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Meet Our Oncology Physicians

The Anderon Family Cancer Institute at Jupiter Medical Center offers a multidisciplinary team of physicians who are committed to providing quality care for our patients. They have trained at some of the most prestigious facilities in the United States. As a patient, you can rest assured that their combined expertise ensures that you will receive high quality care throughout your treatment.

Board-Certified Surgical Oncologists

Shanel Bhagwandin, DO, MPH
Medical Director, Gastrointestinal Surgical Oncology Program
Hepato-pancreato-biliary (HPB) Surgery
Fellowship Trained, Icahn School of Medicine

Education

  • Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Internship: The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
  • Residency: The University of Illinois at Chicago
  • Fellowship: The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Certifications

  • Board Certified, General Surgery
  • Board Certified, Complex General Surgical Oncology

Clinical Expertise

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.

Management of advanced peritoneal carcinomatosis through the application of Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC) and cytoreductive surgery; a technique that combines surgery with chemotherapy delivered directly into the abdomen.

Specialties

Diagnosis and treatment of benign conditions and a wide array of cancers, including highly complex or recurrent cases utilizing the most recent advances in technology, including:

  • Bile Duct Cancer
  • Colon and Rectal Cancer
  • Esophageal Cancer
  • Gallbladder Cancer
  • Liver Cancer and Colorectal Liver Metastases
  • Pancreatic Cancer
  • Peritoneal Surface Malignancies
  • Skin Cancer
  • Soft Tissue Sarcoma
  • Stomach Cancer

As a hepatobiliary surgeon, Dr. Bhagwandin also has expertise in the management and treatment of benign conditions, such as:

  • Benign Abdominal Tumors
  • Bile Duct Injuries
  • Biliary Cysts
  • Hepatic Cysts
  • Pancreatic Cysts
  • Splenectomy

In addition, Dr. Bhagwandin has experience in robotic and laparoscopic surgery for cancer of the esophagus, stomach, liver, pancreas, colon, and peritoneum.

K. Adam Lee, MD
Medical Director, Thoracic Surgery & Lung Center of Excellence

Education

  • Medical School: New York Medical College
  • Residency: Beth Israel Medical Center, General Surgery
  • Fellowship: University of Massachusetts - Cardiothoracic Surgery

Certifications

  • Board Certified, Thoracic Surgery Board Certified, General Surgery
  • Fellow, American College of Surgeons

Clinical Expertise

  • Multimodality 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
  • Robotic lobectomy for lung cancer
  • Robotic thymectomy

As medical director of the Thoracic Surgery and Lung Center of Excellence, Dr. Lee leads a multidisciplinary team dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the chest and lungs.

Dr. Lee and a surgical team performed the first four-arm robotic lobectomy in the nation nearly two decades ago. He remains a pioneer and leading practitioner of thoracic surgery using minimally invasive techniques, including da Vinci™ robotic technology.

Dr. Lee has spent many years traveling around the United States as an instructor of robotic thoracic surgery.

Donna M. Pinelli, MD, FACOG
Medical Director, Gynecologic Oncology and the Walsh Robotic Surgery Program
Fellowship Trained, Moffitt Cancer Center

Education

  • Undergraduate: University of Virginia
  • Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University
  • School of Medicine, Medical College of Virginia
  • Internship & Residency: Moffitt Cancer Center, University of South Florida and Tampa General Hospital
  • Fellowship in Gynecologic Oncology: Moffitt Cancer Center, University of South Florida and Tampa General Hospital

Clinical Expertise

  • Women’s Cancer Specialist in radical pelvic surgery, treating uterine, ovarian, cervical and vulvar malignancies
  • Risk-reducing surgery
  • Innovative approaches to gynecologic cancer treatments
  • Extensive experience with the da Vinci® robotic surgery system and laparoscopy
  • Sentinel node mapping and biopsy

Certifications

  • Board Certified in Gynecologic Oncology
  • Fellow of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Dr. Donna Pinelli is a women’s cancer specialist and is the medical director of Gynecologic Oncology and the Frank E. and Mary D. Walsh Robotic Surgery Program at Jupiter Medical Center. Selected as a “Top Doc” in Gynecologic Oncology every year for many years, Dr. Pinelli has been caring for patients in Palm Beach and its surrounding counties for over 20 years.

She treats women facing uterine, ovarian, cervical and vulvar cancers, as well as other complicated gynecologic medical issues with skill, compassion and dedication. She is highly skilled in minimally invasive surgery using the da Vinci® robotic surgical system and has performed over 1,000 robotic surgical procedures in addition to thousands of laparoscopic and open radical surgeries.

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