Naiara Abreu Fraga Braghiroli, MD

Naiara Abreu Fraga Braghiroli, M.D., Ph.D., is a dermatologist at Miami Cancer Institute. Dr. Braghiroli specializes in skin cancer treatment that uses the latest technology to monitor and diagnose high-risk patients. These technologies include the VECTRA WB360 whole-body skin lesion mapping system, reflectance confocal microscopy and optical coherence tomography. She is fluent in English, Portuguese and Spanish.

In 2022, the Bass family created the Kalman Bass Associate Chair in Skin Center to support her skin care research efforts and help improve patient outcomes.

Dr. Braghiroli joined Miami Cancer Institute after completing clinical and research fellowships in skin cancer and pigmented lesions, dermoscopy, and confocal microscopy at the Skin & Cancer Associates in Plantation, Fla. There, she was under the instruction of the renowned dermatologist Dr. Harold Rabinovitz. She also holds a Ph.D. in human pathology.

She is a fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology and Brazilian Dermatology Society, and a member of the American Confocal Group and the International Dermoscopy Society.

Dr. Braghiroli’s research has been published in many peer-reviewed scientific and medical journals, including Dermatology, Dermatology Practical & Conceptual, Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, Dermatologic Surgery and Brazilian Annals of Dermatology. She is a frequent presenter at professional meetings and has served as a reviewer of the Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, and International Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Case Reports.

Dr. Braghiroli provides individualized treatment plans for each patient based on all aspects of their lifestyle. Miami Cancer Institute is involved in numerous clinical trials for the treatment of melanoma, basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma. She is also part of a multidisciplinary team of skin cancer specialists, including dermatologists, oncologists, surgeons and radiation oncologists, that
meet each week to discuss complex patient cases.

When she is not treating patients, Dr. Braghiroli enjoys practicing yoga, spending time with her children and watching movies.