Cardiovascular Diseases

Mark Milunski, MD, FACC, FACP

Position: Subspecialty Education Coordinator, Cardiovascular Disease

Medical School: Albany Medical School

Medical Residency: Duke University Medical Center

Fellowship (Cardiology): Washington University School of Medicine

Selected Awards:

• Alpha Omega Alpha (junior year)
• Fellow, American College of Cardiology
• Fellow, American College of Physicians
• Fellow, Society of Coronary Angiography and Interventions

Scholarship: Author of more than 20 peer reviewed publications in basic and clinical sciences of cardiovascular disease.

Robert Rothbard, MD

Position: Chief of Staff

Faculty Educators:

Arias, Jose H., MD
Cen, Puxiao, MD
Curry, R. Charles, MD
Fahey, Francis, J., MD
Guerrero, Patricia A., MD
Hazday, Marcos, MD
Jamnadas, Pradipkumar P., MD
Karunaratne, H.B., MD
Kelly, Brian, DO
Lanza, Salvador N., MD
Ma, Carole MD
Milunski, Mark R., MD
Monir, George, MD
Morsi, Amr A., MD
Parikh, Amish M., MD
Saenz, Carlos B., MD
Sander, Paul R., MD
Schwartz, Kerry M., MD
Seifein, Hani B., MD
Shah, Rajesh A., MD
Vakili, Babak Alex, MD
Verma, Vikas, MD
Weaver, Curtis J., MD

Endocrinology and Metabolism

Steven Smith, MD

Position: Scientific Director, Translational Research Institute, Florida Hospital, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute

Medical School: University of Texax Health Science Center

Medical Residency: Baylor University Medical Center

Fellowship (Endocrinology): Ochsner Medical Foundation

Selected Awards:

• Alpha Omega Alpha
• Fellow, American College of Physicians

Scholarship: Author of more than 120 peer reviewed articles.

Richard Pratley, MD

Medical School: Wayne State University School of Medicine

Medical Residency(Internal Medicine): University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Dr. Pratley gained further experience in geriatrics and gerontology at the University of Michigan, Johns Hopkins University, and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute on Aging in Baltimore, Maryland.

He is a Principal Investigator for both NIH and pharmaceutical company sponsored trials in diabetes and obesity. He is on the editorial boards of Diabetes Care and Current Diabetes Reports and acts as an ad hoc reviewer for man journals, including the American Journal of Cardiology and Diabetes.

His current research interests include the prevention of diabetes, improving the care for persons with diabetes, developing new drugs to treat and prevent diabetes and its complications and understanding the role of the fat cell in increasing the risk for diabetes and heart disease.

Scholarship: Author of more than 150 peer-reviewed articles.

Andrew Martin, MD

Medical School: University of West Indies

Medical Residency: George Washington University

Fellowship (Endocrinology): George Washington University

He is board certified in diabetes, endocrinology and metabolism. His interests include diabetes care, including use of insulin pumps and glucose sensors in Type 1 Diabetics, and lifestyle modification and weight loss in Type 2 Diabetes. He is a fellow of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology, a member of the Endocrine Society and American Diabetes Association, and serves as the President of the Central Florida Chapter of the American Diabetes Association.

Faculty Educators:

Ali, Sohail H., MD
Banda, Madhusudhan R., MD
Crockett, Samuel E., MD
Glickman, Penny S., MD
Martin, Andrew S., MD
Urdaneta, Ramon A., MD

Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Philip Styne, MD, AGAF

Position: Subspecialty Education Coordinator, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Florida Hospital, Orlando

Medical School: University of Miami School of Medicine

Medical Residency: University of Florida College of Medicine

Fellowship (Gastroenterology): University of Colorado

Selected Awards:

• Alpha Omega Alpha
• Fellow, American Gastroenterological Association
• Physician Recognition Award, AMA
• Community - Based Excellence in Teaching Award - American College of Physicians

Scholarship: Author of multiple peer reviewed publications in peptic ulcer, biliary disease, lymphocyte biology, and hepatic protein biology.

Nikolaos Pyrsopoulos, MD, PhD, FACP

Position: Director of Hepatology - Florida Hospital
Director of Liver Transpantation - Florida Hospital
Subspecialty Educator, Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Medical School: University of Athens, Greece

Medical Residency: University of Miami

Fellowship (Hepatology/Liver Transplantation): University of Miami

Fellowship (Gastroenterology): University of Miami

Selected Awards:

• Fellow, American College of Physicians

Scholarship: Autor of more than 70 peer reviewed articles and abstracts in hepatology and liver transplantation. Primary or co-investigator on multiple studies of hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, liver cancer and transplantation.

