from Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil in 1997. Dr. Blaya completed a residency program in Internal Medicine at Hospital Sao Lucas da PUCRS and subsequently came to the USA for additional training. He was accepted into the Internal Medicine Residency Program at the University of Miami/ Jackson Memorial Hospital through the William J Harrington Program for Latin America. After completing his internal medicine residency, he went on to complete a hematology/oncology fellowship at Sylvester Cancer Center/ University of Miami.



 

Locations

        Expertise

        Education

        • Fellowship: University of Miami - Jackson Memorial Hospital, Hematology/Oncology, 2007
        • Residency: University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Internal Medicine, 2004
        • Residency: Hospital Sao Lucas da PUCRS, Internal Medicine, 1999
        • Medical School: Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio Grande do Sul, 1997

        Board Certifications

        • Medical Oncology: American Board of Internal Medicine

        Insurance

        Health plans that are currently contracted with UHealth are listed below. However, please check with your insurance provider to verify that UHealth is part of your provider network.
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        • Aetna - WC
        • Aetna Affiliates/Signature Adm. (ASA)
        • Aetna Behavioral Health
        • Aetna Elect Choice (EPO)
        • Aetna-FL Healthy Kids
        • Aetna-HMO
        • Aetna-Medicaid HMO
        • Aetna-Medicare HMO
        • Aetna-Medicare PPO
        • Aetna-POS
        • Aetna-PPO
        • Aetna-UM Employee-HMO 1
        • Aetna-UM Employee-HMO 2
        • Aetna-UM Employee-POS HRA
        • Aetna/Coventry - Institutes of Excellence (IOE)
        • Amerigroup-FL Healthy Kids
        • Amerigroup-Medicaid HMO
        • Argus Vision
        • AvMed Choice
        • AvMed-HMO/POS
        • AvMed-MDC and JHS Groups
        • AvMed-Medicare HMO
        • AXIS
        • BCBS Blue Options-Network Blue-PPO
        • BCBS BlueCare-HealthOptions HMO
        • BCBS BlueChoice PPC-PPO
        • BCBS Miami Dade Blue-PPO
        • BCBS of FL - except "SELECT" Plans
        • BCBS of FL (Commercial plans exclude HIX Select)
        • BCBS Traditional-PHS-PPO
        • Beacon Health (FKA ValueOption)
        • Beech Street-PPO
        • Broward Health Medical Center
        • CarePlus-Medicare HMO
        • Catholic Hospice
        • CCP-CMS Title XIX (Medicaid Enrolled in South Florida)
        • CCP-CMS Title XXI (Non-Medicaid Enrolled in South Florida)
        • CCP-MMA (Broward County residents)
        • Charlotte County Sheriff's Office-PPO
        • Cigna Affiliates
        • Cigna Behavioral Health
        • Cigna Dental-HMO and PPO
        • Cigna Life Source (Intracorp is part of Cigna Lifesource)
        • Cigna Shared Administration
        • Cigna-EPO
        • Cigna-HMO
        • Cigna-MDCPS Jackson Sr. High
        • Cigna-POS
        • Cigna-PPO
        • Clear Health Alliance-SNP Medicaid HMO
        • CompCare (Comprehensive Behavioral Care)
        • Concordia Behavioral Health
        • CorVel - WC
        • Coventry First Health - WC
        • Coventry Health Care of FL (HIP)-HMO/POS
        • Coventry Health Care of FL (HIP)-PPO
        • Coventry Health Plan of FL (Foundation)-HMO
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        • Coventry National-PPO
        • Coventry Summit-Medicare HMO
        • Coventry Vista-Medicare HMO
        • Coventry-First Health-PPO
        • Delta Dental-PPO
        • DentaQuest (ADI)
        • DIKLA
        • Dimension - WC
        • Dimension Plus-PPO
        • EHN - PPO
        • EQUIAN (fka Health Systems International)
        • Europe Assistance/Global Corporate Solutions
        • eyeQuest
        • FCCI - WC
        • Florida Healthcare Plan (Affiliate of BCBSFL)
        • Florida PACE (FPC)
        • Freedom Health-Medicaid HMO
        • Freedom Health-Medicare HMO
        • Gallagher Bassett - WC (MDCPS & FCSRMC)
        • Global Excel Mgt PPO
        • Global Health Claims Services
        • Great West (Cigna)-HMO/POS
        • Guardian Life PPO
        • HAA Preferred Partners
        • Health First Health-HMO/POS
        • Health First Health-Medicare HMO
        • Health First Health-PPO
        • Health Net Veterans Choice HMO
        • Heritage Summit Healthcare - WC
        • Humana - HUMx
        • Humana Behavioral Health (fka LifeSynch)
        • Humana Dental/CompBenefits/OHS
        • Humana National Transplant
        • Humana-EPO
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        • Humana-PPO
        • Humana-Premier
        • iCare Health Solutions
        • Interlink Health Services
        • International Kids Fund (IKF)
        • League Medical Concepts-Federal Inmates
        • Life Trac
        • Magellan Behavioral Health
        • Magellan Complete Care-SNP Medicaid HMO
        • MDAbroad
        • Medica-Medicare HMO
        • Medical Development In't (MDI)-Federal Inmates
        • Medicus
        • Metlife Dental-PPO
        • MHNet Behavioral Network
        • Molina
        • Molina - Market Place
        • Molina-Medicaid HMO
        • Molina-Medicare HMO
        • Morgan White International
        • MultiPlan-PPO
        • Naphcare (Federal Prisoners)
        • National Healthcare Solutions Inc.
        • Neighborhood HealthPlan-HMO/POS
        • Neighborhood HealthPlan-PPO
        • North Broward Hospital District-PPO
        • Olympus Managed Healthcare
        • Optum
        • Positive Healthcare-SNP Medicaid HMO
        • Positive Healthcare-SNP Medicare HMO
        • Prestige Health Choice-Medicaid HMO
        • Prime Health Services - WC
        • Quality Health Management
        • Religious Order of Jehovah's Witnesses-PPO
        • Rockport Healthcare Group - WC
        • Royal Caribbean Cruises-PPO
        • Sanus Health Corporation
        • Simply Healthcare-Medicaid HMO
        • Solstice Dental-HMO and PPO
        • Start Healthcare Network
        • Sunshine
        • Sunshine - AMBETTER
        • Sunshine-Healthy Kids HMO
        • Sunshine-Medicaid HMO
        • Sunshine-Medicare HMO
        • Tricare South Prime-HMO
        • Tricare South Standard-PPO
        • United Behavioral Health (UBH)
        • UnitedHealthcare Affiliates
        • UnitedHealthcare-Healthy Kids HMO
        • UnitedHealthcare-HMO/POS
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        • UnitedHealthcare-Medicare Nursing Home Plan
        • UnitedHealthcare-PPO
        • University of Miami Athletic Dept-PPO
        • VUMI
        • Wellcare/Staywell-Healthy Kids HMO
        • Wellcare/Staywell-Medicaid HMO
        • Wexford Health-State Inmates
        • Worldwide Managed Care

