Current Residents

 

Apugliese Cai Contreras

Andrew Apugliese, DO
PGY-3 Resident

Medical School: 
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Bradenton

Professional Interests/Goals: 
Academic Medicine, Hospitalist Medicine

Personal Interests: 
Fishing/Boating, Golf, Working Out

Kevin Cai, MD
PGY-3 Resident

Medical School: 
Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra

Professional Interests/Goals:
Rheumatology, Infectious Disease, Primary Care

Personal Interests: 
Dancing the Latin Rhythm, Caring for my loved ones, Music/Sports watching

 

Berkis Contreras, MD
PGY-3 Resident

Medical School: 
Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo

Professional Interests/Goals:
Endocrinology, Primary Care

Personal Interests: 
Going to the beach, Trying new restaurants, Cooking

Garcia Jerez Lang

Gustavo Garcia, MD
PGY-3 Resident

Medical School: 
Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra

Professional Interests/Goals: 
Hematology/Oncology, Academic Medicine

Personal Interests: 
Spending time with family, Baseball, Basketball

David Jerez, MD
PGY-3 Resident

Medical School: 
Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra

Professional Interests/Goals: 
Cardiology, Gastroenterology, Academic Medicine

Personal Interests: 
Singing, Visual Arts, Video games

Daniel Lang, DO
PGY-3 Resident

Medical School: 
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Bradenton

Professional Interests/Goals: 
Primary Care, Hospitalist Medicine, Cardiology

Personal Interests: 
Tennis, Astrophotography, Spending time with family

Marcano Mulles Ramos

Jammal Marcano, MD
PGY-3 Resident

Medical School: 
Instituto Tecnologico de Santo Domingo (INTEC) 

Professional Interests/Goals: 
Pulmonary/Critical Care, Serving medically underserved communities, Gastroenterology

Personal Interests: 
Going to the beach, sports, spending time with family/friends

Kevin Mulles, DO
PGY-3 Resident

Medical School: 
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine- Bradenton

Professional Interests/Goals: 
Hospitalist, Develop and apply broad medical expertise, Strengthen patient communication/emotional intelligence

Personal Interests: 
PC gaming & customization, social gatherings, recreational sports

Gustavo Ramos, MD
PGY-3 Resident

Medical School: 
University of Medicine and Health Sciences, St. Kitts 

Professional Interests/Goals: 
Primary Care, Infectious Diseases, Gastroenterology

Personal Interests: 
Spending time with family, Building Legos, Video games

Rounia Tucker Vargas

Ahed Roumia, MD
PGY-3 Resident

Medical School: 
Caribbean Medical University School Of Medicine

Professional Interests/Goals:
Hospital Medicine, Hematology/Oncology, Primary Care

Personal Interests:
Golf, Reading books and watching documentaries about the world's history, Traveling

Susan Tucker, DO
PGY-3 Resident

Medical School: 
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine- Bradenton 

Professional Interests/Goals:
Primary Care, Osteopathic Fellowship, Hospitalist

Personal Interests:
Hiking, Boating, Traveling

Ian Vargas, MD
PGY-3 Resident

Medical School: 
USF Health Morsani College of Medicine

Professional Interests/Goals:
Cardiology, Academic Medicine

Personal Interests:
Music, Sports, Golf

 

Younkin    

David Younkin, MD
PGY-3 Resident

Medical School: 
Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University

Professional Interests/Goals:
Hospitalist Medicine, Primary Care, Underserved Populations

Personal Interests:
Hiking, Reading, Yoga

   

 

   

Joseph Fiorica, MD
PGY-2 Resident

Medical School: 
St. Matthew's University

Professional Interests/Goals: 
Endocrinology, Primary Care, Hospitalist Medicine

Personal Interests: 
Traveling, sports, cooking, spending time with family

 

Raja Goyal, DO
PGY-2 Resident

Medical School: 
Lincoln Memorial University-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine

Professional Interests/Goals: 
Hospital Medicine, Critical Care

Personal Interests: 
Basketball, travel, spending time with family/friends

 

Maha Hameed, MBBS
PGY-2 Resident

Medical School: 
Alfaisal University College of Medicine

Professional Interests/Goals:
Hematology/Oncology, Academic Medicine, Public Health

Personal Interests:
Writing, coffee, video games, exploring new places

 

   

Aman Khurana, DO
PGY-2 Resident

Medical School: Lincoln Memorial University-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine

Professional Interests/Goals: 
Cardiology, Critical Care, Hospital Medicine

Personal Interests:
Outdoor activities, lifting weights, table tennis, traveling, spending time with family/friends

John Korin, MD
PGY-2 Resident

Medical School: 
University of South Carolina School of Medicine

Professional Interests/Goals: 
Hospitalist Medicine, Academic Medicine

Personal Interests: 
Baseball, traveling, spending time with family, friends and pets

Nathan Le, MD
PGY-2 Resident

Medical School: Florida State University College of Medicine

Professional Interests/Goals:
Nephrology, Outpatient Medicine, Hospital Medicine

Personal Interests:
Piano, pickleball, spikeball, traveling to natural springs, video games

 

 

   

Hannah Parcel, MD
PGY-2 Resident

Medical School:
Washington University of Health and Sciences, Belize

Professional Interests/Goals: 
Hospital Medicine, Gastroenterology

Personal Interests: 
Yoga, reading, going to the beach

Shivani Patel, MD
PGY-2 Resident

Medical School: 
Ross University School of Medicine

Professional Interests/Goals: 
Gastroenterology, Hospitalist Medicine, Teaching

Personal Interests: 
Reading, spending time with family/friends, food

Patricia Riano, MD
PGY-2 Resident

Medical School: 
St. George's University, Grenada

Professional Interests/Goals: 
Hospitalist Medicine, Primary Care, Academic Medicine

