Radiation Oncologists near Brandon, FL

Care Philosophy: We work as a team to make sure that every patient receives the highest quality, most effective treatment available today. That's especially true for prostate cancer patients, where there are so many options. For us, treating prostate cancer is not only about curing the disease, but assuring each patient's long term quality of life. Toward that end, I establish open communications with my patients, for their ease of access and peace of mind from diagnosis through recovery.

Biography: Brian Collins, MD, is the Clinical Director of the Department of Radiation Oncology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and an Assistant Professor at Georgetown University School of Medicine. Dr. Collins joined the staff in 2001 after completing his residency at MedStar Georgetown. Previously, he received his medical degree from SUNY-Stony Brook, and fulfilled his internship at St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center in New York City. Board certified in radiation oncology, Dr. Collins has a particular interest in treating central nervous system cancers, lung cancers and breast cancers. He is a recognized specialist in CyberKnife radiotherapy technology. A frequent contributor to scientific journals, books and publications, he also sits on several editorial review boards. Dr. Collins is a Fellow in the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) and a member of numerous related organizations. Professional Memerships American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP), Fellow Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Publications Lischalk JW, Woo SM, Kataria S, Aghdam N, Paydar I, Repka MC, Anderson ED, Collins BT.Long-term outcomes of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) with fiducial tracking for inoperable stage I non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). J Radiat Oncol. 2016;5(4):379-387. doi: 10.1007/s13566-016-0273-4.PMID:28018523 Obayomi-Davies O, Kole TP, Oppong B, Rudra S, Makariou EV, Campbell LD, Anjum HM, Collins SP, Unger K, Willey S, Tousimis E, Collins BT. Stereotactic Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation for Early-Stage Breast Cancer: Rationale, Feasibility, and Early Experience Using the CyberKnife Radiosurgery Delivery Platform. Front Oncol. 2016 May 23;6:129. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2016.00129.PMID:27242967 Kress MA, Oermann E, Ewend MG, Hoffman RB, Chaudhry H, Collins B. Stereotactic radiosurgery for single brain metastases from non-small cell lung cancer: progression of extracranial disease correlates with distant intracranial failure. Radiat Oncol. 2013 Mar 19;8:64. doi: 10.1186/1748-717X-8-64.PMID:23510318 Gill B, Oermann E, Ju A, Suy S, Yu X, Rabin J, Kalhorn C, Nair MN, Voyadzis JM, Unger K, Collins SP, Harter KW, Collins BT. Fiducial-free CyberKnife stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for single vertebral body metastases: acceptable local control and normal tissue tolerance with 5 fraction approach. Front Oncol. 2012 Apr 26;2:39. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2012.00039. PMID:22645718 Oermann E, Collins BT, Erickson KT, Yu X, Lei S, Suy S, Hanscom HN, Kim J, Park HU, Eldabh A, Kalhorn C, McGrail K, Subramaniam D, Jean WC, Collins SP. CyberKnife enhanced conventionally fractionated chemoradiation for high grade glioma in close proximity to critical structures. J Hematol Oncol. 2010 Jun 9;3:22. doi: 10.1186/1756-8722-3-22.PMID:20534128

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: To help people achieve health for life.

Biography: Dr. Randy Kahn is a Board Certified Radiation Oncologist on staff at HCA Florida South Shore Hospital. He attended medical school at New York University School of Medicine and completed his residency at University of Miami and New York University.

Care Philosophy: Dr. Steel served three years in the United States Air Force as Chief of_x000D_ Radiation Oncology at Kessler Medical Center in Biloxi, Mississippi._x000D_ _x000D_ Dr. Steel has performed over 4,000 prostate seed implant procedures._x000D_ Additionally, Dr. Steel has extensive training in all areas of cancer_x000D_ treatment including lung, head and neck, breast, skin and GI malignancies.

