Dr. Abraham Schwarzberg received his Medical Oncology and Hematology training at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and his Internal Medicine training at the Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston. With an ongoing commitment to academic medicine and clinical research, he is a former Clinical Instructor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and is a staff physician at the Massachusetts General Hospital in the department of Medical Oncology. Locally, he is the program director for clinical trials at the Cancer Center of South Florida. In addition, I am very proud to have been able to establish a Proleukin Center for the treatment of renal cell carcinoma and melanoma. I am inspired by hope and courage which makes it possible for me to treat this dreaded disease.

Dr. Schwarzberg is currently seeing patients with all types of cancer, with a focus on genitourinary cancers, sarcoma/GIST and melanoma.

He and his wife have three daughters and they are involved in multiple community organizations. Dr. Schwarzberg is an advisory board member of the Richard David Kann Melanoma Foundation as well as a board member of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of the Palm Beach Society. Dr Schwarzberg and has an active role within the JFK Hospital oncology program, and has staff privileges at Good Samaritan Medical Center, Jupiter Medical Center and Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center.

Dr. Talya Schwarzberg received her Medical Oncology and Hematology training at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and her Internal Medicine training at the Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston. She is formerly a Clinical Instructor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and a staff physician at the Massachusetts General Hospital in the department of Medical Oncology.

Dr. Schwarzberg is currently seeing patients with all types of cancer, with a focus on breast and ovarian cancers.

Dr. Schwarzberg is an advisory board member of the Richard David Kann Melanoma Foundation as well as a board member of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of the Palm Beach Society and the Palm Beach American Cancer Society.

She and her husband have three daughters and are actively involved in local organizations such as the Spirit of Women and Breast Care clinics.

Dr Schwarzberg has staff privileges at JFK Hospital, Good Samaritan Medical Center, Jupiter Medical Center and Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center.

Dr. Tsao completed his fellowship in Hematology & Medical Oncology at The Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. His research on pancreatic cancer and lymphoma has been published and presented in national cancer meetings. Before joining Cancer Center of South Florida, Dr. Tsao served as an assistant professor at the University of North Carolina - where his duties included cancer care, medical education, and enrolling patients in clinical trials. He has been a member of multiple national cancer research organizations, including Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG) and National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP). Dr. Tsao is triple board certified in Medical Oncology, Hematology, and Internal Medicine.

Dr. Tsao is currently seeing patients with all types of cancer, with a focus on Gastrointestinal Malignancies (including esophageal, stomach, colorectal, and pancreatic cancer). Dr. Tsao's goal is to provide compassionate, high quality care to all of his patients.

During his free time, Dr. Tsao's hobbies include running, skiing, and tennis.

Dr Tsao has staff privileges at JFK Hospital, Good Samaritan Medical Center, Jupiter Medical Center and Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center.

Dina Giovanetti received her BSN from Florida Atlantic University in 1994 and her MSN in 2002 from Florida Atlantic University. She is Board Certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner and has practiced in Internal Medicine and Emergency Medicine for most of her career before joining Cancer Center of South Florida last year and practicing Oncology. She is a Member of Sigma Theta Tau honor society of nursing practice and is a member of ONS and the ENA. She also has her BS in Biology and Microbiology and serves as the Lab Director for our lab and for other labs in South Florida.

Melanie Poundall has been a registered nurse since 1987 after completing her training at the Derbyshire Royal Infirmary School of Nursing in England. Melanie as had a wide variety of nursing experience, including emergency room, home care and med/surg. She has been in the oncology field for over 10 years. Prior to joining our group, she was an infusion nurse at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. As well as being an active member of the oncology society, she also was the co-author on an ONS article. Demystifying Lymphedema which lead to the Development of the Lymphedema Putting Evidence into Practice Card.

Haylee Befeld became a registered nurse in 1999. Her first job was working on a post-op open heart floor. After 1 year, she moved on to work as a cardiac nurse on a progressive care unit for 5 years. She came to work in oncology 4 and a half years ago, and joined the CCSF family November 2009. She is OCN (oncology nurse certified) as well as chemotherapy and biotherapy certified. In her free time, Haylee enjoys spending time outdoors, boating and playing with her two Boston Terriers Lily and Mr. Boston.

Keith Latal has been a nurse for over 20 years. He started his nursing career in Manhattan working with people living with HIV disease. Keith then worked on a very busy IV Team where he honed his IV skills. He started working with oncology patients in 2001, earning his QCN (Oncology Certified Nurse) in 2004. Keith has worked in medical oncology in New York City & Miami. He then worked at the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa in outpatient BMT (Bone Marrow Transplant). Just before coming to work at the Cancer Center of South Florida, Keith worked for 3 years in Boston at Massachusetts General in their outpatient oncology infusion center. His passions include: patient teaching and palliative care. Keith brings not only a vast experience but also a great sense of humor to the cancer center.

Bethany Martins is the clinic RN here at CCSF, she has recently transitioned over to outpatient oncology having previously worked at JFK on the oncology unit. Bethany began her career about 2 years ago graduating from Palm Beach State College. She is BLS and ACLS certified, as well as a member of the ONS. Bethany is very excited to have joined the CCSF team, and she looks to forward to wealth of knowledge she will learn and share with patients, family members and her co-workers her career. Outside of her nursing career Bethany is a married mother of 2 wonderful children who continue to teach her about life, love, and happiness.

Patty Arce joined the staff at the Cancer Center of South Florida in 2009. She spent the past 5 years in the oncology field as a pharmacy technician. Certified on chemochek also graduated as a medical assistant in 1998. Recently became a national certified pharmacy technician. I have 2 beautiful daughters and enjoy the outdoors. I'm very excited to be part of such a great team.