West Palm Beach Area Physicians

Sanjay Awasthi, MD, is a board-certified medical oncologist with more than 40 years of experience. He earned his medical degree at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, TX, and went on to an internship and then a residency at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Medical Center in Little Rock, AR. Dr. Awasthi returned to the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center to complete his fellowship.

Dr. Awasthi has taught at various universities and is an accomplished researcher. In 2011, the Beckman Research Institute at City of Hope in Los Angeles recruited him to head its melanoma program and continue the National Institute of Health-funded research on cancer, metabolic syndrome, diabetes and obesity. His work has contributed to the molecular understanding of why cancers form and are resistant to chemotherapy. Over the past decade, Dr. Awasthi’s focus has been on melanoma, breast cancer, ovarian and rare hereditary cancers.

MEDICAL SCHOOL
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (Dallas, TX)

INTERNSHIP
UAMS Medical Center (Little Rock, AR)

RESIDENCY
UAMS Medical Center (Little Rock, AR)

FELLOWSHIP
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (Dallas, TX)

Xuguang Chen, MD, PhD, is a board-certified radiation oncologist. He has broad expertise in cancer care and advanced radiation technologies. Dr. Chen previously served as the Chief Resident in the Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD, and as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He has authored more than 25 publications and two book chapters, and his work has received numerous accolades, including the Roentgen Resident/Fellow Research Award and the Carolina Care Excellence Award. Dr. Chen is a member of the American College of Radiation Oncology and the American Society for Radiation Oncology.

MEDICAL SCHOOL
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine (Cleveland, OH)

INTERNSHIP
MetroHealth Medical Center (Cleveland, OH)

RESIDENCY
Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD

Kimmerle “KC” Cohen, MD, FACS, is board-certified in general surgery and surgical critical care. An oncological and general surgeon, she has more than 20 years of experience in complex skin cancer surgery and treatment, complex gastrointestinal surgery, and laparoscopy and robotic surgery, with an interest in treating breast cancer, cutaneous, and GI malignancies. Dr. Cohen also provides complex, comprehensive skin cancer resection and reconstruction with nodal biopsies and dissections. She has also performed inguinal and ventral hernia repair, abdominal wall reconstruction, palliative cancer surgery, breast cancer surgery, and general surgery. Dr. Cohen served as a staff surgeon at Tampa General Hospital, specializing in surgical oncology with a focus on breast cancer and the management of high-risk patients. As the staff general surgeon at Good Samaritan Medical Center in West Palm Beach, FL, she founded the hospital’s Complex Skin Cancer program.

MEDICAL SCHOOL
American University of the Caribbean, Netherlands, Antilles

RESIDENCY
Palmetto Health Richland Memorial Hospital, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC

FELLOWSHIP
Hepatopancreaticobiliary (MPB), Florida Hospital, Tampa, FL
Trauma & Surgical Critical Care, Eastern Carolina University, Greenville, NC

Kelly Foster, MD, is a former medical oncologist at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago, where she provided quality care to patients with all types of cancer. Dr. Foster completed her internal medicine residency and her medical oncology and palliative medicine fellowship training all at Northwestern University. She received her undergraduate degree at UCLA and completed medical school at Loyola University Chicago.

Dr. Foster is board certified in medical oncology, internal medicine and palliative medicine. She is currently seeing patients with all types of cancer, with a focus on breast and gastrointestinal cancers (gastric, esophageal, pancreatic, hepatobiliary, colon, anal). She is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

MEDICAL SCHOOL
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL

INTERNSHIP
Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

RESIDENCY
Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

FELLOWSHIP
Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
Medical Oncology and Palliative Medicine

Varun Gupta, MD, FACP is a Board-Certified Medical Oncologist specializing in Prostate and other Genitourinary Cancers. Prior to moving to Florida, Dr. Gupta served as the Director of Genitourinary Cancers and Director Medical Oncology at Eisenhower Health in California, where he practiced for more than 15 years. Dr. Gupta brings experience and a calm approach in managing various other cancers as well and strives to personalize treatments depending on tumor characteristics and patient’s wishes and needs. Dr. Gupta has been active in Clinical Research and Teaching as well.

Dr. Gupta enjoys hiking, reading, and spending time with his family.

MEDICAL SCHOOL
Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Panjab University, India

INTERNSHIP
Long Island College Hospital, SUNY, NY

RESIDENCY
Long Island College Hospital, SUNY, NY

FELLOWSHIP
North Shore University Hospital, NYU, Manhasset, NY

Adam J. Kotkiewicz, DO, is a board-certified medical oncologist. He earned his medical degree from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Kotkiewicz completed his residency in internal medicine at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown, PA, and his fellowship in hematology and oncology at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, PA. He most recently practiced with Martin Health Physicians Group, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Jupiter Medical Center, and Lehigh Valley Physicians Group, Lehigh Valley Hospital.

MEDICAL SCHOOL
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

RESIDENCY
Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, PA

INTERNSHIP
Delaware County Memorial Hospital, Drexel Hill, PA

FELLOWSHIPS
Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA

Dr. Vijay Narendran, MD, MBA, trained in internal medicine at University Hospitals Case Western Reserve University and the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center in Cleveland. Dr. Narendran continued his graduate medical studies at New York University School of Medicine by pursuing a clinical fellowship in hematology and medical oncology. Dr. Narendran later conducted research in hematologic malignancies and went on to become an assistant professor at Hofstra University School of Medicine in Hempstead, New York. Dr. Narendran also worked at Monter Cancer Center in North New Hyde Park, New York, focusing on hematologic malignancies such as leukemia and lymphoma, and a variety of benign blood disorders. Before joining the Tampa General Hospital Cancer Institute, Dr. Narendran also practiced medicine in the Pacific Northwest, working primarily in cancers of the lung, and the head and neck.

