BiliaryTractCancer near Wesley Chapel, FL

Care Philosophy: Dr. Ross is an advanced gastrointestinal surgeon specializing in robotic and single incision laparoscopic operations for conditions of the esophagus, stomach, small bowel, pancreas, gallbladder and liver. She was one of the first surgeons in the U.S. to offer laparo-endoscopic single site (LESS) surgery and continues to be a thought leader in developing new and improved minimally invasive procedures. She is co-director of the Advanced GI and HBP Surgery Fellowship at the Digestive Health Institute, which trains new surgeons to master minimally invasive complex surgery.

Care Philosophy: Dr Hodul is a Senior Member and Surgical Oncologist within the Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology and Medical Director of Nutrition at Moffitt Cancer Center. She is also a Professor in the Division of Oncologic Sciences through the University of South Florida. Previously she graduated Magna Cum Laude from Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine and completed her general surgery residency at Loyola University Medical Center. She then went on to complete both a clinical and research fellowship at Moffitt Cancer Center in Surgical Oncology. Dr Hodul's clinical practice is focused in the areas of pancreaticobiliary and gastrointestinal surgery.

Biography: Dr. Tracey O'Connor in an Associate Member in the Department of Breast Oncology at Moffitt Cancer Center. Dr. O'Connor received her MD degree from The State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biological Sciences. She completed an Internal Medicine Residency at Strong Memorial Hospital, University of Rochester Medical Center, followed by a Medical Oncology Fellowship at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, New York. Dr. O'Connor's most recent appointment was as Associate Professor of Oncology at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center and a Clinical Associate Professor at The State University of New York at Buffalo. Dr. O'Connor's clinical interests focus on the care of breast cancer patients. Her research interests are centered around predicting and understanding the toxicity of therapies and developing strategies to mitigate side effects, particularly in improving the tolerability of treatment for older breast cancer patients.

Care Philosophy: Dr Markowitz is interested in cutaneous oncology and melanoma in particular. He will engage in clinical translational research efforts in tumor immunology and immunotherapy.

Care Philosophy: Dr Daniel Oliver is an Assistant Member in the Section of Neuro-Oncology and Supportive Care in the Moffitt Cancer Center Department of Radiation Oncology. Prior to medical school, Dr Oliver served on the faculties of music (cello) at University of Alaska-Fairbanks and Emory University. He received his MD from Emory University School of Medicine and completed a Radiation Oncology Residency at Moffitt Cancer Center/University of South Florida. Dr Oliver's clinical interests are in the use of stereotactic and conventional radiation therapy to treat patients with primary and metastatic tumors of the brain and spine.

Care Philosophy: Dr Hatem Soliman is a medical oncologist specializing in breast cancer in The Center for Women's Oncology at Moffitt Cancer Center. He treats women with all stages of breast cancer, from early disease to locally advanced, as well as metastatic breast cancers. Dr Soliman is a member of the Experimental Therapeutics Program at Moffitt and participates in research on novel drug discoveries. His interest in cancer research dates back to his undergraduate studies in genetics at the University of Georgia, where he won the prestigious Howard Hughes Summer Research Grant.

Care Philosophy: Dr Julie Kish is a senior member of the Genitourinary Oncology, and Senior Adult Oncology Programs at Moffitt. She also is a professor at the University of South Florida (USF) College of Medicine. Her research interests include clinical trials for head, neck and genitourinary cancers. Dr Kish received her bachelor's, master's degree and medical degree from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. She completed a residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in oncology at Wayne State University Affiliated Hospitals. After completing her training, Dr Kish was on the faculty at Wayne State School of Medicine and Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH, as well as a physician with Henry Ford Health System in MI.

Care Philosophy: Gustavo Rivero, MD, is a dual fellowship-trained hematology and medical oncologist specializing in the treatment of acute and chronic leukemia. Dr Riveros areas of clinical expertise includes: acute and chronic myeloid leukemias, acute lymphoid leukemias, myelodysplastic syndrome, myeloproliferative neoplasm, and clonal hematopoiesis of indetermined potential (CHIP).

Care Philosophy: Dr Chahoud completed his Internal Medicine Residency at the University of Texas Health Science Center and completed his hematology and medical oncology fellowship at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Dr Chahoud's clinical and research includes advanced kidney and penile cancers. He's fluent in English, Spanish, French and Arabic.

Care Philosophy: Dr Bruna Pellini is an Assistant Member at the Department of Thoracic Oncology at Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute and an Assistant Professor at Morsani College of Medicine at the University of South Florida. She specializes in the care of patients diagnosed with lung cancer. Dr Pellini received her medical degree from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and completed her internal medicine residency at University of Central Florida College of Medicine followed by her medical oncology fellowship at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

Care Philosophy: Dr Costa is a Medical Oncologist at the Department of Breast Oncology at Moffitt Cancer Center in the Clinical Investigator Track since 2017. In 2011, Dr Costa completed a Master Degree in Clinical Research at University of Pittsburgh and Clinical Fellowship Training at Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr Costa was an Instructor at the Developmental Therapeutics Program at Northwestern University, Chicago, where he developed early phase clinical trials for the treatment of breast cancer. He has already authored and co-authored over 40 scientific manuscripts.

Biography: Dr. Richard Tuli, MD is a Radiation Oncology Specialist who practices in Tampa, FL. He is 50 years old. Dr. Richard Tuli, MD is affiliated with Tampa General Hospital and Tampa General Hospital.

Care Philosophy: Ahmad Tarhini, MD, PhD is an internationally recognized physician and leading researcher in Melanoma, Skin Cancers and Immuno-Oncology. Dr Tarhini is a Tenured Senior Member in the Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Departments of Cutaneous Oncology and Immunology. Dr Tarhini also serves as the Director of Cutaneous Clinical and Translational Research and leader of the Neoadjuvant and Adjuvant Translational Science Program. He is Professor of Oncologic Sciences at the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine. Dr Tarhini also serves as Chair, Scientific Committee, Oncology Research Information Exchange Network (ORIEN) and Chair, ORIEN ImmunoOncology Research Subcommittee.

Biography: Dr. Sudhir Hansalia, MD is a Hematology Specialist who practices in Trinity, FL. He is 51 years old. Dr. Sudhir Hansalia, MD is affiliated with HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital.