Taking Charge of My Cancer

Dr. Wagner is an occupational therapist/certified hand therapist with 28 years of clinical experience working in the upper extremity orthopedic setting. He received his post professional clinical doctorate from Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions with a specialty in hand therapy. Dr. Wagner is credentialed in physical agent modalities and is a certified strength and conditioning specia...

Dr. Amy Comander She is Director of Breast Oncology and Cancer Survivorship at the Mass General Cancer Center in Waltham and at Newton Wellesley Hospital, and Medical Director of the Mass General Cancer Center in Waltham. She is Director of Lifestyle Medicine at the Mass General Cancer Center, which is the first cancer center to have a dedicated lifestyle medicine program. As an Instructor in Medi...

Steven Witchoskey is a 3rd year student physical therapist from Plant City, FL. He is currently getting his Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from the University of Florida and serves as the president of his class. Steven played Division 1 college football at Western Kentucky University and also served as captain for two years. He is certified strength and conditioning specialist and is currently...

Scott Capozza, PT, MS received a Master of Physical Therapy degree from Ithaca College in 1999. He has worked as a physical therapist in a multi-disciplinary survivorship clinic at Yale Cancer Center since 2006 and is also Yale New Haven Hospital’s only outpatient physical therapist dedicated solely to oncology rehabilitation. Scott is among the first class of board-certified clinical specialists...

Dr. Amy Morris is a cancer survivor, fearless advocate, and creator of the Cancer Freedom Program. She brings empowerment through knowledge by countering stubborn cancer myths with facts and over 13 years of clinical experience. Dr. Amy’s evidence based approach will have you dropping weight in forced menopause, hot flash free, and reclaiming your energy after cancer. Connect with Derly  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

JT Kelly and his wife Jennifer . They live in South Daytona, Florida and are the proud parents of two sons, Thomas (26) and Declan (22). JT grew up in the Daytona Beach area and served in the US Navy as a young man. Before retiring in January 2022, he worked for Sea Ray Boats and for the City of South Daytona Parks and Recreation. He loves disc golf, camping, the Baltimore Orioles, discovering new...

Eric had a golfball sized cerebelo-pontine meningioma brain tumor ended his physical therapy career almost 2 years after starting it in San Diego, CA. He has established a new career in patient advocacy by creating two unique nonprofit organizations, “mAss Kickers Foundation “ and “disability Guerrillas”. He has also published 2 books about his experiences as a young physical therapist turned neur...

Dr. Heldermon is an associate professor of medicine and breast cancer specialist in the Division of Hematology and Oncology at UF. In addition, he is a lysosomal storage disease specialist. He helped establish and directs the pediatric and adult multi-disciplinary lysosomal storage disease clinic at UF. He is an oncologist and researcher. He perform xenografts of breast cancers into mice to develo...

Joseph Katz, D.M.D, Professor, Head section of Oral Medicine, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diagnostic Sciences at the University of Florida. Dr. Katz Has an active patient care practice, and he is deeply involved in teaching and translational research. He was trained at the Hebrew University School of Dental Medicine, where he received his DMD and Residency in Oral Medicine, followed by a...

Dr. Shaw is a professor in the division of general surgery at the UF College of Medicine who focuses her clinical efforts on surgical oncology. A fifth-generation Floridian, Dr. Shaw was born in Florida and grew up on the gulf coast. She attended The Florida State University for undergraduate education and the University of Miami for medical school prior to completing a general surgery residency a...

She is an oncology-certified RN with a bachelor’s degree. she had worked in 12 different oncology clinics across Southern Wisconsin for almost 13 years.  During that time, She was diagnosed and treated for breast cancer. She discovered that She carry a genetic mutation (BRCA1) that caused her to be at high risk for multiple cancers, including breast, ovarian, uterine, pancreatic, and melanoma. Aft...

Dr. Dziegielewski (aka Dr. Dz) is the Chief of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology & Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Florida. He is originally from Canada, where he received his MD from the University of Alberta. He then completed residency in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (aka “Ear Nose and Throat Surgery / ENT”), also at the University of Alberta. He became certi...