Faculty Educators:

Ilagan, Marlon B., MD
Levine, Henry, MD
Mayoral, William, MD
Ahmed, Nasim, MD
Quinnonez, Celia A., MD
Ruderman, William B., MD
Santos, Leonor, MD

Hematology/Oncology

Ahmed Zakari, MD

Position: Subspecialty Education Coordinator, Hematology/Oncology
Hematology/Oncology Division Chairman, Florida Hospital

Medical School: University of King Mohammed V

Medical Residency: Brookdale University Hospital

Fellowship (Hematology/Oncology): Georgetown University Hospital

Selected Awards:

• "Best Teacher" Georgetown Medical School
• Chief Resident, Brookdale Hospital
• Chief Fellow, Georgetown University Hospital

Scholarship: Co-investigator in multiple clinical trials

Tarek Mekhail, MD, MSc, FRCSI, FRCSEd

Position: Medical Director, Thoracic Cancer Oncology Program

Medical School: Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt

Medical Residency: The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH

Fellowship (Hematology/Oncology): The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH

Selected Awards:

• Best Doctors in America 2007-2008
• Best Doctors in Cleveland 2007-2008
• Teacher of the Year Award, Hematology/Oncology Program, 2007-2008
• Teacher of the Year Award, Hematology/Oncology Program, 2004-2005
• Teacher of the Year Award, Hematology/Oncology Program, 2003-2004

Lee Zehngebot, MD

Medical School: University of Pennsylvania

Medical Residency: Bronx Municipal Hospital, New York

Chief Resident: Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami

Fellowship (Hematology/Oncology): Hospital of University of Pennsylvania

Selected Awards:

• The Best Doctors in America, Southeast Region, 1997

John Francis, PhD

Position: Director, Florida Hospital Institute of Translational Research
Director, Florida Hospital Center for Hemostasis and Thrombosis

Selected Awards:

• Member, Royal College of Pathologists Board Certified
• International Academy and Board of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Homostasis

Scholarships:

• Principal or Co-Principal Investigator of more than 75 peer reviewed grants
• Editor, Editorial Board, or peer reviewer for more than 25 journals
• Author or co-author of 195 peer-reviewed research presentations
• Author or co-author of 37 books, book chapters or review articles
• Author or co-author of more than 100 peer-reviewed journal articles

Faculty Educators:

Ambinder, Roy M., MD
Capone, Stefani L., MD
Castillo, Raul, MD
Dunn, Philip H., MD
Gousse, Ralph, MD
Grow, William B., MD
Janarthanan, Bagi R., MD
Lukman, Linda F.,MD
Molthrop, David C., MD
Reynolds, Robert B., MD
Shroff, Sonalee K., MD
Smith, David K., MD
Vijayvargiya, Mamta V., MD
Vishnubhotla, Priya S., MD

Infectious Diseases

Mary Catherine Bowman MD PhD

Position: Assistant Director, Internal Medicine Residency

Medical School: University of Florida College of Medicine

Degree in Philosophy: University of Florida, Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology

Medical Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School

Fellowship (Infectious Diseases): University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill College of Medicine

Selected Awards:

• Alpha Omega Alpha
• Bristol-Myers Squibb Virology Fellows Research Award, 2008
• Young Investigator Award, Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, 2008
• Center for Aids Research (CFAR) Developmental Award, 2007
• Infectious Diseases Society of America

Scholarship: Author of multiple peer-reviewed publications, presentations and review articles in the fields of basic science virology and infectious diseases.

Victor Herrera, MD
Position: Assistant Director, Internal Medicine Residency

Medical School: Universidad del Norte, Colombia

Medical Residency: Internal Medicine, Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami

Chief Resident: Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami

Fellowship (Clinical Immunology): Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami

Fellowship (Infectious Diseases): Stanford Hospital, Stanford University, California

Board Certifications: Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases

Dr. Herrera is a national expert on the use of interferon gamma release assays for the diagnosis of latent Tuberculosis and has published several peer reviewed manuscripts in this area. He is also interested in medical education with emphasis on the teaching of evidence based diagnostic strategies and the intergration of information technology resources to the practice of internal medicine.

Vincent P. Hsu, MD MPH
Position: Director of Continuing Medical Education
Assistant Director, Internal Medicine Residency

Medical School: Loma Linda University College of Medicine

Medical Residency: Legacy Portland Hospital

Fellowship (Infectious Diseases): University of Southern California Medical Center

Preventive Medicine Residency: Centers for Disease Control, United States Public Health Services

Masters of Public Health: UCLA School of Public Health

Selected Awards:

• Servicing the Field Award, (Director's Award, SARS planning)
• US Public Health Service Awards
  • Unit Commendation Award (CDC Cruise Ship Investigation Team)
  • Foreign Duty Service Award (Malaysia, Vietnam, Bangladesh)
  • Oustanding Unit Citation Award (DHHS Terrorist Response Team)
  • Crisis Response Service Award (Response to Terrorist Attacks)
  • Crisis Response Service Award (Response to Anthrax Attacks)
• American College of Physicians
• Infectious Disease Society of America
• Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

Scholarship: Author of more than 15 peer reviewed publications in epidemiology and infectious diseases.

