BiliaryTractCancer near Wesley Chapel, FL

Care Philosophy: Dr Seth Felder is a board-certified colon and rectal surgical oncologist Associate Member in the Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology at Moffitt Cancer Center. Following fellowship colon and rectal surgical training at the University of Minnesota, he then pursued additional training at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in Advanced Colorectal Surgical Oncology. He understands the fears patients face with his/her diagnosis, specifically regarding the functional and psychological impact that may result from surgery. He focuses on these important aspects of a patient's quality of life, and when possible, he uses nerve-sparing surgical techniques that can help to preserve anal, bladder, and sexual function.

Biography: Dr. Jorge Marcet, MD is a Complex General Surgical Oncology Specialist who practices in Tampa, FL. He is 69 years old and has been practicing for 40 years. Dr. Jorge Marcet, MD is affiliated with Tampa General Hospital and Tampa General Hospital.

Biography: Dr. Timothy Nywening, MD is a Complex General Surgical Oncology Specialist who practices in Tampa, FL. He is 42 years old. Dr. Timothy Nywening, MD is affiliated with Tampa General Hospital and Tampa General Hospital.

Care Philosophy: Dr Vania Phuoc is an Assistant Member in the Moffitt Cancer Center Department of Medical Oncology and practices at Moffitt at Wesley Chapel. Dr Phuoc received her MD from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, and completed an Internal Medicine Residency at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. She completed a Hematology/Oncology Fellowship at the University of South Florida/Moffitt Cancer Center, where she also served as Chief Fellow for the James A Haley Veterans' Hospital. Dr Phuoc's clinical focuses are benign and malignant hematology and breast cancers.

Care Philosophy: For patients undergoing surgery, whenever possible, Dr Malafa uses minimally invasive approaches. He's experienced at performing robotic whipple, robotic distal pancreatectomy, robotic colectomy and robotic liver resections. In addition to Dr Malafa's time in the clinic and operating room, he continues to work in research and is a Senior Member in the Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology and the Chemical Biology and Molecular Medicine Program at Moffitt. As a physician-scientist, he is enthusiastically investigating novel approaches to prevent pancreatic cancer and colorectal cancer.

Care Philosophy: Dr Josv© Pevagarv?cano is a Senior member in the Department of Radiation Oncology. Dr Pevagarv?cano received his B.S. in mathematics from Georgetown University in Washington, DC and his MD from Universidad Central del Caribe in Bayamv=n, Puerto Rico. He completed a radiation oncology residency at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York. Prior to joining Moffitt Cancer Center he was a tenured Professor of radiation oncology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, Arkansas. His clinical interests include head and neck cancer, brain and spine tumors, stereotactic radiosurgery and stereotactic radiation therapy.

Biography: Jamii St. Julien, MD MPH, FACS, is a complex general surgical oncologist and a board-certified general surgeon. He obtained a Bachelor™s of Science degree in Biology at Florida A&M University. He also received his Master™s of Public Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and his medical degree from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He completed his general surgery residency at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, and spent two years at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, focusing on clinical research in patients with endocrine and pancreatic malignancies. Dr. St. Julien completed a fellowship in Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine where he focused on advanced laparoscopic and robotic surgical management of patients with complex liver, biliary, pancreatic, foregut, and colorectal diseases.

Care Philosophy: Dr Kamran Ahmed is an Associate Member with Tenure in the Department of Radiation Oncology and Department of Immunology at Moffitt Cancer Center and an Associate Professor in the Department of Oncologic Sciences at the University of South Florida. He is the Section Chief for the Breast Radiotherapy Service at Moffitt Cancer Center. He is also the Program Director for the Advanced Radiation Oncology Research Fellowship. Dr Ahmed received his medical degree from the Mayo Clinic School of Medicine in Rochester, MN and completed an internship at Baylor College of Medicine before completing his radiation oncology residency at Moffitt Cancer Center. Dr Ahmed treats patients with breast and gynecologic cancers.

Care Philosophy: Dr Guilherme Rabinowits is a Senior Member in the Department of Head and Neck-Endocrine Oncology. Dr Rabinowits received his MD degree from Fundacao Tecnico-Educacional Souza Marques, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He completed an Internal Medicine residency at Lahey Clinic and Medical Center, Burlington, Massachusetts, followed by a Hematology/Medical Oncology Fellowship at the University of Louisville, Kentucky, where he also served as Chief Fellow. He then joined Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, as a Head and Neck Medical Oncologist until his move to Miami. Dr Rabinowits joins us from the Miami Cancer Institute, Department of Hematology/Medical Oncology.

Care Philosophy: Dr Laber is a hematologist/oncologist and senior member with Moffitt Medical Group in the Satellite and Community Oncology Department practicing at Tampa General Hospital and Moffitt international Plaza. The MMG faculty at TGH provides invaluable oncology services to the large patient population of this leading regional hospital. Dr Laber earned his MD at the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Cleveland Clinic Health System, and was designated Chief Resident during his term at Hillcrest and Southpointe Hospitals.

Care Philosophy: Dr Khakpour is a surgical oncologistinthe Department of Breast Oncology at Moffitt Cancer Center. She also serves as an instructor and mentor for medical students and resident physicians. As treatment for breast cancer becomes more complex and differentiated by tumor type, Dr Khakpour believes it is essential for physicians to be well trained in all aspects of this multifaceted disease. Dr Khakpour enjoys helping women understand the many treatment options that are available to them and making sure they are aware of the value of obtaining a second opinion.