Biography: Dr. Craig E. Grossman is a radiation oncologist at Tampa General Hospital (TGH). Before coming to TGH, Dr. Grossman accumulated an extensive range of professional and academic experiences. Most recently, he served as an Assistant Member in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, and and trained radiation therapists and dosimetrists as a Clinical Assistant Professor in the School of Health Technology and Management at Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, New York.Dr. Grossman has shared his expertise on a variety of radiation oncology topics through lectures at international meetings, hospitals and universities, and in the community. He has also contributed to the development of innovative radiation treatments, as well as published national guidelines related to genitourinary cancer (i.e. prostate, bladder, testicular) and gynecology cancer (i.e. endometrial, cervix, vagina, vulva) management. He is an expert in the treatment of prostate cancer with brachytherapy and stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) among other treatment modalities, as well as treating women with various radiation techniques for their gynecologic cancer. Dr. Grossman has both clinical and research interests in sexual medicine, minimizing radiation-related side effects, and new technologies to treat cancer to improve cure rates.

Care Philosophy: Dr Sarah Hoffe is the Section Head of GI Radiation Oncology at Moffitt Cancer Center and joined the faculty in 2006. She is a Senior Member at Moffitt and Professor in the University Of South Florida Morsani College Of Medicine's Department of Oncologic Sciences. Dr Hoffe's research and clinical interests include cancers of the esophagus, stomach, liver, pancreas, bile duct, rectum, colon, anus, as well as neuroendocrine cancers.

Care Philosophy: Dr Yu is board certified in Radiation Oncology and in Hospice and Palliative Medicine. His clinical interests include radiotherapy and stereotactic treatment for brain and spine tumors as well as radiotherapy for palliation to improve symptoms and quality of life in patients with advanced and metastatic cancers. His research interests focus on improving therapeutic outcomes using advanced radiation techniques including stereotactic radiosurgery and hypofractionated radiotherapy for brain and spine tumors. In addition, he has special interest in the integration of radiotherapy in palliative care to improve the quality and efficiency of palliative care.

Care Philosophy: Dr Russell Palm is an Assistant Member in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Moffitt Cancer Center. Dr Palm received his MD from University of Toledo College of Medicine and most recently completed a Radiation Oncology Residency at Moffitt Cancer Center/University of South Florida. Dr Palm's clinical expertise involves use of radiation therapy to treat patients with esophageal, gastric, hepatobiliary, pancreatic, rectal, and anal cancers.

Care Philosophy: Dr Wuthrick specializes in radiation therapy for skin cancers such as melanoma, Merkel cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and basal cell carcinoma. He is also clinically interested in gastrointestinal cancers, including esophagealstomach andliver cancers, and cancers of the pancreas, colon, rectum and anus. Dr Wuthrick is interested in the combination of high dose per fraction radiation therapy and immunotherapy in melanoma and Merkel cell carcinoma. He is involved in numerous early phase clinical trials exploring the role of MAPK pathway inhibitors with radiation therapy.

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 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 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 G Daniel Grass is an Assistant Member and clinical-investigator in the Department of Radiation Oncology. Dr Grass received his MD and PhD in Molecular and Cellular Biology and Pathobiology from the Medical University of South Carolina, Medical Scientist Training Program. He completed a Radiation Oncology Residency at Moffitt Cancer Center/University of South Florida. He is focused on treating patients with genitourinary malignancies (e.g. prostate, bladder, kidney, penile, ureter, testicular) by implementing novel approaches with leading edge radiation technologies.

Care Philosophy: Dr Javier F Torres-Roca is a Senior Member in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Moffitt Cancer Center. He also serves as Professor of Oncologic Sciences in the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine. A graduate of the University of Puerto Rico Medical School, he completed research fellowships in immunology and genetics at the Institut Pasteur in Paris and Stanford University in California. He subsequently trained in radiation oncology at the University of California, Irvine. Dr Torres-Roca's research interests include the development of genomic strategies to personalize radiation therapy for individual patients. His clinical interest is in genitourinary malignancies.

Care Philosophy: Dr George Yang is an Assistant Member in the Section of Head and Neck and Endocrine Oncology in theMoffitt Cancer Center Department of Radiation Oncology. Dr Yang received his MD from the University of South Florida, Morsani College of Medicine. He completed a Radiation Oncology Residency at Moffitt Cancer Center/University of South Florida, where he also served as Chief Resident. Dr Yang's clinical interests focus on the use of radiotherapy techniques such as intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) to treat patients with head/neck and endocrine cancers.

