Brittney Bennett, MBBS
PGY-3 Resident
- Medical School: University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Jamaica
- Hometown: Kingston, Jamaica
- Professional Interests/Goals: Primary Care, Women’s Health, Academic Medicine
- Personal Interests: Advocacy and volunteerism, baking, makeup artistry, fragrances
Ann Marie Brown, M.D.
PGY-3 Resident
- Medical School: The Florida State University College of Medicine
- Hometown: Hosford, FL
- Professional Interests/Goals: Rural Medicine, Hospital Medicine, Sports Medicine
- Personal Interests: Spending time with my fiancé, Josh, and my family; attending church, going to the beach, hunting and fishing
Giovana Charite, MBBS
PGY-3 Resident
- Medical School: University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Jamaica
- Hometown: Smith's Point, Freeport, Bahamas
- Professional Interests/Goals: Primary care, Rural medicine, Women's health
- Personal Interests: Reading, spending time with family, traveling
Christian Cunningham, M.D.
PGY-3 Resident
- Medical School: The Florida State University College of Medicine
- Hometown: Tallahassee, FL
- Personal Interests: Spending time with my wife Anna (and eating her cooking), playing and watching sports, weightlifting, church, reading the Bible, movies, and being with friends and family.
Evan Bridges, M.D.
PGY-3 Resident
- Medical School: Mercer University School of Medicine
- Hometown: Donalsonville, GA
- Personal Interests: Pickleball, going to the beach
Mary Hughes, M.D.
PGY-3 Resident
- Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine
- Hometown: Tallahassee, FL
- Personal Interests: Gardening, time spent with family and my dog
Lattisha Kerr, MBBS
PGY-3 Resident
- Medical School: University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Jamaica
- Hometown: Portmore, Jamaica
- Professional Interests/Goals: Primary care, Women’s Health
- Personal Interests: Strength training/fitness and DIY projects.
Emily Macbeth, M.D.
PGY-3 Resident
- Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine
- Hometown: Tampa, FL
- Professional Interests/Goals: Full-spectrum Family Medicine, Rural Medicine, Rural Emergency Medicine
- Personal Interests: My two children (will be three in July!), spending time outdoors, paddling our lovely rivers, hand-sewing and fiber arts, the history of medicine
SaCora Osbon, D.O.
PGY-3 Resident
- Medical School: Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Hometown: Anamosa, IA
- Professional Interests/Goals: FMOB, Rural Medicine, Pediatrics
- Personal Interests: Spending time with family, reading, Bullet Journal
Steven Scott, D.O.
PGY-3 Resident
- Medical School: Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Hometown: Montgomery, AL
- Professional Interests/Goals: Hospital medicine, HIV medicine, LGBTQ+ Healthcare
- Personal Interests: Running, cooking, hiking, traveling
Bertis Taylor, M.D.
PGY-3 Resident
- Medical School: The Florida State University College of Medicine
- Hometown: Blountstown, FL
- Professional Interests/Goals: Sports Medicine, Chronic Disease Management, Practice Management
- Personal Interests: Hunting, fishing, exercise, spending time with family and friends
PGY-2 Residents
Anna Dantas, M.D.
PGY-2 Resident
- Medical School: River Plate Adventist University, Argentina
- Hometown: Jundiaí, São Paulo, Brazil
- Professional Interests/Goals: Lifestyle and functional medicine, primary care, global health, and full-spectrum family medicine, with an emphasis on prevention, patient education, and whole-person care.
- Personal Interests: Spending quality time with the people I love, staying active, enjoying home-cooked meals, watching classic films, traveling, and nurturing my faith.
Gary Deal-Laroda, MBBS
PGY-2 Resident
- Medical School: University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Jamaica
- Hometown: Nassau, Bahamas
- Professional Interests/Goals: Sports Medicine, Lifestyle Medicine
- Personal Interests: Travel, swimming, weightlifting, soccer
Warren Dunn, MBBS
PGY-2 Resident
- Medical School: University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Jamaica
- Hometown: Kingston, Jamaica
- Professional Interests/Goals: Sports Medicine, Wound Care, HIV Medicine
- Personal Interests: Sports, cooking, spending time outdoors and with my family
Patricia Hammer, D.O.
PGY-2 Resident
- Medical School: Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Hometown: Miami Lakes, FL
- Professional Interests/Goals: Comprehensive Primary Care, Community Health outreach programs, Human Factors Design for increasing patient satisfaction and safety in healthcare delivery
- Personal Interests: Gardening, needlework, embroidery and cross-stitch, biking
Shannon Headley, D.O.
PGY-2 Resident
- Medical School: Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Hometown: Sanford, FL
- Professional Interests/Goals: Rural Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Surgical OB
- Personal Interests: Dog training, traveling, jiu-jitsu, family
Livia Lopes, M.D.
PGY-2 Resident
- Medical School: Universidade de Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil
- Hometown: Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil
- Professional Interests/Goals: Public Health, Healthcare Innovation, Lifestyle Medicine
- Personal Interests: Spending time with family, running, going to the beach, traveling
Mikaela Martin, MBBS
PGY-2 Resident
- Medical School: University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Jamaica
- Hometown: Kingston, Jamaica
- Professional Interests/Goals: Community Health and Preventative Medicine, Medical Education, Integrative Medicine
- Personal Interests: Swimming, HIIT kickboxing, fragrance reviews, cooking
Harley Ponder, M.D.
