Your Astrocytoma Specialists

At Moffitt Cancer Center, our astrocytoma specialists are committed to providing all patients with the comprehensive, individualized care they deserve for the best possible outcome and quality of life. As a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, Moffitt is recognized for its wide-ranging care, which, in addition to its renowned clinical treatment, includes the work of a world-class research team and a robust clinical trials program.

Our multispecialty astrocytoma team

As a high-volume cancer center, Moffitt receives far more patients than most cancer centers, giving our physicians an unparalleled level of experience treating all forms of brain cancer. Within our Neuro-Oncology Program, a multispecialty team is dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of astrocytoma – these experts have become highly specialized in this type of brain tumor, offering focused expertise in all areas of treatment.

The specialists on our astrocytoma team include:

• Neurologists
• Neurosurgeons
• Medical oncologists
• Radiation oncologists
• Neuropathologists
• Neuroradiologists
• Neuropsychologists
• Supportive care specialists

Our astrocytoma specialists work collaboratively to develop individualized treatment plans for all of our patients. And, because we have astrocytoma experts in every field of expertise, we can be sure that our patients’ treatment plans are truly comprehensive, taking all treatment modalities into consideration.

Our clinical trials program

Our robust clinical trials program includes a number of therapy options for patients of our Neuro-Oncology Program. Clinical trials give patients the opportunity to receive the most innovative treatments – therapies that aren’t available elsewhere.

To learn more about our neurologists and oncologists specialized in astrocytoma, call 1-888-663-3488 or complete a new patient registration form online. You do not need a referral to visit Moffitt Cancer Center.

Your Astrocytoma Specialists Team

Neuro Oncology

Peter Forsyth, MD

Department Chair

Program:
Neuro-Oncology

Sepideh Mokhtari, MD

Sub Specialty:
Neuro-Oncology

Program:
Neuro-Oncology

Yoly Pina, MD

Sub Specialty:
Neuro-Oncology

Program:
Neuro-Oncology

Amal Abukhdeir

Program:
Neuro-Oncology

Neurosurgery

Michael Vogelbaum, MD, PhD

Program Leader

Program:
Neuro-Oncology

Andre Beer Furlan, MD, PhD

Program:
Neuro-Oncology

Arnold Etame, MD, PhD

Program:
Neuro-Oncology

James Liu, MD

Program:
Neuro-Oncology

Nam Tran, MD, PhD

Program:
Neuro-Oncology

Kyle Desantis, PA

Program:
Neuro-Oncology

Ashleigh Schroering, PA-C

Program:
Neuro-Oncology

Medical Oncology

Neurology

Jennifer Bickel Young, MD

Program:
Neuro-Oncology

Muhammad Jaffer, MD

Program:
Neuro-Oncology

Edwin Peguero, MD

Sub Specialty:
Clinical Neurophysiology

Program:
Neuro-Oncology

Pathology

Rob Macaulay, MD

Program:
Pathology

Radiation Oncology

Daniel Oliver, MD

Program:
Radiation Oncology

Michael Yu, MD

Program:
Radiation Oncology

Radiology

John Arrington, MD

Sub Specialty:
Neuroradiology

Program:
Diagnostic Imaging and Interventional Radiology

William Erly, MD, MBA

Sub Specialty:
Neuroradiology

Program:
Diagnostic Imaging and Interventional Radiology

Jack Farinhas, MD, MBA

Program:
Diagnostic Imaging and Interventional Radiology

Sergiy Kushchayev, MD, PhD

Program:
Diagnostic Imaging and Interventional Radiology