Faculty
Nectar Aintablian, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor, Florida State University College of Medicine; Core Faculty, Family Medicine Residency
Specialty/Field: Pediatrics, Pediatric infectious diseases
Residency and Chief Residency: Buffalo Children's Hospital
Fellowship: Pediatric Infectious Diseases, University of California, San Diego
Medical School: American University of Beirut, Lebanon
Experience: Pediatric infectious disease consultant, Pediatric practice, Professional Park Pediatrics
Areas of Interest: Preventive Medicine, Vaccines, Medical Education
Hobbies: Cooking, painting
Hometown: Ainjar, Lebanon
Languages: English, Arabic, Armenian
Maria Andrews, M.D., MPH, MSc
Clinical Assistant Professor, Florida State University College of Medicine; Program Director; Core Faculty, Family Medicine Residency
Specialty/Field: Family Medicine
Residency: Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare
Medical School: Duke University
Graduate School: University of Oxford (Medical Anthropology); UNC-Chapel Hill Gillings School of Public Health (Public Health Leadership and Practice)
Experience: Faculty at TMH since 2020; Associate Program Director 2023
Areas of Interest: Community Health; POCUS; Faculty Development
Hobbies: Spending time outdoors, travel with family and friends
Hometown: Tallahassee, FL
Starr Ball, D.O., FAAFP
Clinical Assistant Professor, Florida State University College of Medicine; Program Director; Core Faculty, Family Medicine Residency
Specialty/Field: Family Medicine, Obesity Medicine
Residency: University of Oklahoma College of Medicine Tulsa Family and Community Medicine Residency
Medical School: William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Experience: Clinical Assistant Professor and Family Medicine Residency Faculty at OU-TU School of Community Medicine, Surgical Obstetrics Fellowship at TMH
Areas of Interest: Women's Health, Surgical Obstetrics, Clinical Medicine, Obesity Medicine
Hobbies: Painting, anything outdoors, spending time with family and friends
Hometown: Fort Smith, AR
Gregorie Bupe, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor, Florida State University College of Medicine; Co-director, Florida State University College of Medicine Alexander D. Brickler, MD Fellowship in Obstetrics at Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare; Core Faculty, Family Medicine Residency
Specialty/Field: Family Medicine, Obstetrics
Residency: Self Regional Healthcare, Greenwood, SC
Medical School: The Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee, FL
Experience: Obstetrics Fellowship at AD Brickler Fellowship in Obstetrics at Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare
Areas of Interest: Obstetrics, Women's Health
Hobbies: Spending time with family and friends
Hometown: Orlando, FL
Russell D. Cole, M.D., M.S.
Clinical Assistant Professor, Florida State University College of Medicine; Clinic Medical Director and Core Faculty, Family Medicine Residency
Specialty/Field: Family Medicine
Residency: Waco Family Medicine Residency, Waco, TX
Medical School: Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Experience: Solo Private Practice, Residency Faculty
Areas of Interest: Metabolism/Lifestyle Medicine, Practice Management
Hobbies: Gardening
Hometown: Kennesaw, GA
Tanya M Evers, M.D., M.Ed.
Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists; Diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine
Teaching Faculty I, Florida State University College of Medicine; Associate Program Director (Education), Family Medicine Residency Program; Director of Obstetrics & Gynecology for TMH FMRP; Core Faculty, Family Medicine Residency
Specialty/Field: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Medical School: The Florida State University College of Medicine
Graduate School: University of Georgia
Experience: Core Faculty-TMH FMRP, Faculty Advisor-FSU COM Obstetrics and Gynecology Student Interest Group, Physician Champion-TMH FPQC groups, Former TMH Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Vice-Chair and Chair, Former ACOG District XII, Section 1 Vice-Chair and Chair
Areas of Interest: Women’s Health, Procedural Counseling, Teaching
Hobbies: Running, coaching, travel
Hometown: Brandon, FL
Alecia Hassler, MSW (Master of Social Work) LCSW
LCSW; Core Faculty, Family Medicine Residency
Specialty/Field: Clinical Social Work, behavioral/mental health and community health
Education: MSW from the University of Central Florida
Experience: Providing psychotherapeutic services to at-risk youth/adolescents, runaway/homeless youth and their families, individuals experiencing depression, anxiety, and life stressors. Experience overseeing and managing therapeutic mental health services in a non-profit setting. Qualified supervisor with the state of Florida.
