A board-certified hematologist and oncologist at The Michael and Dianne Bienes Comprehensive Cancer Center at Holy Cross Health in Fort Lauderdale, Michel Velez, M.D., is also an affiliate assistant professor of internal medicine at the University of Central Florida. Previously, he was a hematologist and oncologist at Florida Cancer Specialists at the University of Central Florida Cancer Center, served as principal investigator with the Sarah Cannon Research Institute Phase I Drug Development Unit and was a principal investigator and sub investigator for the Office of Human Research Memorial Cancer Institute, where he also served as medical director of Quality Initiatives and chair of Pharmacy and Therapeutics committee. Dr. Velez earned his Doctor of Medicine from the Universidad del Norte in Barranquilla, Colombia. He completed his internal medicine residency at University of Miami Miller School of Medicine at JFK Medical Center and Veterans Affairs Medical Center Regional Campus in West Palm Beach, followed by his hematology-oncology fellowship at Jackson Memorial Hospital/University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, where he was Chief Fellow his final year.