Care Philosophy: Dr Michelle Echevarria is an Assistant Member in the Department of Radiation Oncology. Dr Echevarria received her Medical Degree at Ponce School of Medicine, Ponce, Puerto Rico, and her Master of Science in Molecular Medicine at the University of South Florida. Dr Echevarria recently completed a Radiation Oncology Residency at Moffitt Cancer Center/University of South Florida, where she also served as Chief Resident. Dr Echevarria's clinical interests include the use of advanced radiation techniques such as intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) in the treatment of head and neck cancers.

Care Philosophy: Dr Naghavi's clinical focus is primarily in soft tissue sarcoma with a unique treatment approach including both conventional external beam radiation and brachytherapy techniques. With a background in genetics and mathematics, he is interested in evaluating the utility of genomics and radiomics in the prediction and potential treatment of cancer. These tools will be primarily focused towards the personalization of soft tissue sarcoma treatment, in an effort to optimize patient care.

Care Philosophy: At Moffitt Cancer Center we are working tirelessly in the areas of patient care research and education to advance one step further in fighting cancer As a National Cancer Institute designated Comprehensive Cancer Center we are committed to the health and safety of our patients and dedicated to providing expert cancer care From enhanced quality of life to complete remission Moffitt is Florida s top choice aiming to achieve the best outcome for each patient

Care Philosophy: Dr Johnstone received his MD degree from the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD. He completed a Transitional Internship at National Naval Medical Center and a Radiation Oncology Residency at the National Cancer Institute. Dr Johnstone served in the United States Navy, retiring in 2003. He then served as Professor of Radiation Oncology and Hematology/Oncology at Emory University School of Medicine from 2003-2007. He was Director of the Survivorship Program at the Emory Winship Cancer Institute during this period. Dr Johnstone was appointed as Chair and William A Mitchell Professor of Radiation Oncology at Indiana University School of Medicine in 2007.

Care Philosophy: Dr Dilling's primary clinical focus is the radiotherapeutic treatment of thoracic malignancies.Dr Dilling's research interests focus around the use of Big Data and artificial intelligence to generate novel insights into patient treatment and toxicity. To that end, he has curated a database of thousands of patients who have received radiotherapy to the lung at Moffitt (millions of data points). This data set is among the largest/most complex clinical data sets on radiotherapy patients in the world.

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.

Care Philosophy: Dr Montejo joined the Moffitt Radiation Oncology Faculty in 2013 and currently serves as the departmental section head for the gynecologic radiation oncology service and radiation oncology service at Moffitt International Plaza satellite. His clinical interests include management of lymphoma, female gynecologic and breast malignancies including application of brachytherapy and modern highly conformal image-guided external beam radiotherapy. His research interests include brachytherapy and adaptation of highly conformal image-guided external body radiosurgery techniques to gynecologic and breast malignancy applications.

Care Philosophy: Dr Fernandez received his MD degree in 2005 from Mount Sinai School of Medicine of New York University and PhD degree in 2004 from the University of South Florida/National Institutes of Health Graduate Partnerships Program. During his time at the National Institutes of Health, he spent two years as a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Research Scholar working in the Laboratory of Chemical Physics of the NIDDK where his research focused on vibrational spectroscopic imaging modalities applied to prostate cancer. Dr Fernandez completed an Internal Medicine Residency at the California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA.

Care Philosophy: Dr Roberto Diaz graduated summa cum laude from Manhattanville College with a degree in chemistry. He earned his MS, PhD, and MD degrees from New York University School of Medicine where he completed the medical scientist training program with an emphasis on molecular oncology. After graduating, he spent his first year of residency in Internal Medicine at Yale University's Griffin Hospital. At Griffin, he was voted best first-year resident by the nursing staff. He then completed his training in Radiation Oncology at Vanderbilt University where he served as chief resident in his final year. Dr Diaz is board certified in Radiation Oncology and is the Breast Section Chief in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Moffitt Cancer Center.