Personal Interests: 
Dancing salsa, going to the beach, reading, meditation

 

 

   

Robin Lynn Rodney, MD
PGY-2 Resident

Medical School: 
St. George's University, Grenada

Professional Interests/Goals: 
Hematology/Oncology, Cardiology, Global Health

Personal Interests: 
Creative writing, hiking, heritage traveling

Manuel Rosario, MD
PGY-2 Resident

Medical School: 
Pontifica Universidad Cato
lica Madre y Maestra

Professional Interests/Goals: 
Cardiology, Academic Medicine, Hospital Medicine

Personal Interests: 
Soccer, tennis, travel, food, beaches, spending time with friends and family

Robert Taylor, MD
PGY-2 Resident

Medical School: 
Ross University School of Medicine

Professional Interests/Goals: 
Cardiology, Critical Care, Inpatient Medicine

Personal Interests: 
Cooking, fitness, tech, art creation, spending time with family and friends

     

Caroline Wojtas, DO
PGY-2 Resident

Medical School: 
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Bradenton

Professional Interests/Goals: 
Cardiology, Pulmonary/Critical Care, Hematology/Oncology

Personal Interests: 
Traveling, baking, playing tennis, spending time at the beach

 

 
   

Djhemson Anneaud, MD
PGY-1 Resident

Medical School: 
Washington University of Health and Science, Belize

Professional Interests/Goals: 
Gastroenterology, Cardiology, Hospitalist Medicine, Underserved Communities/Population

Personal Interests: 
Travel, spending time with family, cooking, teaching

 

Benjamin Behers, MD
PGY-1 Resident

Medical School: 
Florida State University College of Medicine

Professional Interests/Goals:
Cardiology, Primary Care, Preventive Medicine

Personal Interests:
Golfing, attending rock concerts, trying new restaurants, watching FSU football

 

Samantha Bhambrah, MD
PGY-1 Resident

Medical School: St. George's University, Grenada

Professional Interests/Goals: 
Hematology/Oncology, Hospital Medicine

Personal Interests:
Spending time with family and friends, cooking (and eating of course), reading, traveling and drinking lots of Matcha

 

   

Laura De Jesus Herrera, MD
PGY-1 Resident

Medical School: 
Universidad Central del Este, Dominican Republic

Professional Interests/Goals: 
Primary Care, Hospice/Palliative Medicine, Hematology/Oncology, Working in Underserved Communities

Personal Interests: 
Love everything art related, cooking, reading, true crime podcasts

Lauren Forchette, DO
PGY-1 Resident

Medical School: West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, Lewisburg, WV

Professional Interests/Goals:
Pulmonary/Critical Care, Hematology/Oncology, Hospital Medicine

Personal Interests:
Running, reading, traveling, food, spending time with family and cat

Louise Gonzaga, MD
PGY-1 Resident

Medical School:
Ross University School of Medicine

Professional Interests/Goals: 
Primary Care, Geriatrics

Personal Interests: 
Spending time with family, friends and dog, reformer pilates, cardio boxing, rollerskating, eating

 

 

   

Juan Gonzalez Cortese, MD
PGY-1 Resident

Medical School: Pontifica Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra

Professional Interests/Goals: 
Endocrinology, Hospitalist Medicine

Personal Interests: 
Soccer, digital drawing, traveling, food, going to the beach

Carlos Guerra Echeverria, MD
PGY-1 Resident

Medical School: 
Universidad de Carabobo

Professional Interests/Goals: 
Outpatient Medicine, Hospital Medicine, Work in underserved communities

Personal Interests: 
Spending time with family, community service, softball, road biking, functional training

Brooke Hartenstein, MD
PGY-1 Resident

Medical School: Florida State University College of Medicine

Professional Interests/Goals: 
Hematology/Oncology, Women's Health, Academic Medicine

Personal Interests: 
Running, hiking, traveling, cooking

 

 

   

Matthew Miller, DO
PGY-1 Resident

Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Bradenton

Professional Interests/Goals: 
Hospitalist Medicine, Pulm/Crit, Gastroenterology, Culinary Medicine

Personal Interests: 
Steelers football, pickup basketball, video games, fishing, travel, trying new restaurants

Rumit Mistry, DO
PGY-1 Resident

Medical School: 
Kansas City University - Kansas City, MO

Professional Interests/Goals: 
Gastroenterology, Hematology/Oncology, Hospital Medicine

Personal Interests: 
Pickleball, travel, exploring new restaurants, spending time with family

Luis Palma, MD
PGY-1 Resident

Medical School: 
Ross University School of Medicine

Professional Interests/Goals: 
Pulmonary/Critical Care, Hospital Medicine, Primary Care

Personal Interests: 
Playing and watching soccer, running, street and landscaping photography, drawing, playing chess, hiking, traveling, watching beach sunsets and sunrises

   

Nicolas Riveros Neira, MD
PGY-1 Resident

Medical School: Universidad El Bosque, Escuela Colombiana de Medicina, Colombia

Professional Interests/Goals: 
Academic Medicine, Infectious Disease, Primary Care, Inpatient Medicine, Underserved Communities

Personal Interests: 
Martial arts, soccer, calisthenics, video games

Linda Tandoh, MD
PGY-1 Resident

Medical School: 
Ross University School of Medicine

Professional Interests/Goals: 
Cardiology, Serving Medically Underserved Communities, Global Health

Personal Interests: 
Spending time with family and friends, college football, singing, music, traveling, Marvel movies