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
     

Myrna Bosques-Torrens, MDbosques
Specialty: Geriatrics & Long-Term Care (Creekside Health and Rehabilitation Center)

Residency: Manati Medical Center - Family Medicine
Fellowship: Texas Tech Health Science Center - Geriatric Medicine

 

 

 

Katherine Brazzale, MDBrazzale
Specialty: Hospice (Tidewell) 

Residency: University of Florida - Family Medicine
Fellowship: Hospice of Palm Beach Count - Hospice and Palliative Medicine

 

 

 

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: Palliative Care

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

John Rutkowski, MDrutkowski
Specialty: Palliative Care

Residency: Florida State University at Sarasota Memorial Hospital - Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Florida State University at Sarasota Memorial Hospital - Hospice & Palliative Medicine

Current Professional Activities:

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

Kunal Saigal, MDsaigal
Specialty: Radiation Oncology (Sarasota Memorial Radiation Oncology Center)

Internship: Georgetown University - Internal Medicine
Residency: University of Miami - Radiation Oncology
Fellowship: Beth Israel Medical Center - Brachytherapy