Care Philosophy: Dr Caudell joined the Moffitt Faculty in October 2011 as Assistant Member in the Head and Neck program, Radiation Oncology specializing in the treatment of head and neck cancers. Dr Caudell's clinical interests include treatment of head and neck cancer and cutaneous malignancies with radioth???erapy. Research interests include prediction of radiation sensitivity, evaluation of novel radiosensitizers and radioprotectants, as well as the use of technology to improve radiation delivery for head and neck cancer. Dr Caudell is currently co-PI on the national NRG HN-002 prospective clinical trial testing methods to reduce toxicity for patients with low risk oropharyngeal HPV positive H&N cancer.

Care Philosophy: Dr Larry Silverman to the faculty is a Clinical Assistant Member in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Moffitt Cancer Center. Dr Silverman received his MD degree from the University of Miami, Florida. He completed a Radiation Oncology residency at the Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, where he also served as Chief Resident. He then completed a Radiation Oncology Fellowship at Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida. Dr Silverman joins us from GenesisCare, Sarasota, Florida where he has worked as a Radiation Oncologist since 1998. Dr Silverman's clinical and research interest is palliative radiotherapy with a focus on the treatment of bone metastases.

Care Philosophy: Dr Nicholas Figura is an Assistant Member in the Department of Radiation Oncology. Dr Figura will be located at the Moffitt partnership site at Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater, working with Dr Ronica Nanda and Dr Roberto Diaz. Dr Figura received his MD from the University of South Florida, Morsani College of Medicine. He recently completed a Radiation Oncology Residency at Moffitt Cancer Center/University of South Florida, where he also served as Chief Resident. Dr Figura's clinical interests include the use of definitive radiotherapy in the treatment of head and neck, thoracic, gastrointestinal, and hematologic malignancies as well as the use of palliative radiotherapy for oligometastatic disease.

Care Philosophy: Dr. Alonso believes in taking time with his patients so that he can work with them to make informed decisions about their health. He understands that cancer diagnoses can be stressful and is there to support them through their care.

Care Philosophy: I am grateful and humbled to be able to work with and guide my patients and their loved ones during the most challenging moments in life. Our patients are the real heroes and we do everything we can to support them through their battle. They can count on us here at MRO to make a treatment plan that is evidence-based and that is also tailored to respect their individual goals of care. When a patient asks me how I would treat them if they were my family member, I tell them that is the only way I treat all of my patients – just like family.

Care Philosophy: At Moffitt Cancer Center we are working tirelessly in the areas of patient care research and education to advance one step further in fighting cancer As a National Cancer Institute designated Comprehensive Cancer Center we are committed to the health and safety of our patients and dedicated to providing expert cancer care From enhanced quality of life to complete remission Moffitt is Florida s top choice aiming to achieve the best outcome for each patient

Care Philosophy: Dr Iman Washington is an Assistant Member in the Department of Radiation Oncology. She is a member of the Breast section in Radiation Oncology and the Moffitt Breast Program. Dr Washington received her MD from Duke University School of Medicine, and completed a Preliminary Medicine Residency at Northwestern University/McGraw Medical Center in Chicago. Dr Washington recently completed a Radiation Oncology Residency at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center In Columbus. Her clinical interests include early and locally advanced breast cancer, metastatic breast cancer, and techniques aimed at minimizing radiation-related normal tissue complications.

Care Philosophy: Dr Kosj Yamoah is Chair in the Department of Radiation Oncology with a secondary appointment in the Cancer Epidemiology Program at Moffitt Cancer Center. Dr Yamoah's clinical focus is genitourinary malignancies. He currently serves as the Section Head for Genitourinary Radiation Oncology and Director for Radiation Oncology Health Disparities Research. He is committed to increasing access and quality of care among the minority population, particularly men of African descent. His clinical expertise focuses on prostate cancer, prostate brachytherapy, intensity- modulation radiation therapy (IMRT) and image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT).

Care Philosophy: Dr Stephen Rosenberg is an Assistant Member in the Section of Thoracic Oncology of the Moffitt Cancer Center Department of Radiation Oncology. He grew up in Medford, New Jersey and graduated from Brown University with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. He earned a Master's of Science in Clinical and Translational Research at Rutgers University in combination with his Medical Degree. During medical school, he was named a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Fellow. He went on to complete his medical internship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, where he was named the Suzanne Munson Intern of the Year. He completed his residency in radiation oncology at the University of Wisconsin where he also served as Chief Resident.

