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Biography: Fouad Hajjar, MD, is board certified in pediatrics and pediatric hematology and oncology. He has over 20 years of experience, including serving as the Medical Director of the Children's Center for Cancer & Blood Diseases at the AdventHealth Cancer Institute. He received his medical degree from St. Joseph's University Medical School in Beirut, Lebanon, and completed his residency at Buffalo Children's Hospital in New York followed by his pediatric hematology/oncology fellowship at Yale. He is the current Chairman of the AdventHealth Institutional Review Board, the Central Florida Chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and the Perinatal and Pediatric Ethics Committee. Awards & Recognition 2013-2018 ALSAC/St. Jude Boards of Directors and Governors Member. 2014 Florida Hospital Values Award recipient. 2017 Patient Experience Top Performer, ranked in the 99th percentile nationally. September 2017 Florida Hospital Foundation William Trickel, Jr. Outstanding Volunteer of the Month. Differentiators ``It is great to have the knowledge and the competence, but it is much more critical to have the compassion and benevolence.`` This is what differentiates Dr. Hajjar from his peers.

Care Philosophy: Ocala Oncology provides state-of-the-art cancer care. We do so in a caring, patient-focused, cost-effective, and community based setting. Care is delivered by oncologists and clinical staff who are part of a national and local network which provides access to the latest treatments, technology and research.

Biography: Dr. Keri Baacke, MD is a Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist who practices in Orlando, FL. She is 55 years old. Dr. Keri Baacke, MD is affiliated with AdventHealth Orlando.

Care Philosophy: Chenue Abongwa, MD, is a board-certified pediatric oncologist. After receiving his medical degree from the Universite de Yaounde in Cameroon, Dr. Abongwa completed a pediatric residency at Brookdale University Hospital. He went on to complete a pediatric hematology fellowship at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and a neuro-oncology fellowship at Children™s Hospital of Los Angeles. A highly experienced clinician, Dr. Abongwa has served as a pediatric neuro-oncologist for more than seven years. He provides patients with professional and compassionate holistic medical care.

Care Philosophy: Anemia and Iron Deficiency Screening|Bone Marrow Biopsy|Bone Marrow Transplant|Erythropoietin Test|Leukemia Diagnostic Evaluations|Lymphoma Evaluation

Biography: Aruna Arekapudi, MD, is a board-certified hematology oncologist who earned a Doctor of Medicine from Gandhi Medical College Osmania University, Hyderabad, India. She completed her internship at Grace Hospital, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, and her residency at Rush Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Aruna Arekapudi completed a three-year fellowship in hematology and medical oncology at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago as a medical oncologist and hematologist at the Commonwealth Cancer Center in Frankfort, Kentucky, for nearly 25 years.

Care Philosophy: Florida Cancer Affiliates provides state-of-the-art cancer care. We do so in a caring, patient-focused, cost-effective, and community based setting. Care is delivered by oncologists and clinical staff who are part of a national and local network which provides access to the latest treatments technology and research.