Areas of Interest: Women's issues, ADHD, Grief, Burnout, Workplace Wellness, Community Mental Health and Leadership Development
Hobbies: Spending time with family, riding my e-bike, listening to podcasts
Hometown: Orlando, FL
Daniel R. Matta, M.D., FAAFP, DFPHM
Clinical Assistant Professor, Florida State University College of Medicine; Core Faculty, Family Medicine Residency
Specialty/Field: Family Medicine
Residency: Bayfront Health St. Petersburg
Medical School: University of South Florida
Experience: Hospitalist fellowship at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, Maine; Community Preceptor, Central Maine Medical Center Family Medicine Residency, 3 years as adult hospitalist; 1 year community preceptor at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital Family Medicine Residency
Areas of Interest: Hospital Medicine, Ringside Medicine/Sports Medicine, International Medicine
Hobbies: Working out; Brazilian jiu-jitsu; watching mixed martial arts and boxing; hiking with my wife, daughter and dogs; reading; watching movies; spending time with family and friends, and eating
Hometown: Tampa, FL/Cali, Colombia
Joe Mazziotta, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor, Florida State University College of Medicine; Core Faculty, Family Medicine Residency
Specialty/Field: Family Medicine
Residency: Tallahassee Memorial Family Medicine Residency Program (1992-95)
Medical School: University of South Florida College of Medicine (1988-92)
Medical Corps: Attending Physician US Air Force (1995-99)
Experience:
Areas of Interest: Procedure Training, Wound Care, HIV, International Mission Trips
Hobbies: Carpentry, boating, running
Hometown: Nutley, NJ
Kaitlin McGrogan, D.O.
Clinical Assistant Professor, Florida State University College of Medicine; Co-director, Florida State University College of Medicine Alexander D. Brickler, MD Fellowship in Obstetrics at Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare; Core Faculty, Family Medicine Residency
Specialty/Field: Family Medicine
Residency: Marshall University Family Medicine Residency Program
Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Experience: Fellowship in Surgical Obstetrics at Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare
Areas of Interest: Prenatal Care, Women's Health, Surgical Obstetrics, Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT)
Hobbies: Travel, interior design, building Lego flowers, reading
Hometown: Latrobe, PA
R. Kelley Myers, M.D.
Associate Professor, Florida State University College of Medicine; Core Faculty, Family Medicine Residency
Specialty/Field: Family Medicine, Palliative Medicine, Hospital Medicine
Residency: Self Regional Healthcare Family Medicine Residency Program
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
Experience: Completed a faculty development fellowship at Harvard Medical School in 2000 and has been teaching residents and medical students since 2000. Board certified in Family Medicine, Focused Practice Hospital Medicine, and Palliative Medicine. Serves on the ABIM Internal Medicine Exam Committee as a question-writer for the ABIM board exam.
Areas of Interest: Hospital Medicine, Palliative Medicine, Geriatrics
Hobbies: Spending time with my wife Maggie and being involved in our local church, hiking, exercising, and going to the beach.
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Livia Y. Maruoka Nishi, M.D.
Core Faculty, Family Medicine Residency
Specialty/Field: Family Medicine with Obstetrics
Residency: University of Oklahoma (Tulsa)
Medical School: Faculdade de Ciencias Medicas de Santos
Experience: Obstetrics fellowship at TMH, Faculty with TMH FMRP since 2024
Areas of Interest: Women's Health, Obstetrics, POCUS, Family Planning, Lifestyle Medicine, Obesity Medicine
Hobbies: Volleyball, scrapbooking, amusement parks, musicals, camping, hiking
Hometown: Sao Paulo, Brazil
H W Oliver, M.D.
