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Tampa General Hospital

Bridges The Gap To Complex Cancer Care

When Palm Beach County and Treasure Coast residents the medical staff was. They treated me like I was their
need specialized cancer treatments, they now enjoy a seamless grandfather or father. There’s something that Theodore
connection to the TGH Cancer Institute. Roosevelt once said that could be a theme for this hospital:
By Chris Curtland ‘No one cares how much you know until they know how
Palm Beach Gardens resident Arthur “Steve” Barnes much you care.’ TGH really cared about my case.”
has been battling various types of skin cancer since 1981. Patients like Barnes now have access to the complex
His 42-year journey has taken him to dermatologists, care they need in the environment where they need it. “The
radiation oncologists, and medical oncologists, and last continuity and integration is so valuable because we don’t
year, it took him to Tampa General Hospital (TGH). have that in our backyard,” Schwarzberg added. “But now
“Most of my cancer has been pretty easy to treat – we have it as an extension, and patients can come back
basal cell carcinoma and even squamous cell. But about home to heal.”
three or four years ago, it started to get aggressive. It got For more information, please visit TGH.org/
complex,” Barnes explained. “I’ve been so blessed to have ThePalmBeaches or call (561) 739-4TGH.
doctors who cooperate with or work at TGH.”
Barnes’ local dermatologist and surgeon referred Steve Barnes and Dr. Tapan Padhya greeting a guest at
him to Dr. Abraham Schwarzberg, a Palm Beach County Tampa General Hospital’s recent community event in Jupiter Friendly Reminder
medical oncologist who serves as TGH’s chief of the
Cancer Institute, executive vice president of Network really amazing I look as much like Brad Pitt as I do now.” Before you go north for the summer
Development, and vice president of Clinical and East Coast patients that need a transfer to TGH enjoy please remove all perishable food from your
Translational Research. a seamless transition to Tampa through the hospital’s refrigerator and store all patio furniture or
“There are a lot of things about TGH that are unique Health Ambassador Program, which helps schedule other home landscape accessories that could
and important, as well as hard to appreciate until you need appointments, submit paperwork, arrange hotel and travel
a certain level of care,” said Schwarzberg. “There are accommodations, and coordinate follow-up care back become dangerous projectiles during high
wonderful physicians and pieces of the cancer treatment home. winds.
puzzle in Palm Beach County, but the lack of a unified, “This is the experience that we offer our patients on
academic backbone limits access to translational research, the East Coast of Florida,” explained Padhya. “The home
clinical work, and new drug development. Our relationship team of doctors in Palm Beach County establishes the
with TGH and the University of South Florida has been initial trust with the patient and provides the ongoing care
invaluable for our patients.” 364 days of the year, and then I come in for the surgical
Dr. Schwarzberg referred Barnes to Dr. Tapan Padhya, event. But it’s a continuum of care. The TGH network has
TGH’s Chief for the Ear, Nose, and Throat Institute, flourished and bridged the gap across the state.”
and Professor and Chairman for the Department of Barnes credits his successful outcome to the entire
Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at University of medical team, but also, his family. His wife, daughter, and
South Florida (USF) Health Morsani College of Medicine. son participated in his telehealth visits and encouraged
Padhya performed a surgical intervention on Barnes in him throughout the process.
Tampa within one month of first seeing him. “My family and prayer warriors pushed me to keep
“Dr. Padhya saved all the nerves in my face and going when it got discouraging. My wife hugged me when
removed all the cancer because he and Dr. Schwarzberg I needed it during the battles with chemo and radiation.
were so on top of everything,” Barnes said. “I was worried They prayed for me and for the doctors to do a good job,”
I was going to come out looking like Frankenstein, so it’s said Barnes. “And I can’t say enough about how wonderful

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