Dr. Carlos A. Alemany, M.D.

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Get to know Hematologist-Oncologist Dr. Carlos A. Alemany, who serves patients in Orlando, Florida.

Dr. Alemany is a board-certified and fellowship-trained hematologist-oncologist who specializes in breast cancer and genitourinary malignancies. 

In Orlando, Florida, he is the Medical Director of Clinical Research at AdventHealth Research Institute & a nationally recognized cancer expert with AdventHealth Cancer Institute. As such, he is committed to providing his patients with the most advanced diagnosis and treatments using the latest technology available.

Educated in Puerto Rico, Dr. Alemany graduated with his medical degree from Ponce School of Medicine in 1998. He then went on to complete a residency at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Ohio, staying there to pursue a fellowship as well. 

Following his training, the doctor attained board certification in internal medicine, hematology, and medical oncology by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). The ABIM is a physician-led, non-profit, independent evaluation organization driven by doctors who want to achieve higher standards for better care in a rapidly changing world.

Actively participating in several prestigious medical organizations, Dr. Alemany is an active member of the American Medical Association, the American College of Physicians, the American Society of Hematology, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the Florida Society of Clinical Oncology, and the Pan American Medical Association.

Hematology is the branch of medicine concerned with the study of the cause, prognosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases related to blood. Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer. A hematologist-oncologist is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of cancer, malignant blood diseases such as leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma, and blood disorders such as iron-deficiency anemia, clotting abnormalities, hemophilia, and sickle-cell disease.

An award-winning physician, Dr. Alemany was recognized as one of the Best Doctors in America in 2009/2010 by Best Doctors, Inc. and Orlando Magazine.

An established member of the medical community, he has directed clinical trials as well as has authored and co-authored several articles in peer-reviewed medical journals on the topics of breast cancer, lung cancer, lymphoma, anemia, multiple myeloma, colon cancer, and novel chemotherapy agents. 

On a more personal note, Dr. Alemany is fluent in both English and Spanish.

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