Endocrinology & Metabolism Training Program

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Fellowship Program

Key Clinical Faculty

James A. Haley Hospital

Dr. Natlalia Weare Regales

Natalia Weare-Regales, MD

  • Program Director
  • Associate Professor, Board Certified Endocrinologist
  • Area of Interest/expertise: Insulin U-500, Diabetes Technology, Obesity management, Management of DM with Organ Transplant, Women’s Health  

Alejandro Ramirez, MD, FACE

  • Chief of Endocrinology for the James A Haley VA
  • Assistant Professor, Board Certified Endocrinologist
  • Area of Interest/expertise: Diabetes Technology: CGMS, Insulin Pumps

Carlos Palacio, MD

  • Assistant Professor, Board Certified Endocrinologist•
  • Area of Interest/expertise: Thyroid Nodules, FNA, Thyroid Cancer, QI projects

Omar Santana-Hernandez, MD, FACE

  • Assistant Professor, Board Certified Endocrinologist•
  • Area of Interest/expertise: Bone Health, Bone DXA Reading

Laura Oben-Perez, MD

  • Assistant Professor, Board Certified Endocrinologist•
  • Area of Interest/expertise: Coordination of care within primary care and Endocrinology. 

Megan Guerrero, MD

  • Assistant Professor, Board Certified Endocrinologist•
  • Area of Interest/expertise: General Endocrinology, Women’s Health  

Key clinical faculties area of interest

Joaquin Gomez-Daspet, MD, FACE

  • Board Certified Endocrinologist
  • Area of Interest/expertise: Thyroid Dysfunction, Insulin U-500, Male Hypogonadism  

John Tourtelot, MD, FACP, FACE, ECNU

  • Board Certified Endocrinologist
  • Area Interest/expertise: Thyroid disease, thyroid cancer, VHL, bone health and osteoporosis 

Alejandro Ramirez, MD, FACE

  • Board Certified Endocrinologist
  • Area of Interest/expertise: Diabetes Technology: CGMS, Insulin Pumps

Natalia Weare-Regales, MD

  • Board Certified Endocrinologist
  • Area of Interest/expertise: Management of DM with Organ Transplant, Women’s Health  

Marla Sevilla-Alcina, MD

  • Board Certified Endocrinologist
  • Areas of Interest/Expertise: Neuroendocrine, Pituitary and Hypothalamus disorders 

Yevgeniya Kushchayeva, MD, PhD

  • Board Certified Endocrinologist
  • Areas of Interest/Expertise: Thyroid and Parathyroid disorders, Osteoporosis

Carlos Palacio, MD

  • Board Certified Endocrinologist
  • Area of Interest/expertise: Thyroid Nodules, FNA, Thyroid Cancer, QI projects

Omar Santana-Hernandez, MD

  • Board Certified Endocrinologist
  • Area of Interest/expertise: Bone Health, Bone DXA Reading

Program Administration

Maria Kapusta, MA
Academic Services Administrator
Endocrinology Fellowship Program
mariakapusta@usf.edu

Sabrina Reyna
Senior Medical Education Specialist
Endocrinology Fellowship Program
sreyna1@usf.edu

James A Haley Hospital

  • Dr. Natlalia Weare Regales Natalia Weare-Regales Weare-Regales, MD
    Natalia Weare-Regales Weare-Regales, MD
    Program Director, Associate Professor, Board Certified Endocrinologist
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