Sylvester at Deerfield Beach

Sylvester at Deerfield Beach is a satellite facility located near the Broward-Palm Beach county line. The facility opened its doors in January 2003 and offers a broad range of cancer-related services, including consultations, second opinions, follow-up visits, and access to clinical trials. It also hosts educational activities and events, and cancer screenings. Click here for directions to the facility.

In addition, UHealth has a full suite of leading-edge, diagnostic imaging services, including digital mammography, digital radiography and fluoroscopy, state-of-the-art MRI, 64-slice CT, PET/CT, SPECT,C-arm (pain management), and ultrasonography.

Deerfield Beach offers appointments with nearly 30 physicians from 14 of Sylvester’s 15 site disease groups, complementary therapies from the Courtelis Center, and educational and outreach events. Doctors specializing in benign gynecology, hematology, pain medicine, and rheumatology also practice at the satellite facility.  Below are doctors (by area of specialty) currently practicing in Deerfield Beach:

Bone and Soft Tissue Cancers
David Pitcher, M.D.
Aaron Wolfson, M.D.
Gregory Zych, D.O.

Breast Cancer
Eli Avisar, M.D.
Stefan Gluck, M.D., Ph.D.
Arnold Markoe, M.D., Sc. D.
Maria Restrepo, M.D.
Cristiane Takita, M.D.
Steven Rodgers, M.D.
Aaron Wolfson, M.D.
Jean Wright, M.D.

Colorectal Cancer
Maria Restrepo, M.D.

Eye Cancer
Arnold Markoe, M.D., Sc. D.

Gynecologic Cancer
Joseph Lucci, M.D.
Karen Nishida, M.D.
Aaron Wolfson, M.D.

Head and Neck Cancer
Frank Civantos, M.D.
Jerry Goodwin, M.D.
Georges Hatoum, M.D.
Emeka Ikpeazu, M.D.
Mario Landera (Speech Pathologist)
Arnold Markoe, M.D., Sc. D.
Janet Nguyen-Sperry, M.D.
Khaled Tolba, M.D.
Giovana Thomas, M.D.

Leukemia, Lymphoma, and Myeloma
Maricer Escalon, M.D.
Deborah Zipin Glick, M.D.
Arnold Markoe, M.D., Sc. D.
Joseph Rosenblatt, M.D.

Lung Cancer
Emeka Ikpeazu, M.D., Ph.D.
Arnold Markoe, M.D., Sc. D.
Cristiane Takita, M.D.
Khaled Tolba, M.D.
Jean Wright, M.D.

Melanoma and Related Skin Cancers
Eli Avisar, M.D.
Lynn Feun, M.D.
Steven Rodgers, M.D.
Aaron Wolfson, M.D.

Neurological Cancer
Lynn Feun, M.D.
Arnold Markoe, M.D., Sc. D.

Pancreatic, Liver, and Related Cancers
Eli Avisar, M.D.
Lynn Feun, M.D.
Steven Rodgers, M.D.
Carmen Solorzano, M.D.

Prostate, Bladder, and Kidney Cancers
Vincent Bird, M.D.
Raymond Leveillee, M.D.
Murugesan Manoharan, M.D.
Alan Pollack, M.D.
Rakesh Singal, M.D.
Mark Soloway, M.D.

Stomach and Esophageal Cancers
Eli Avisar, M.D.
Maria Restrepo, M.D.
Steven Rodgers, M.D.
Carmen Solorzano, M.D.
Aaron Wolfson, M.D.

Thyroid and Other Endocrine Cancers
Frank Civantos, M.D.
Jerry Goodwin, M.D.
Emeka Ikpeazu, M.D., Ph.D.
John Lew, M.D.
Arnold Markoe, M.D., Sc. D.
Steven Rodgers, M.D.
Carmen Solorzano, M.D.
Giovana Thomas, M.D.

Other Specialities

Hematology
Deborah Zipin Glick, M.D.

Pain Management
Salahadin Abdi, M.D., Ph.D.
Jose Mena, M.D.
David Lindley, D.O.

Psychology
Stanley Althof, Ph.D.

Rheumatology
Christine Savage, M.D.

Radiology
Pamela Nottingham, D.O.

Radiology Breast Imaging
Monica Yepes, M.D.

Patients requiring more sophisticated diagnostic, treatment, and surgical procedures can use the shuttle service from Sylvester at Deerfield Beach to the Miami facility for a nominal fee, Monday through Friday.

In addition to Sylvester, the facility serves as home to the Papanicolaou Corps for Cancer Research, a volunteer organization of 20,000 women and men dedicated to raising funds for cancer research at Sylvester. To learn more about the Pap Corps, click here.