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Biography: Dr. Adnan Akhtar, MD is a Hematology Specialist who practices in Kissimmee, FL. He is 59 years old and has been practicing for 35 years. Dr. Adnan Akhtar, MD is affiliated with AdventHealth Orlando.

Care Philosophy: Dr Jessica Frakes is an Associate Member in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Moffitt Cancer Center. She received her medical degree from the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine. Dr Frakes completed her Radiation Oncology Residency at the University of South Florida / Moffitt Cancer Center. Her clinical expertise encompasses the use of radiation therapy to help patients diagnosed with gastrointestinal cancers, including esophageal, gastric, pancreatic, hepatobiliary, rectal and anal cancer.

Care Philosophy: Dr Nam Tran is a neuro-oncology surgeon at Moffitt Cancer Center and assistant professor of oncology and neurosurgery at the University of South Florida College of Medicine. Dr Tran completed his fellowship training at Moffitt, following a residency in neurosurgery at Medical College of Virginia. He was chief resident his final year. Prior to that, he was affiliated for several years with the University of California-Irvine, where he received a Ph.D. in neuroscience and served as an assistant project scientist. Dr Tran's research interests include regulation of the blood brain barrier, tumor and trauma-associated cerebral edema, central nervous system malignancies and spine biomechanics.

Biography: Dr. Mohamedtaki Tejani, MD is an Oncology Specialist who practices in Orlando, FL. He is 48 years old and has been practicing for 21 years. Dr. Mohamedtaki Tejani, MD is affiliated with AdventHealth Orlando.

Biography: Dr. Raul Castillo, MD is a Hematology Specialist who practices in Altamonte Springs, FL. He is 68 years old and has been practicing for 40 years. Dr. Raul Castillo, MD is affiliated with AdventHealth Altamonte Springs.

Care Philosophy: Dr Aixa Soyano is an Assistant Member in the Department of Breast Oncology. Dr Soyano received her MD degree from Universidad Central de Venezuela/Escuela de Medicina in Venezuela. She completed an Internal Medicine Residency at Steward Saint Elizabeth's Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr Soyano recently completed a Hematology Oncology Fellowship at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. Dr Soyano is interested in the multidisciplinary care of patients of any age and race with breast cancer of any stage and subtype. Her research interest is in the future of oncology related to personalized medicine.

Biography: Dr. Sujal Shah, MD is an Oncology Specialist who practices in Palm Beach Gardens, FL. He is 51 years old and has been practicing for 23 years. Dr. Sujal Shah, MD is affiliated with Tampa General Hospital and Tampa General Hospital.

Biography: Kelly Foster, MD, is a former medical oncologist at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago, where she provided quality care to patients with all types of cancer. Dr. Foster completed her internal medicine residency and her medical oncology and palliative medicine fellowship training all at Northwestern University. She received her undergraduate degree at UCLA and completed medical school at Loyola University Chicago.Dr. Foster is board certified in medical oncology, internal medicine and palliative medicine. She is currently seeing patients with all types of cancer, with a focus on breast and gastrointestinal cancers (gastric, esophageal, pancreatic, hepatobiliary, colon, anal). She is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

Care Philosophy: Dr Heather Han is a Senior Member and Director of Clinical Research in the Department of Breast Oncology. Dr Han received her medical degree from Seoul National University College of Medicine in South Korea. Following her internship and residency in Internal Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Ohio, she completed the medical oncology and hematology fellowship at the University of Miami. She joined the faculty at Moffitt Cancer Center in the Department of Breast Oncology in 2008. Dr Han is the principal investigator of multiple clinical trials investigating novel therapies to improve the outcomes of patients of both early and advanced-stage breast cancer.

Care Philosophy: Dr Creelan earned his MD from Jefferson Medical College. He completed an Internal Medicine Residency at Thomas Jefferson University in the Department of Internal Medicine. Dr Creelan then completed a Hematology Oncology Fellowship at the University of South Florida at Moffitt Cancer Center anda Master's Degree in Clinical and Translational Research through the National Institute of Health K30-sponsored SPOR program. Dr Creelan will focus on translational and clinical research, specifically the development of new immune therapies, for the treatment of lung cancers. His research efforts aim to more effectively treat these cancers based on new insights into the biology of the disease.