Faculty
Dustin Begosh-Mayne, M.D.
Program Director-Transitional Year
Residency: University of Florida-Gainesville
Medical School: University of Florida-Gainesville
College: University of South Florida-Tampa
Experience: IM Residency Faculty, Lee Health Hospitalist
Areas of Interest: Biomedical Sciences
Hobbies: Spending time with his family, coaching sports
Dr. Begosh-Mayne resides in Cape Coral with his wife and 5 children. He also coaches his children’s sports teams. Dr. Begosh-Mayne is an avid Florida Gators fan!
Maja Delibasic, M.D.
Program Director-Internal Medicine
Residency: Mercy Hospital and Medical Center-Chicago
Medical School: University of Novi Sad-Serbia
College: University of Novi Sad- Serbia
Experience: Program director-IM residency FSU at Lee Health, 12 years experience in GME, Associate Professor FSU COM Clinical Sciences
Areas of Interest: Teaching clinical reasoning, preventative medicine, Transition of care medicine, faculty development
Hobbies: Reformer Pilates, Fashion enthusiast, Avid Novak Djokovic fan
Dr. Delibasic is originally from Serbia and resides in Cape Coral with her family. She has two children.
Iasmina Jivanov, M.D.
Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency
Residency: Wyckoff Heights Medical Center-Brooklyn, NY
Medical School: Universitatea De Medicina “Victor Babes”-Romania
College: Universitatea De Medicina “Victor Babes”-Romania
Experience: Clinical Competency Committee Chair, Mentor and guide for interns and residents, Noon Lecture organizer.
Areas of Interest: Internal Medicine Board preparation, Morbidity and mortality organization and preparation.
Hobbies: Tennis, volleyball, and basketball.
Dr. Jivanov is originally from Romania and resides in Ft. Myers with her husband and three children. She enjoys playing tennis and loves watching Novak Djokovic play.
Magdy El-Din, M.D.
Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency
Residency: Mercy Hospital and Medical Center-Chicago
Medical School: Cairo University School of Medicine- Cairo, Egypt
College: Cairo University School of Medicine- Cairo, Egypt
Experience: FSU at Lee Health core faculty, Clinical associate of Academic hospitalist medicine-University of Chicago
Areas of Interest: Clinical graduate and undergraduate medical education, Med Rec,
Sim Lab
Hobbies: Nature walks, relax by the beach, cycling, soccer (EPA, La Liga), Non-Greek philosophy
Dr. El-Din resides in Ft. Myers.
Nabil Benhayoun, M.D.
Internal Medicine Residency Core Faculty
Residency: Florida Atlantic University
Medical School: St. George’s University School of Medicine
College: University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Experience: FSU at Lee Health Core Faculty, FAU Residency Core Faculty
Areas of Interest: Effective ways of teaching, exploring new ways of treatment modalities, Longevity medicine, Fitness and Health.
Hobbies: Snowboarding, mountaineering, rock climbing, exploring nature, spending quality time with family, tropical botany.
Dr. Benhayoun resides in Ft. Myers with his wife and two children.
Arash Yazdani, M.D.
Internal Medicine Residency Core Faculty
Residency: State University of New York-Buffalo
Medical School: American University of the Caribbean
College: Florida State University
Experience: FSU at Lee Health Core Faculty, Lee Health Hospitalist
Areas of Interest: Hospital Medicine, Academic Medicine, Growing interest in Metabolism.
Hobbies: fishing, boating, gaming
Dr. Yazdani resides in Cape Coral with his wife and two children.
Osiris Persia, M.D.
Internal Medicine Residency Core Faculty
Residency: BronxCare Health System
Medical School: Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra
College: School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Science PUCCM
Experience: FSU at Lee Health Core Faculty, Lee Health Hospitalist, Director of assistant professors at physiology department PUCCM
Areas of Interest: SimLab
Hobbies: baseball, dominoes, spending time with loved ones.
Dr. Persia resides in Cape Coral with his wife.
Marlin Delvina, D.O.
Internal Medicine Residency Core Faculty
Residency: Regional Medical Center-Bayonet Point
Medical School: Lincoln Memorial University
College: Florida Gulf Coast University
Experience: FSU at Lee Health Core Faculty, Lee Health hospitalist
Areas of Interest: Preventative Care, Inpatient Medicine
Hobbies: Travel, History, Geography, Soccer, Spending time with family.
Dr. Delvina grew up in the area. Dr. Delvina lives in Ft. Myers with his wife.
Anupama Voodarla, M.D.
Internal Medicine Residency Core Faculty
Residency: Weill-Cornell Medical College affiliated-Brooklyn Hospital Center
Medical School: Kurnool Medical College: Government Junior College
Experience: FSU at Lee Health Clinic/IM Core Faculty, Cardiology Fellow-Hartford, Assistant Director-Department of Medicine
Areas of Interest: Clinical Research, Cardiology
Hobbies: Reading, Music, Traveling, and sports
Dr. Voodarla lives in Ft. Myers with her husband and family.