Core Faculty, Family Medicine Residency
Specialty/Field: Family Medicine
Residency: Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare
Fellowship: Surgical Obstetrics at Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare
Medical School: LSU New Orleans (Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society)
Experience: Private family practice 1983-1988 and 1995-2019; faculty with TMH FMRP 1989-1994. After hours OB supervisor for FMRP 1995-2019.
Area of Focus: Currently the Obstetrics rotation, OB Fellow training, and shared supervision of the Obstetrics ER occupy most of my work time. There I share in supervision of our hospital Obstetrics service including various high-risk conditions, help train in operative vaginal delivery, cesarean section and cervical cerclage, among other procedures. As a preceptor at the FMRP clinic, I enjoy the breadth of Family Medicine from newborns to geriatrics and mental health to emergency medicine.
Hobbies: My wife and I enjoy travel, visiting our children and grandchildren, and are active with our church. I garden, exercise regularly, and volunteer with Scouts and at a local women's health clinic. Caring for our dogs occupies a fair amount of our personal time as well. Being a native of New Orleans, I enjoy visiting back home and cooking the food I have trouble finding elsewhere.
Hometown: New Orleans, LA
B. David Robinson, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor, Florida State University College of Medicine; Core Faculty, Family Medicine Residency
Specialty/Field: Internal Medicine
Residency: Medical College of Virginia
Medical School: University of Florida
Experience: Group Practice in Internal Medicine; Hospice Medical Director; Family Medicine Residency Faculty focusing on “Adult Inpatient Medicine”
Areas of Interest: Internal Medicine; Hospice and Palliative Care
Hobbies: Reading, outdoor fun, old dog learning new tricks
Hometown: Tallahassee, FL
D. Paul Robinson, M.D., F.A.A.P.
Associate Professor, Florida State University College of Medicine; Core Faculty, Family Medicine Residency
Specialty/Field: Pediatrics, Adolescent Medicine
Residency: Vanderbilt University Affiliated Hospitals
Fellowship: Adolescent Medicine, Vanderbilt University
Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Experience: Private Practice in Pediatrics (1987-1994, 2009-2010), Faculty member at University of Missouri, Columbia (1994-2008), Associate Chairman of Dept of Child Health, Chief of Adolescent Medicine, Pediatric Residency Director, member of the CF Team at University of Missouri. President of Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (2019-2020). AAP National Nominating Committee (2024-2026), Member of Section on Adolescent Health Executive Committee for the AAP (2001-2007), Faculty at TMH FMRP (2011-present).
Areas of Interest: Behavioral Pediatrics, Eating Disorders, General Adolescent Healthcare
Hobbies: Tallahassee Memorial Hospital Animal Therapy with Rizzo, my Labrador retriever; novels, running, time with family
Hometown: Chattanooga, TN
Matthew T. Standridge, M.D., FAAFP
Clinical Assistant Professor, Florida State University College of Medicine; Associate Program Director; Core Faculty, Family Medicine Residency
Specialty/Field: Family Medicine (ABFM), Addiction Medicine (ABPM)
Residency: North Colorado Family Medicine, Greeley, CO
Medical School: East Tennessee State University, Quillen College of Medicine
Experience: Tallahassee Memorial Physician Partners (Wakulla and Southwood office) 11 years; Lawndale Christian Health Center, Chicago, IL 1 year; Wellspring Family Medicine, Sylva, NC 3 years
Areas of Interest: Addiction Medicine, Motivational Interviewing, POCUS, Medical Humanities
Hobbies: Reading, running, painting, cooking (and eating), sailing
Hometown: Madisonville, TN
Phillip Treadwell, PharmD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Florida State University College of Medicine; Core Faculty, Family Medicine Residency
Specialty/Field: Pharmacology
Residency: Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare
Pharmacy School: University of Florida
Experience: Inpatient and outpatient pharmacology, medical missions on 4 continents
Areas of Interest: Anticoagulation, Anti-Infectives, Missions
Hobbies: Hunting and travel
Hometown: Bonifay, FL