Faculty Educators:

Alvarado, Fernando S., MD
Carrizosa, Jaime, MD
Cooper, Christopher D., MD
Cooper, Timothy, MD
DeJesus, Edwin, MD
Diaz, Juan D., DO
Hamid, Naveed S., MD
Maldonado, Anibal J., MD
McClelland, James MD
Ruiz, Carlos J., MD
Sniffen, Jason C., DO
Spoto, Vincent M., MD
Tello, Javier E., MD

Nephrology

Fawad Ahmed, MD

Position: Subspecialty Education Coordinator, Nephrology

Medical School: University of Florida

Medical Residency: Orlando Regional Healthcare

Fellowship (Nephrology): University of Rochester

Faculty Educators:

Abbot, Lionel C., MD
Abreu, Elpidio A., MD
Ahmed, Fawad, MD
Cohen, Jeffrey M., MD
Desai, Uday A., MD
Gadalean, Florin N., MD
Kusnir, Jorge A., MD
LaGatta, Mark A., MD
Madan, Arvind, MD
Metzger, Robert MD
Prince, Timothy L., MD
Ranjit, Uday K., MD
Sackel, Howard A., MD
Warren, Joseph W., MD
Williams, Mark MD
Youell, Timothy MD

Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Dani Haim, MD, FCCP

Position: Subspecialty Education Coordinator, Pulmonary and Critical Care

Medical School: Sackler School of Medicine

Medical Residency: St. Lukes - Roosevelt Hospital

Fellowship (Pulmonary and Critical Care): Temple University Hospital

Selected Awards:

• Past Chairman, Department of Internal Medicine
• Past Chairman, Division of Pulmonary Medicine

Scholarship: Co-Investigator of multiple research studies of pneumonia, asthma, pulmonary fibrosis and lung infections.

Sigfredo Aldarondo, MD

Position: Pulmonary and Critical Care Division Chairman

Medical School: University of Puerto Rico

Medical Residency: St. Lukes - Roosevelt Hospital

Fellowship (Pulmonary Disease): Brooke Army Medical Center

Selected Awards:

• Orlando Magazine "Best Doctor" Award, (Pulmonary Medicine), 2003, 2004, 2007
• University of Central Florida "Preceptor of the Year" (Cardiopulmonary Sciences), 2007
• Pan American Medical Association "Don Quixote Award", 2003

Faculty Educators:

Ali, Mahmood, MD
Calimano, Francisco J., MD
Go, Eugene L., MD
Layish, Daniel T., MD
Masood, Ahmed, MD
Mobin, Syed I., MD
Patel, Badrish J., MD
Principe-Rodriguez, K.Y., MD
Remy, Francisco J., MD

Rheumatology

Gary Sladek, MD

Position: Subspecialty Education Coordinator, Rheumatology

Medical School: University of Miami

Medical Residency: ORlando Regional Healthcare

Fellowship (Rheumatology): University of South Florida

Scholarship: Author of multiple peer-reviewed publications in a variety of rheumatologic diseases.

Allergy/Immunology

Bernard Zeffren, MD

Position: Subspecialty Educator, Allergy/Immunology

Medical School: University of Texas Health Science Center

Medical Residency: Cardinal Glennon/Children's Hospital/St. Louis University

Fellowship (Allergy & Immunology): All Children's Hospital University of South Florida

Critical Care Medicine

Daniel Stoltzfus, MD, FCCM

Position: Critical Care Medicine Department Chairman

Medical School: University of Texas Medical School

Anesthesiology Residency: Walter Reed Army Medical Center

Fellowship (Critical Care): Walter Reed Army Medical Center

Selected Awards:

• Medical Staff Excellence Award
• Medical Staff Leadership Award
• Fellow, American College of Critical Care Medicine
• Presidential Citation, Society of Critical Care Medicine

Scholarship: Author or co-author of more than 30 publications, abstracts or scientific presentations.

Faculty Educators:

Guzzi, Louis MD

Neurology

Arnaldo Isa, MD

Position: Chairman, Department of Neurology for Florida Hospital

Medical School: University of Florida, College of Medicine

Medical Residency: Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia

Fellowship (Neurophysiology): Emory University

Faculty Educators:

Allen, Evan David MD
Avgeropoulos, N.G., MD
Brown, Michael F., MD
Cabrera-Castelao, Alicia, MD
Honeycutt, W. David, MD
Nieves-Quinones, Daniel A., MD

Psychiatry

Luis Allen, MD

Position: General Psychiatrist at Florida Hospital

Medical School: Universidad De Montemorelos

Medical Residency: Long Island Jewish Medical Center/Hillside Hospital, Long Island, NY

Fellowship (Geriatric Medicine Psychiatry): Long Island Jewish Medical Center/Hillside Hospital, Long Island, NY