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Faculty

Kellee Oller, MD, FACP

Kellee Oller, MD, FACP

Program Director
Associate Professor
Internal Medicine Residency

Associate Program Directors

Sarah Burbank, MD

Sarah Burbank, MD

Assistant Professor
Department of Internal Medicine
General Internal Medicine

sarahburbank@usf.edu
Jeffrey Cummings, MD

Jeffrey Cummings, MD

Assistant Professor
Primary Care

Jeffrey.cummings2@va.gov
Nikesh Kapadia, MD

Nikesh Kapadia, MD

Assistant Professor
Tampa General Hospital
Hospitalist

nrkapadi@usf.edu
Candice Mateja, DO

Candice Mateja, DO

Professor
Tampa General Hospital

cmateja@usf.edu
Holly O'Brien, MD

Holly O'Brien, MD

Assistant Professor
Department of Internal Medicine
Hospital Medicine

holly.obrien@moffitt.org
Harold Paul, MD

Harold Paul, MD

Assistant Professor
James A Haley Veterans Hospital

hpaul@usf.edu

Tampa General Hospital

Erika Abel, MD

Erika Abel, MD

Associate Professor
Program Director, Internal Medicine-Pediatrics

esabel2@usf.edu
Jennifer Caputo-Seidler, MD

Jennifer Caputo-Seidler, MD

Assistant Professor

jcaputos@usf.edu
Charles Edwards, MD

Charles Edwards, MD

Associate Professor

cme@usf.edu
Aditya Grover, MD

Aditya Grover, MD

Assistant Professor

adityagrover@usf.edu
Shanu Gupta, MD, FACP

Shanu Gupta, MD, FACP

Associate Professor

shanugupta@usf.edu
Deborah Humphrey, DO

Deborah Humphrey, DO

Associate Professor
Hospital Medicine
Section Chief, Tampa General Hospital

dhumphre@usf.edu
Robert Ledford, MD

Robert Ledford, MD

Associate Professor
Hospital Medicine
Chief of Medicine, Tampa General Hospital

ledfordr@usf.edu
Elimarys Perez-Colon, MD

Elimarys Perez-Colon, MD

Associate Professor
Associate Program Director, Med-Peds
Chief of Internal Medicine, Tampa General Hospital

eperezco@usf.edu

James A Haley VA Hospital

Cameron Bell, MD

Cameron Bell, MD

cameronbell@usf.edu
Stephanie Hudey, MD

Stephanie Hudey, MD

Assistant Professor
Hospitalist

shudey@usf.edu
Joe Lezama, MD, MACP

Joe Lezama, MD, MACP

Professor
Vice Chair of Faculty Affairs

jlezama@usf.edu
Harold Paul, MD

Harold Paul, MD

Assistant Professor
Associate Program Director

hpaul@usf.edu
Daniel Poetter, MD

Daniel Poetter, MD

Assistant Professor

dpoetter@usf.edu
Phillip Ritucci-Chinni, DO

Phillip Ritucci-Chinni, DO

Assistant Professor
Hospitalist

pritucci@usf.edu
Katherine Robinson, MD

Katherine Robinson, MD

Assistant Professor
Co-Assistant Chief Hospital for Academics at JAHVA, Internal Medicine

katherinerobinson@usf.edu
Ross Specter, MD

Ross Specter, MD

Assistant Professor
Hospitalist

rospecte@usf.edu
Joann Tran, MD

Joann Tran, MD

Assistant Professor

jtran@usf.edu
Paul Jeske, MD

Paul Jeske, MD

Assistant Professor
Hospitalist

paul.jeske@va.gov

H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center

Nikhil Bhatia, MD

Nikhil Bhatia, MD

Assistant Professor
Department of Internal Medicine and Hospital Medicine

nikhil.bhatia@moffitt.org
Tim Hembree, DO, PhD

Tim Hembree, DO, PhD

Associate Professor
Chief Quality Officer
Interim Chair, Department of Internal and Hospital Medicine

