Our HIPEC Team

The Henry Ford Cancer Institute’s multidisciplinary HIPEC team includes nationally recognized and board-certified cancer surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, radiologists, geneticists, pathologists and anesthesiologists who specialize in the treatment of advanced appendix (appendiceal) cancer, colorectal cancer, gastric cancers, mesothelioma and ovarian cancer. 

This unique team approach brings together expert physicians, nurse specialists and others to your side, all working together to provide each patient with the best care experience possible. 

Our cancer team is available 24/7. Call to schedule your appointment: (888) 777-4167.

Rupen Shah, M.D.
Dr. Shah is the director of the Peritoneal Surface Malignancy Program at the Henry Ford Cancer Institute. He specializes in endocrine neoplasms, including thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal tumors, and surgical cytoreduction and HIPEC treatment for select stage IV cancers. He completed fellowship training in Surgical Oncology at Roswell Park Cancer Institute in New York.  

 

Munther Ajlouni, M.D.
Dr. Ajlouni is Division Head of Clinical Services for the Department of Radiation Oncology and specializes in digestive cancers, including gastric tumors. He completed fellowship training in radiation oncology at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.

 

 

David Kwon, M.D.
Dr. Kwon is the medical director of Surgical Oncology at the Henry Ford Cancer Institute. He specializes in the care and surgical management of patients with upper gastrointestinal malignancies, including appendix, gastric, duodenal, biliary, and pancreatic cancers. He completed fellowship training in Surgical Oncology at University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

 

Adnan Munkarah, M.D.
Dr. Munkarah is Chair of Women’s Health Services at Henry Ford Health System. He specializes in ovarian cancer, uterine cancer, cervical cancer and vulvar cancer. He completed fellowship training in gynecologic oncology at University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

 

 

Michael E Ryan, PSYD
Dr. Ryan is the clinical director of Supportive Cancer Services and is the lead health psychologist for our HIPEC program, specializing in caring for patients and their families from diagnosis through survivorship. 

 

 

Ira Wollner, M.D.
Dr. Wollner leads Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology and the Hematology & Oncology Fellowship Program at the Henry Ford Cancer Institute. He completed fellowship training in Hematology/Oncology and Geriatrics at the University of Michigan.

 

 

Nurse navigators

Tayna Kintz, NP-DNP
Kintz is a surgical oncology advanced practice provider at the Henry Ford Cancer Institute. She assists patients and their families from diagnosis through survivorship. 

 

 

 

Jenell Puffer-Baldwin, RN.
Puffer-Baldwin is a surgical oncology nurse navigator at the Henry Ford Cancer Institute. She assists patients and their families from diagnosis through survivorship.

 

 

 

Supportive oncology

Susan Hill, MAPS, CSO, RD
Hill is a registered dietitian who leads nutrition services and counseling for patients with pancreatic cancer.