Faculty


Joshua Gross, MDGross
Program Director 

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Sciences
Sarasota Memorial Health Care System at Florida State University College of Medicine

Medical School: St. Georges University School of Medicine
Residency: Florida Atlantic University - Internal Medicine
Fellowship: University of South Florida

Current professional Activities:

  • American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
  • Center to Advance Palliative Care
  • American College of Physicians
  • Bioethics Committee, Sarasota Memorial Hospital
  • Brian D. Jellison Cancer Institution Physician Member, Sarasota Memorial Hospital
     

Richard Deibert, MDdeibert
Specialty: Hospice (Tidewell)

Internship: Emory University School of Medicine - Pediatrics

Current Professional Activities:

  • Associate Medical Director, Tidewell
  • Community Resource Physician - Engaged with liasions for educational needs within the service area.
  • Member, Bioethics Committee, Tidewell Hospice, Sarasota

Robin Devan, MDdevan
Specialty: Hospice & Palliative Medicine

Residency: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences - Internal Medicine
Fellowship: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences - Palliative Care

Current Professional Activities:

  • Active in precepting medical students and residents in palliative medicine.

Elizabeth Guancial, MD
Specialty: Outpatient Oncology (Florida Cancer Specialists)

Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital - Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Dana Farber / Partners Cancer Center - Medical Oncology and Hematology

Current Professional Activities:

  • Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network, Think Tank Steering Committee 
  • American Society of Clinical Oncology Genitoruinary Symposium Program Committee
  • Brian D. Jellison Cancer Institution Physician Member, Sarasota Memorial Hospital

Fadi Kayali, MDDr. Kayali
Specialty: Outpatient Oncology (Florida Cancer Specialists)

Medical School: St. Petersburg (Russia) State University, Faculty of Medicine
Graduate Medical Education: St. Joseph Oakland Hospital, Pontiac, Michigan

Current Professional Activities:

  • Clinical Competency Committee, Florida State University Internal Medicine Residency Program at Sarasota Memorial Hospital
  • Program Evaluation Committee, Florida State University Internal Medicine Residency Program at Sarasota Memorial Hospital
  • Resident Recruitment Committee, Florida State University Internal Medicine Residency Program at Sarasota Memorial Hospital 
  • Member, Blood Usage Committee, Sarasota Memorial Hospital 
  • Member, Cancer Committee, Sarasota Memorial Hospital
  • Member, Internal Medicine Committee, Sarasota Memorial Hospital

Kimberly Marsters, MDmarsters
Specialty: Hospice (Tidewell)

Residency: University of Louisville - Family and Geriatric Medicine

Current Professional Activities:

  • Associate Medical Director, Tidewell
  • Active in precepting new physicians, nurse practitioners and residents in hospice and geriatric medicine.
  • American Medical Association
  • American Academy of Family Physicians

Neville Sarkari, MDDr. Sarkari
Specialty: Hospice (Tidewell) 

Residency: University of Kentucky - Internal Medicine

Current Professional Activities:

  • Chief Mission Medical Affairs Officer
  • Chair, Bioethics Committee, Tidewell Hospice, Sarasota
  • Oversees Tidewell Medical Staff
  • Member of Palliative Care Leadership under Empath Medical Services
  • Engaged in community meeting with referring physicians in addition to various leaders at hospitals within the service area.