Minimum Side Effects & Maximum Results

Concierge
Cancer Care

World-Class
Physicians

Exceptional Cancer Care in Southwest Florida

A beacon of hope for cancer patients, Southwest Florida Proton will offer exceptional cancer care with uniquely powerful technology. The first proton therapy center on Florida’s Gulf Coast, Southwest Florida Proton will provide advanced cancer treatment by world-class radiation oncologists, harnessing the ability of protons to deliver maximal radiation dose to tumors, while minimizing the short- and long-term side effects of radiation treatment. Now under development, Southwest Florida Proton is scheduled to offer its powerful services in 2024.

Serving patients from Sarasota, Charlotte, Lee, and Collier Counties.

Proton Therapy Minimizes Side Effects

Southwest Florida Proton will specialize in proton therapy, an innovative cancer treatment that reduces the short- and long-term side effects of traditional radiation therapy. Protons have the enhanced ability to minimize radiation dose to critical organs while delivering an effective dose to the target. By maximally sparing normal tissue exposure, this type of therapy minimizes the short-term and long-term side effects of cancer treatment. Studies have indicated that proton therapy reduces long-term side effects in pediatric cancer patients and those who have previously undergone radiation treatments. Proton therapy is also beneficial for cancers of the brain and spine, breast, esophagus, head and neck, liver, lung, eye, pancreas, and prostate, as well as lymphomas and soft tissue sarcomas.

Pediatric
Cancer

Recurrent
Cancers

Central
Nervous System

Head
and Neck

Gastrointestinal Cancers

Left breast (near the heart)

Creating a Concierge Cancer Care Destination

Southwest Florida Proton is designed to provide the highest quality patient experience. The personalized approach will minimize patient anxiety by providing a compassionate patient-first concierge level experience. Patients and their families will experience our warm, knowledgeable team in the most welcoming environment.

The center is conveniently positioned between Naples and Fort Myers, providing easy access to a range of upscale accommodations and attractions including beaches and golf courses. Out-of-town guests will appreciate the center’s close proximity to Southwest Florida International Airport.

While our focus is proton therapy, Southwest Florida Proton is affiliating with Advocate Radiation Oncology, seamlessly collaborating to provide a broad spectrum of cancer treatment services.

Local Roots
and World-Class Connections

Arie Dosoretz, MD MBA is a Fort Myers-based board-certified radiation oncologist and received his MD and MBA from the University of Pennsylvania and the Wharton School of Business. A founding partner of Advocate Radiation Oncology, Dosoretz will assemble a world-class team at Southwest Florida Proton.

Investing in Lifesaving Treatment

Southwest Florida Proton has selected a site in south Lee County for a cancer treatment center that will feature cutting-edge technology, innovative cancer care and world-class radiation oncologists. The 35,000-square-foot medical building will be built on 4.4 acres at 9961 Estero Oaks Drive at the northwest corner of Estero Parkway and Three Oaks Parkway, conveniently located near Southwest Florida International Airport with easy access to I-75. It will be the first proton therapy center on Florida’s west coast. The centerpiece of Southwest Florida Proton will be Ion Beam Application’s ProteusONE, a machine that delivers the most clinically advanced form of proton radiation therapy. The building also will provide diagnostic imaging capabilities and house exam rooms, administrative offices and other spaces.

Minimum Side Effects & Maximum Results

Concierge Cancer Care

World-Class Physicians