Care Philosophy: At Moffitt Cancer Center we are working tirelessly in the areas of patient care research and education to advance one step further in fighting cancer As a National Cancer Institute designated Comprehensive Cancer Center we are committed to the health and safety of our patients and dedicated to providing expert cancer care From enhanced quality of life to complete remission Moffitt is Florida s top choice aiming to achieve the best outcome for each patient

Care Philosophy: Dr Ronica Nanda is an Assistant Member in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Moffitt Cancer Center. Dr Nanda will be located at Morton Plant Mease Hospital where she will support the partnership between Moffitt and BayCare. Dr Nanda received her MD from the University of Florida. She completed a Radiation Oncology Residency at Emory University, where she also served as Chief Resident. She recently completed a Fellowship in Pediatric Proton Therapy at the University of Florida Health Proton Therapy Institute in Jacksonville. Dr Nanda's clinical interest is the treatment of breast cancers, lung cancers, brain tumors, and sarcomas.

Biography: Anupam Rishi, MD, is an Assistant Member at Moffitt Cancer Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, with focus on Genitourinary and Gynecologic malignancies, specializing in brachytherapy. Dr. Rishi received his medical degree at Calcutta University in India, following which he completed Residency in Radiation Oncology from Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh and Senior Residency/Registrar at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India, one of the largest and busiest academic cancer hospital in Asia. Subsequently, Dr Rishi completed multiple specialized fellowships, including Head-Neck Oncology Fellowship from esteemed Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Canada, followed by Advanced Radiation Oncology Fellowship and Brachytherapy Fellowship from Moffitt Cancer Center. Thereafter, Dr Rishi completed a General Surgery internship and Second Radiation Oncology Residency from Moffitt Cancer Center/University of South Florida, where he also served as Chief Resident. Dr. Rishi's clinical interests include genitourinary, gynecologic malignancies and brachytherapy. Dr. Rishi stands out as one of the few brachytherapy-fellowship trained radiation oncologists in country practicing image-guided brachytherapy which involves internal radiation therapy delivering high-dose radiation accurately to the target tissue and while limiting radiation to normal tissues. Brachytherapy offers a safe and effective treatment option for various cancer types, including prostate (monotherapy and as boost), penile cancer, gynecologic, sarcoma, gastrointestinal and cutaneous malignancies. Studies have demonstrated that combined EBRT and brachytherapy yields superior cancer control outcomes compared to EBRT alone in unfavorable-intermediate and high-risk organ confined prostate cancer. In addition, Dr Rishi has profound interest in research and education, and has participated in multiple research projects with over 50 peer-reviewed publications, presented his research nationally and internationally, and received multiple awards including American Society of Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Recognition Award. His research interest includes novel brachytherapy treatment techniques, definitive IMRT in vulvar cancer, radiomics and use of technological strategies to improve radiation delivery and patient experiences. He is currently leading a multi-institutional collaborative DRIVE' study evaluating high-dose definitive IMRT in vulvar cancer.

Biography: Dr. Geraldine Jacobson, MD is a Radiation Oncology Specialist who practices in Tampa, FL. She is 75 years old and has been practicing for 44 years. Dr. Geraldine Jacobson, MD is affiliated with Moffitt Cancer Center Magnolia Campus.

Biography: Dr. Maria Sandoval is an Assistant Member in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Moffitt Cancer Center. Dr. Sandoval received her MD degree from New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York. She completed a Radiation Oncology Residency at the University of South Florida, Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa. Dr. Sandoval's clinical interest is in radiation oncology with a focus on gastrointestinal and thoracic malignancies. Her research interests are centered on advancing techniques that allow for personalized treatment, namely adaptive radiotherapy.

Care Philosophy: Dr Michael Nieder is a Senior Member of the Blood and Marrow Transplant Department at Moffitt Cancer Center and Professor of Oncologic Sciences at the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine. He is also the Blood and Marrow Transplant Program Fellowship Director and the Inpatient Medical Director. Dr Nieder's research interests include toxicity reduction and supportive care improvements for patients undergoing transplantation. Dr Nieder is currently studying the intestinal microbiome in patients undergoing blood and marrow transplantation and is Principle Investigator of a nationally funded trial using probiotics in patients undergoing allogeneic transplantation.