PGY-2 Resident
- Medical School: Mercer University School of Medicine
- Hometown: Whigham, GA
- Professional Interests/Goals: Sports Medicine, Lifestyle Medicine, Rural Medicine
- Personal Interests: Spending time with my wife and family; enjoying the outdoors, including fishing and hunting; playing and watching any sport, with a more recent interest in pickleball
Stacy-Ann Reid, MBBS
PGY-2 Resident
- Medical School: University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Jamaica
- Hometown: St. Catherine, Jamaica
- Professional Interests/Goals: Health Education and Promotion, with a focus on prevention and control of non-communicable diseases
- Personal Interests: Gardening, reading paranormal and romance novels
Karem Thomas, M.D.
PGY-2 Resident
- Medical School: Universidad de Oriente, Núcleo Anzoátegui, Venezuela
- Hometown: Lecheria, Anzoategui State, Venezuela
- Professional Interests/Goals: Point of Care Ultrasound, Obstetrics
- Personal Interests: Visiting the beach and ocean, exploring the Tallahassee community
Jason Paul Willis, D.O.
PGY-2 Resident
- Medical School: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Auburn Campus
- Hometown: Auburn, AL
- Professional Interests/Goals: International Medicine, Underserved Medicine
- Personal Interests: Baking, basketball
PGY-1 Residents
Shanta Bidaisee, MBBS
PGY-1 Resident
- Medical School: The University of The West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
- Hometown: Tacarigua, Trinidad and Tobago
- Professional Interests/Goals: Sports Medicine, Medical Education, interested in the legal frameworks involving healthcare policies/practice, ethics and malpractice
- Personal Interests: Cooking, feeding friends and family, traveling, spending time with family and friends
Jaquantey Bowens, M.D.
PGY-1 Resident
- Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine
- Hometown: Fishers, IN
- Professional Interests/Goals: Global Health and International Medicine, Wound Care, Community/Rural Medicine
- Personal Interests: Traveling and seeing nature, weightlifting
Shane Harripaulsingh, MBBS
PGY-1 Resident
- Medical School: The University of The West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
- Hometown: Cunupia, Trinidad
- Professional Interests/Goals: To provide primary care both in a hospital and rural setting, Diabetes, Lifestyle Medicine, Preceptor
- Personal Interests: Soccer, fishing, grilling/BBQ
Chase Knibbe, M.D.
PGY-1 Resident
- Medical School: The University of Louisville School of Medicine
- Hometown: Union, KY
- Professional Interests/Goals: Hospital Medicine, Neuroscience, Emergency Medicine
- Personal Interests: Spending time with family/friends, watching movies, traveling
Angelina Kuzina, M.D.
PGY-1 Resident
- Medical School: The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at The University of Vermont
- Hometown: Burlington, VT
- Professional Interests/Goals: Women’s Health, Lifestyle Medicine, Patient Advocacy and Health Equity
- Personal Interests: Traveling and enjoying good food with people I love, wellness (saunas, weightlifting, skincare), and cuddling with my tuxedo cat, Sveta, who definitely runs the show
Nora Newcomb, M.D.
PGY-1 Resident
- Medical School: University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine
- Hometown: Montgomery, AL
- Professional Interests/Goals: Care of persons with disabilities, Global Health, Medical Education
Ginikachi Olelewe, D.O.
PGY-1 Resident
- Medical School: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, Harlem Campus
- Hometown: Long Beach, CA
- Professional Interests/Goals: Primary Care, Geriatrics
- Personal Interests: Sports, live music, travel
Christian Quinones, M.D.
PGY-1 Resident
- Medical School: Ponce Health Sciences University School of Medicine
- Hometown: Thomasville, GA
- Professional Interests/Goals: Primary care across the lifespan, with a focus on women's health, healthy aging, maximizing independence, and performance optimization for young athletes; Aesthetics, regenerative medicine, and other emerging nonsurgical therapies; Clinical research in artificial intelligence, with applications across medical education, point-of-care ultrasound, and clinical care
- Personal Interests: Pickleball, athletic performance training, nutrition, and supplementation, self-hosting, database management, home-security
Zaira Shahid, MBBS
PGY-1 Resident
- Medical School: King Edward Medical University
- Hometown: Multan, Pakistan
- Professional Interests/Goals: Primary Care, Hospital Medicine, Medical Education
- Personal Interests: Designing clothes, traveling, cooking
Kayla Talebi, M.D.
PGY-1 Resident
- Medical School: Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
- Hometown: Tampa, FL
- Professional Interests/Goals: Primary Care, Global Health, Community Outreach, and Public Health
- Personal Interests: Spending time with family and friends, enjoying the outdoors and the beach, baking
Kemar Williams, MBBS
PGY-1 Resident
- Medical School: The University of The West Indies, Mona Campus, Jamaica
- Hometown: Kingston, Jamaica
- Professional Interests/Goals: Community Health and Education, Preventive and Long-Term Patient Care
- Personal Interests: Fitness and staying active, spending time with family
Contact Us
Dave DeWall
Residency Program Coordinator
Florida State University College of Medicine
Email: dave.dewall@tmh.org
1301 Hodges Drive
Tallahassee, FL, 32308
Phone: (850) 431-3452
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