Craig E Grossman - Tampa General Hospital Cancer Institute

Dr. Andreas Karachristos is on the medical staff at Tampa General Hospital and is a professor and chief of the Division of Surgical Oncology at the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine. He prides himself on always being accessible to his patients. His goal is to help patients better understand their condition and help them navigate through different available treatment options. He is the former director of Hepatic Surgery at Fox Chase Cancer Center, a designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, and the former chief of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery at Temple University Hospital.Dr. Karachristos has extensive experience in hepatobiliary and pancreatic malignancies and provides comprehensive care of tumors of the liver, pancreas, and bile ducts, as well as upper GI malignancies. He utilizes both open surgical and minimally invasive approaches, such as laparoscopic and robotic surgery. He specializes in complex vascular reconstructions after major resections. His research is focused on enhancing liver recovery after major resections and neoadjuvant therapy in pancreatic cancer. He served on the hepatobiliary panel of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network from 2016 - 2019 and is currently serving on the Hepatobiliary Subcommittee of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract.

Brian T. Collins, MD is a board-certified radiation oncologist with extensive expertise in treating breast and lung cancers. Renowned for his proficiency in CyberKnife radiotherapy technology, Dr. Collins specializes in cutting-edge radiation oncology techniques and tools, offering advanced treatment options to his patients. Prior to joining Tampa General Hospital Cancer Institute, Dr. Collins served as the medical director of the Department of Radiation Medicine and clinical director of the Proton Therapy Center at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. With over 20 years of experience, he has a particular interest in treating central nervous system (CNS) tumors and has made significant contributions to scientific journals and publications in his field.Generated from the website

Dr. Abigail Beard is on the medical staff at Tampa General Hospital and an assistant professor of Breast Surgery at the University of South Florida School of Medicine. Her areas of interest include benign and malignant disorders of the breast, high-risk breast cancer screening, and breast conservation and oncoplastic surgery, about which Dr. Beard has given several presentations and published studies. She is the vice chair of the Committee on Cancer and has served on the Radiation Oncology Chair Search Committee, both at Tampa General Hospital. Dr. Beards awards and honors including clerkships in Pediatrics, Family Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Psychiatry, and letters of commendation in Surgery, Internal Medicine, and Neurology. She was also named to the National Society of Collegiate Scholars and the Golden Key Honor Society in the National Scholastic Honor Society.