Faculty

Maja Delibasic, M.D.

Maja Delibasic, M.D.
Internal Medicine Residency Program Director / Associate Professor

  • Specialty/Field: Internal Medicine
  • Residency: Mercy Hospital and Medical Center, Chicago, IL
  • Medical School: University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Medicine
  • Experience: Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency, Mercy Hospital, and Medical Center, Chicago; Associate Professor of Medicine, St. James School of Medicine; Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Medicine, St. James School of Medicine; Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Academic Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, at the University of Illinois, Chicago
  • Areas of Interest: Outpatient Medicine, Graduate Medical Education, Obesity, Preventive Medicine
  • Hometown: Novi Sad, Serbia
Iasmina Jivanov, M.D.

Iasmina Jivanov, M.D.
Internal Medicine Residency Associate Program Director / Associate Professor

  • Specialty/Field: Internal Medicine
  • Residency: Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York 
  • Medical School: Universitatea De Medicina, Timisoara, Romania
  • Experience: Academic Hospitalist, Lee Health; Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency, Associate Professor, Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York
  • Areas of Interest: Inpatient Medicine, Preventative Medicine, Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, Graduate Medical Education, Internal Medicine Board Review Education
  • Hometown: Timisoara, Romania
Dustin Begosh-Mayne, M.D.

Dustin Begosh-Mayne, M.D.
Internal Medicine Residency Associate Program Director / Associate Professor

  • Specialty/Field: Internal Medicine
  • Residency: University of Florida, Gainesville
  • Medical School: University of Florida, Gainesville
  • Experience: Hospitalist at Gulf Coast Medical Center, Fort Myers, FL
  • Areas of Interest: Inpatient Medicine, Graduate Medical Education
  • Hometown: Cape Coral, Florida
     
Nabil Benhayoun, M.D.

Nabil Benhayoun, M.D.
Faculty, Internal Medicine 

  • Specialty/Field: Internal Medicine
  • Residency: Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
  • Medical School: St. George's University School of Medicine, Grenada
  • Experience: Assistant Professor of Medicine, Charles E. Schmidt School of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
  • Areas of Interest: Preventative Medicine, Graduate Medical Education
  • Hometown: Boston, Massachusetts
     
Magdy El-Din, M.D.

Magdy El-Din, M.D.
Faculty, Internal Medicine 

  • Specialty/Field: Internal Medicine
  • Residency: Mercy Hospital and Medical Center, Chicago, IL
  • Medical School: Al Kasr Al-Ainy School of Medicine, Cairo University
  • Experience: Clinical Associate of Academic Hospital Medicine, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL
  • Areas of Interest: Clinical graduate and undergraduate medical education, patient education, medication reconciliation, simulation in medical education, physician satisfaction, and wellness
  • Hometown: Cairo, Egypt
Anais Badia, M.D.    

Anais Badia, M.D.    
Subspecialty Coordinator Dermatology

  • Specialty/Field: Dermatology
  • Residency: Albany Medical College, Albany, NY
  • Medical School: University of Health Sciences School of Medicine, Antigua, West Indies
  • Experience: Founder and Medical Director, Florida Skin Center and Florida Skin Center Dermatopathology Lab, Fort Myers, FL
  • Areas of Interest: Dermatology, Pediatric Dermatology, Dermatopathology
Shristi Basnyat, M.D.

Shristi Basnyat, M.D.
Subspecialty Coordinator Rheumatology

  • Specialty/Field: Rheumatology
  • Residency: Rheumatology, Cooper University, Camden, NJ; Internal Medicine, St. Barnabas Hospital, Bronx, NY
  • Medical School: Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Deep Heights, Pokhara, Nepal
  • Experience: Three years Rheumatologist, Lee Health in Cape Coral; Four years Clinical Assistant Professor, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Areas of Interest: Musculoskeletal Ultrasound, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Chondrocalcinosis, Meniscal Degeneration
Cristina Larrazaleta Fajardo, M.D.

Cristina Larrazaleta Fajardo, M.D.
Subspecialty Coordinator Geriatrics

  • Specialty/Field: Geriatrics
  • Residency: University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico
  • Medical School: San Juan Bautista School of Medicine, Caguas, Puerto Rico
  • Experience: Five years Memory Care Physician, Lee Health, Fort Myers, FL; Clinical Assistant Professor, FSU College of Medicine
  • Areas of Interest: Memory Care
Laura Veras Mena, M.D.