Dr. Mark Leyngold is a nationally renowned board certified plastic surgeon. He completed a prestigious 6 year Integrated Plastic Surgery Residency in Las Vegas, NV where he served as a chief resident. To advance his training ,he went on to complete additional 2 years of fellowship training in both aesthetic and reconstructive surgery.  Over the years Dr. Leyngold developed a wide range of clinical...

Jeannette Zucker, PT, DPT, CLT, MBA holds a Doctorate in Physical Therapy from New York University. She received her lymphedema certification from Klose Norton School of Lymphatic Therapy in 2002and started her career at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in 2003. She developed the lymphedema therapy program at Main Campus which has expanded to span multiple sites throughout New York and New J...

Cheryl Brunelle is the associate director of the Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema Research Program and a clinical specialist in physical therapy at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Cheryl earned her physical therapy degrees at the University of Toronto, Canada. She completed her lymphedema certification with Drs. Albert and Olivier Leduc in London, England, and with Klose Training, in Bos...

Marina Blackford is a mom, dental hygienist and two time breast cancer survivor. She received the news that she had Stage II breast cancer one week after qualifying for the Boston Marathon. She would have 16 chemotherapy infusions and double mastectomy surgery and still run the Boston marathon as a cancer survivor that next year. Five years later, she would start her YouTube channel to pay forward...

She is an account manager for Impedimed. She has a nursing background; she had been working in the medical device industry for over 15 years in the breast health space. She worked in the Operating Room from 1984 to 2000, She worked primarily with an Ophthalmologist and with some reconstructive and plastic surgeons as a surgical first assistant. She later went on to work with a Surgical Oncologist...

Laura Carfang is the founder and executive director of Surviving Breast Cancer, an online educational content & community-driven platform that fills a gap in the breast cancer arena. Through weekly support groups, workshops, and webinars, Laura has created a home for those who have been touched by breast cancer. Additionally, Laura hosts and produces the globally recognized podcast, Breast Can...

Pam is a a 2 time breast cancer survivor and have dedicated her career to helping patients navigate their new normal after this life altering disease. he goal is that I can show that there is so much Hope and life left, and this disease does not mean that the life you enjoyed prior to diagnosis is over. She worked with the Breast Cancer team at UF Health for 9 years and the Nurse Navigator which a...

Dr Kerry D’Ambrogio, DOM, AP, PT, DO-MTP, is a physical therapist, osteopath, and board-certified acupuncture physician.  He is the author of Positional Release Therapy (Mosby) and his published articles have been featured in physical, occupational, and massage therapy magazines. Dr. D’Ambrogio started lecturing in 1988 and has taught in over 20 countries worldwide. He is a certified instructor re...

Erica DeMarch, a physical therapist with over 20 years of clinical expertise, is the founder of Step and Connect, a company dedicated to improving balance and reducing falls with innovative devices and educational programs. She invented the patented Balance Matters System to offer a fun, functional, and science-backed approach to train balance. Portable and affordable, it uses multi-sensory feedba...

  Tony Garcia is an Occupational Therapist currently working at the UF Health Medical Plaza Outpatient Clinic. Patient populations being served at the Medical Plaza include oncology, Long Covid, and mental health. Tony graduated from the University of Florida in 1997 with an MHS in Occupational Therapy. For the past 25 years he has worked in a variety of settings including acute care, outpatient,...

Julie  is from  Canada . She graduated from St Thomas University in 2003 with a Bachelor of Arts degree with a  Double major in History and Political Science and a minor in Spanish . Her intention was to go to Law school , but decided that was not a good fit for her . Someone told  her  that she would make a good massage therapist. So in the summer of 2003 she enrolled at the International Academy...

Jillian Warwick is a Functional Nutritionist with extensive training and experience in gastrointestinal health, hormone balance, and blood chemistry. She is passionate about helping her clients rejuvenate their health and sort through all the confusing, contradictory information to develop a plan based on their unique needs while addressing the foundations of optimal wellness from a holistic persp...

Julia is the founder of Oncology Rehab, established in 2009 which is dedicated to outpatient oncology rehabilitation. Oncology Rehab works in partnership with HCA and Sarah Cannon in Colorado and Texas, and provides innovative, evidence-based specialized care to patients with oncological diagnoses in all tumor programs and through all phases of treatment. The clinic has programs in breast cancer,...