Dr. Narendran treats a variety of cancers and has a special interest in gastrointestinal and hematologic malignancies. Dr. Narendran is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Society of Hematology.

MEDICAL SCHOOL
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
School of Medicine, Lubbock, TX

INTERNSHIP
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, Internal Medicine

RESIDENCY
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, Internal Medicine

FELLOWSHIP
New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, Hematology and Medical Oncology

Stephen G. Patterson, MD, is a board-certified medical oncologist with more than 30 years of experience in both academic and private practice settings. He is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and received his medical degree from the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine, where he also completed his residency and fellowship. Dr. Patterson has expertise in treating lung, breast and prostate cancers, among other conditions. He has lectured nationally, conducted extensive research, participated in clinical trials and published many works on prostate, testicular and bladder cancers, as well as metastatic lung cancer. He was also one of the first clinical investigators to study the impact of PD1 modulation in metastatic lung cancer and melanoma, a therapy now curing a percentage of patients with metastatic disease.

MEDICAL SCHOOL
USF Health Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL

RESIDENCY
USF Health Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL

FELLOWSHIP
USF Health Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL

Marshall Posner, MD, joins the TGH Cancer Institute | Cancer Center of South Florida (CCSF) from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, where he was a professor of medicine and medical director of the head and neck oncology program. His clinical practice will focus on cancers of the head and neck, thyroid, salivary glands, and skin.

Dr. Posner will serve as medical director of the Cancer Center Clinical Trial Office, providing local access to cutting-edge cancer trials. Dr. Posner has provided compassionate, personalized care to his patients and led practice-changing studies in chemotherapy and de-escalation treatment in HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer. He has published numerous peer-reviewed papers and has been principal investigator of grants in immunology and led multiple clinical trials. Dr. Posner’s research and clinical practice have most recently been aimed at immunotherapy and HPV oropharyngeal cancer.

MEDICAL SCHOOL
Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA

RESIDENCY
Boston City Hospital, Boston, MA

FELLOWSHIP
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Harvard medical School, Boston, MA

Abraham Schwarzberg, MD, formerly a clinical instructor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and staff physician at Massachusetts General Hospital’s department of medical oncology, has an ongoing commitment to academic medicine and clinical research. Dr. Schwarzberg received his medical oncology and hematology training at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and his internal medicine training at Brigham & Women’s Hospital, both in Boston.

Dr. Schwarzberg is the Senior Vice President of Network Development & Chief of Oncology at Tampa General Hospital. He is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

MEDICAL SCHOOL
George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C.

INTERNSHIP
Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, Internal Medicine

RESIDENCY
Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA

FELLOWSHIP
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA,
Hematology and Medical Oncology

Talya Schwarzberg, MD, is a former clinical instructor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and staff physician at Massachusetts General Hospital’s department of medical oncology. She received her medical oncology and hematology training at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and her internal medicine training at Brigham & Women’s Hospital, both in Boston.

Dr. Schwarzberg is currently seeing patients with different types of cancers, with a focus on breast and gynecologic cancers. She is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

MEDICAL SCHOOL
SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY
George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C.

INTERNSHIP
Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA

RESIDENCY
Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA

FELLOWSHIP
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, Hematology and Medical Oncology

Sujal Shah, MD is a former assistant professor of medicine at the University of Texas at Austin and an associate instructor of clinical medicine at Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth in Hanover, New Hampshire. Dr. Shah completed his internal medicine residency and his hematology and oncology fellowship at Tulane University Hospital and Clinics in New Orleans.

Dr. Shah is currently seeing patients with different types of cancers, with a focus on lung cancer and head and neck cancers. Dr. Shah is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Society of Hematology.

MEDICAL SCHOOL
Rush University Medical College, Chicago, IL

POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING
Tulane University Hospital and Clinics, New Orleans, LA, Department of Medicine

RESIDENCY
Tulane University Hospital and Clinics, New Orleans, LA, Internal Medicine

FELLOWSHIP
Tulane University Hospital and Clinics, New Orleans, LA,
Hematology and Oncology

Dr. Eugene Shieh is a board-certified radiation oncologist recognized for his leadership and dedication to patient-centered care. He earned his medical degree from the New York University School of Medicine, completed his internship at George Washington University in Washington, DC, and trained in radiation oncology at the Southern California Permanente Medical Group in Los Angeles. Respected by both patients and colleagues, Dr. Shieh has been consistently named to multiple Top Doctor lists. He is a strong advocate for a compassionate, individualized approach to cancer care, incorporating advanced technologies such as genomic and molecular testing to help personalize treatment and improve outcomes.

Dr. Shieh treats a wide range of cancers, including breast, prostate, lung, gastrointestinal, gynecologic, skin, and brain malignancies. He previously served as Chair of the Skin Clinical Reference Group, a national clinical advisory body for GenesisCare US, where he helped guide best practices in skin cancer care.

INTERNSHIP
George Washington University, Washington D.C.

RESIDENCY
Southern CA Permanente Medical Group Department of Radiation Oncology, Los Angeles, CA