        Ratings & Reviews

        4.9 out of 5

        102 ratings, 27 reviews

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          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 3/26/2026

          Doctor Marcelo Blaya is amazing, very professional, gentle person. I’m very satisfied!

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 3/26/2026

          My experience with Dr Blaya is such that I’d follow him to whichever practice if and when he chooses to moves as I have done in the past. I trust him completely with doing what’s best for my health.

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 3/22/2026

          Excellent care!

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 3/13/2026

          Great!

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 3/13/2026

          Excelent!

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 3/7/2026

          always very good

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 2/23/2026

          Excelente profesional

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 2/11/2026

          Very professional and friendly. Would not go for my treatment anywhere else

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 2/5/2026

          Excellent Doctor!

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 1/1/2026

          My experience with my provider has been exceptional. Dr. Marcelo Blaya is compassionate, attentive, and truly takes the time to listen and understand your concerns. He explains everything clearly and offers solutions that make you feel supported and confident in your care. He treats you like family, and you can genuinely feel how much he cares. That level of dedication and empathy made a very positive difference in my experience.

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 12/31/2025

          Dr Blaya is the best! He listens to all concerns and takes his time to explain everything. I highly recommend him!

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 12/24/2025

          Amazing doctor I’m very happy

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 12/18/2025

          I live the way he answered all my questions and cared about all my concerns.

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 12/18/2025

          I love this doctor He is professional, polite, caring He has taken good care of me for over a decade. Where he goes I follow him. ❤️❤️

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 12/4/2025

          Dr Blaya is very caring and anyone going through something like this needs to feel like they are being heard.

          4 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 11/23/2025

          Excelente!

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 10/24/2025

          Excelente

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 10/23/2025

          Excelente

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 10/17/2025

          Dr Blaya is a true professional and iO have the utmost respect for him.

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 10/10/2025

          The experience with different Bible is very kind courteous

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 10/9/2025

          Very satisfying

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 9/26/2025

          All was great

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 9/26/2025

          Dr. Blaya is a wonderful doctor; he is very caring with his patients and an excellent professional.

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 9/23/2025

          I’ve been a patient of Dr. Blaya since 2022 and highly recommend him. Dr. Blaya is professional, attentive, and genuinely cares about patient well-being. I always feel heard and well taken care of during our appointments. A truly trustworthy and knowledgeable doctor.

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 8/7/2025

          I cannot say enough good things about my experience with Dr.Blaya. From day one, I felt seen, heard, and genuinely cared for. Dr.Blaya took the time to explain everything in detail, answer all of my questions, and made me feel confident in my care plan. Their compassion, professionalism, and expertise brought me so much peace during a very difficult time. I’m incredibly grateful to have been in such capable and caring hands.

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 8/7/2025

          Uhealth is extremely lucky to now have Dr. Marcelo Blaya working there. He’s the most amazing oncologist. I am so grateful that he is my doctor. Thank you so much for caring the way you do.

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 7/17/2025

          Dr. Blaya is an amazing addition to the UM Sylvester community