Profiles in Oncology

Dr. Shanel Bhagwandin is the medical director of the Gastrointestinal Surgical Oncology Program at Jupiter Medical Center. A graduate of Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dr. Bhagwandin completed his general surgery residency at the University of Illinois at Chicago and his fellowship training at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York. He is board certified in general surgery and in complex general surgical oncology. Dr. Bhagwandin’s clinical and research interests include the diagnosis and treatment of complex malignancies of the liver, pancreas, and biliary tract, in addition to gastric and esophageal cancer, colon and rectal cancer, sarcoma, and melanoma. He specializes in the management of advanced peritoneal carcinomatosis through the application of Hyperthermic IntraPeritoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC) and cytoreductive surgery, a technique that combines surgery with circulating hot chemotherapy directly into the abdomen.

 

 

Dr. K. Adam Lee is a board-certified thoracic surgeon, nationally recognized as a pioneer in robotic-assisted thorascopic surgery, and a leader in minimally invasive surgery techniques. Dr. Lee serves as the medical director of the Thoracic Surgery and Lung Center and as chief of Surgical Oncology at Jupiter Medical Center. He has developed a teaching site for electromagnetic navigational bronchoscopy, as well as presentations and publications for innovation in minimally invasive surgery, and the use of artificial intelligence for thoracic oncology. He also has spent many years traveling around the United States as an instructor for robotic thoracic surgery. Dr. Lee’s areas of special interest and research include multi-modality therapy for lung and esophageal cancer; surgery for higher stage lung cancer; minimally invasive surgery for lung and esophageal cancer; minimally invasive surgery for mediastinal disease; and robotic lobectomy for lung cancer and thymic disease processes. Dr. Lee is a trusted source to the media, having been featured on ABC, NBC, CBS, and FOX both locally and nationally.