Meet Dr. Marcelo DaSilva

About Dr. DaSilva

Dr. Marcelo DaSilva spent 12 years in Boston at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, home to the most celebrated mesothelioma specialty program in the world. He regularly worked alongside renowned thoracic surgeon Dr. David Sugarbaker, the famed mesothelioma pioneer.

DaSilva brought everything he learned in Boston to AdventHealth Orlando in 2019, believing he could build a program that would rival the one he left. He is well on his way.

“We want to make this a nationally — and internationally — recognized program,” he said. “Brigham and Women’s provided me with a template of how to build and grow an elite program.”

Sugarbaker taught him to be a perfectionist as a surgeon, as well as the holistic approach to patients that DaSilva practices every day.

DaSilva has used that approach in bringing together specialists from all possible disciplines and going well beyond traditional treatment.

He often talks of focusing on the mental as well as the physical well-being of patients. His program includes rehabilitation, nutrition and exercise.

“I was told [by AdventHealth] that whatever you need, we will provide the resources,” DaSilva said. “I want to create something here like Dr. Sugarbaker did in Boston.”