Luis Carrascosa, MD
Dr. Carrascosa provides care at the state-of-the-art FCS Ocala Cancer Center, which opened in July 2019. It is the first and only comprehensive center of its kind in Marion County, serving patients needing treatment for a broad range of cancers, blood disorders and other diseases. “Because we have the newest, safest and most advanced technology, we can more accurately target tumors, avoid healthy tissue and reduce side effects,” he explains. “Combined with our on-site clinical expertise, we’re able to provide a quick turnaround of results and devise a personalized plan and schedule, which often shortens treatment times and improves patient outcomes.”
Dr. Carrascosa’s goal is to continuously modernize radiation oncology treatments in Ocala by providing evidence-based radiotherapy treatments, including highly sophisticated stereotactic radiosurgery and stereotactic radiotherapy treatments in very short schedules that result in better outcomes, decreased cost and patient convenience. Treatments that were previously as long as nine weeks in duration, can now be delivered in just one week. Additionally, he provides advanced, real-time cardiac protection techniques for the treatment of breast cancer.
Prior to joining Florida Cancer Specialists, Dr. Carrascosa served as a radiation oncologist at Florida Hospital Flagler (now AdventHealth Palm Coast), where he was chief of medicine and chairman of the Cancer Committee. He was also the lead of the Radiosurgery program at the Robert Boissoneault Oncology Institute in Ocala, Florida from 2008 until 2015. He is past president of the Marion County Medical Society.
- Radiation Oncology
- English
- Spanish
Medical School
Universidad Francisco Marroquin – Guatemala
Residency
Chief Resident, Radiation Oncology, University of Louisville – Louisville, Kentucky
Internship
Hospital Centro Medico – Guatemala City, Guatemala
University of South Alabama – Mobile, Alabama
Board Certification
Radiation Oncology | The American Board of Radiology
Professional Affiliations
Ocala Regional Medical Center | Ocala, Florida
West Marion Community Hospital | Ocala, Florida
AdventHealth Ocala | Ocala, Florida
Patient Education Documents
Discover the latest advancements in prostate cancer treatment with Dr. Luis Carrascosa, Radiation Oncologist at Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute (FCS). As one in eight American men may face a prostate cancer diagnosis in their lifetime, treatment success rates are notably high and continually improving, thanks to ongoing therapy developments. Dr. Carrascosa discusses symptoms, indicators, and promising new treatments in his recent conversation with WFTV morning host Megan Clementi.
Facing a cancer diagnosis can be life-changing. FCS provides a comprehensive range of therapies tailored to treat prostate cancer. For more details, visit FLCancer.com/ProstateCancer
After being diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer, Brian Belcastro was told he’d need an intensive radiation treatment spanning across nine weeks. After seeking another opinion, he found Dr. Luis Carrascosa at Florida Cancer Specialists’ Ocala Cancer Center, who was able to treat him in 5 sessions. Now, after completing his treatment without side effects, Brian that sharing his experience will encourage other men to get screened and treated if necessary.
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among American men. Radiation oncologist Luis Carrascosa, MD presents a complete overview of how prostate cancer is diagnosed and the range of treatment options available, with a focus on leading-edge radiation therapies that target tumors with greater precision and minimize potential side effects.