Ginger Davenport Cook
Program Manager
ginger.cook@med.fsu.edu
Faculty
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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Phone: (239) 424-3161
Fax: (239) 424-3170
Address: 708 Del Prado Blvd., Suite 1
Cape Coral, FL 33991