Laura Veras Mena, M.D.
Subspecialty Coordinator Allergy

  • Specialty/Field: Allergy and Immunology
  • Residency: Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
  • Medical School:  Pontificia Universidad Catolica, Madre y Maestra, Santiago, Dominican Republic
  • Experience: Two years Lee Physician Group Allergy Clinic; Four years Via Christi Health Allery and Asthma Clinic, Wichita, KS
  • Areas of Interest: Allergy, Asthma
     
Elvin Mendez, M.D.

Elvin Mendez, M.D.
Subspecialty Coordinator Research

  • Specialty/Field: Research
  • Residency: Nassau County Medical Center/Stony Brook University
  • Medical School: Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 
  • Experience: Medical Director of Academics, Clinical Research and Personalized Medicine, Fort Myers, FL; Four years Medical Director of Medical Specialities, Lee Health, Fort Myers; Seven years LPG Allergy and Immunology, Golisano Children's Hospital, Port Charlotte, FL
  • Areas of Interest: Research
Venkata Parsa, M.D.

Venkata Parsa, M.D.
Subspecialty Coordinator Hematology Oncology

  • Specialty/Field:  Hematology Oncology
  • Residency:  Karmanos Cancer Center, Wayne State University, East Lansing, MI, Internal Medicine
  • Medical School: All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
  • Experience: Three years LPG Adult Hematology Medical Oncology, Fort Myers, FL; Eight years Medical Director Infusion Center, Patricia D and M Scot Kaufman Cancer Center, University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Medical Center; Four years physician, Maryland Hematology Oncology
  • Areas of Interest: Infusions, Blood Utilization, Chemotherapy, Palliative Care
Patricia Sareh, M.D.

Patricia Sareh, M.D.
Subspecialty Coordinator Endocrinology

  • Residency:  University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, Endocrinology; Jackson Memorial Hospital / University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, Internal Medicine
  • Medical School: Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
  • Experience: Nine years Endocrinologist, Lee Health in Fort Myers, FL
  • Areas of Interest: Management of Diabetes, Thyroid Disorders, Osteoporosis, Adrenal Disease, and Pituitary Tumors
Ashwani Sethi, M.D.

Ashwani Sethi, M.D.
Subspecialty Coordinator Gastroenterology

  • Specialty/Field:  Gastroenterology
  • Residency: Medical College of Wisconsin, Gastroenterology; Wayne State University, Internal Medicine
  • Medical School: University of Rajasthan, Rajasthan, India
  • Experience: Four years Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist, Lee Health, Cape Coral, FL; Six years Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine Medical College of Wisconsin; Four years Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist, Froedtert and Medical College of Wisconsin; Four years Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist, Digestive Disease Consultants, SC
  • Areas of Interest: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Jordan Taillon, M.D.

Jordan Taillon, M.D.
Subspecialty Coordinator Pulmonary and Critical Care

  • Specialty/Field: Pulmonary and Critical Care
  • Residency: New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn,  NY
  • Medical School: St. Matthews University School of Medicine, Grand Cayman
  • Experience: Six years Attending Physician, Lee Health at Cape Coral, FL
  • Areas of Interest: Pulmonary Medicine, Intensive Care
Gautham Mogilishetty, M.D.

Gautham Mogilishetty, M.D.
Subspecialty Coordinator Nephrology

  • Specialty/Field: Nephrology
  • Residency: Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, Transplantation; University of Arkansas Medical Sciences, Little  Rock, Arkansas, Nephrology; University of Missouri, Kansas City, Internal Medicine
  • Medical School: Royal College of Physicians, London, United Kingdom
  • Experience: Two years Transplant Nephrology Lee Health, Fort Myers, FL; Three years Medical Director Lee Health Kidney Transplant Institute; Three years Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH; One year Medical Director of Renal Transplantation, University of Cincinnati; Thirteen years Medical Director Outpatient Clinics, University Hospital, Cincinnati; Thirteen years Medical Director of Transplant Ambulatory Care Unit, University Hospital, Cincinnati; Ten years Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati; Four years Transplant Fellowship Program Director, University of Cincinnati
  • Areas of Interest: Organ Transplants

Contact Us

Ginger Davenport Cook
Program Manager
ginger.cook@med.fsu.edu

Phone: (239) 424-3161
Fax: (239) 424-3170
Address: 708 Del Prado Blvd., Suite 1
Cape Coral, FL 33991