timothy.hembree@moffitt.org
Bjorn Holmstrom, MD, FACP, FHM

Bjorn Holmstrom, MD, FACP, FHM

Assistant Professor
Chief, Medical Services Moffitt Cancer Center

bjorn.holmstrom@moffitt.org
Mark Ledbetter, MD

Mark Ledbetter, MD

Assistant Professor
Department of Internal Medicine and Hospital Medicine

mark.ledbetter@moffitt.org
Holly O'Brien, MD

Holly O'Brien, MD

Assistant Professor
Department of Internal Medicine and Hospital Medicine

holly.obrien@moffitt.org
Yilmarie Rosado-Acevedo, MD

Yilmarie Rosado-Acevedo, MD

Assistant Professor
Department of Internal Medicine and Hospital Medicine
Misbahuddin Syed, MD

Misbahuddin Syed, MD

Assistant Professor
Department of Internal Medicine and Hospital Medicine

misbahuddin.syed@moffitt.org
Neha Verma, MD

Neha Verma, MD

Assistant Professor
Program Director

neha.verma@moffitt.org
Kosuke Yasukawa, MD

Kosuke Yasukawa, MD

Assistant Professor
Department of Internal Medicine and Hospital Medicine

kosuke.yasukawa@moffitt.org
Jacqueline Wesolow, DO, MBA

Jacqueline Wesolow, DO, MBA

Assistant Professor

jacqueline.wesolow@moffitt.org
Ian Musgrave, MD

Ian Musgrave, MD

Assistant Professor
Department of Internal and Hospital Medicine

ian.musgrave@moffitt.org
Paul Ott, DO

Paul Ott, DO

Assistant Professor
Department of Internal and Hospital Medicine

paul.ott@moffitt.org
Sonali Khurana, MD

Sonali Khurana, MD

Associate Professor
Department of Internal and Hospital Medicine

sonali.khurana@moffitt.org

Morsani Center

Byron Moran, MD

Byron Moran, MD

Assistant Professor

bkm@usf.edu
Kevin O'Brien, MD, FACP

Kevin O'Brien, MD, FACP

Professor
Clerkship Director, Internal Medicine

obrienk@usf.edu

Healthpark

Hugo Narvarte, MD, FAAP

Hugo Narvarte, MD, FAAP

Assistant Professor

hjn@usf.edu

JAHVA General Internal Medicine Clinic

Roger Nehaul, MD

Roger Nehaul, MD

Assistant Professor
Primary Care

rnehaul@usf.edu
Sumeeta Rao-Mazzarolo, MD

Sumeeta Rao-Mazzarolo, MD

Assistant Professor

ssrao@usf.edu
Jeffrey Cummings, BS

Jeffrey Cummings, BS

Assistant Professor
Primary Care

Jeffrey.cummings2@va.gov

Teaching Award Recipients

2025

Seongseok Yun, MD, PhD (H. Lee Moffitt Cancer & Research Institute Faculty Award)

Nikesh Kapadia, MD (Tampa General Hospital Faculty Award)

Jeffrey Kooper, MD (James A. Haley Veteran's Hospital Faculty Award)

Priya Satish, MD (James A. Hospital Veteran's Hospital Outpatient Clinic Faculty Award)

Alexander Reiss, MD (Roy H. Behnke MD Residents' Faculty Award)

2024

Mark Ledbetter, MD (H. Lee Moffitt Cancer & Research Institute Faculty Award)

Candice Mateja, DO (Tampa General Hospital Faculty Award)

Katherine Robinson, MD (James A. Haley Veteran's Hospital Faculty Award)

Sumeeta Mazzaralo, MD (James A. Hospital Veteran's Hospital Outpatient Clinic Faculty Award)

Kevin O'Brien, MD (Carol & Frank Morsani Center Faculty Award)

Adam Schwartz, MD (Roy H. Behnke MD Residents' Faculty Award)

2023

Brandon Blue, MD (H. Lee Moffitt Cancer & Research Institute Faculty Award)

Nikesh Kapadia, MD (Tampa General Hospital Faculty Award)

Vanessa Ohleyer, DO (James A. Haley Veteran's Hospital Faculty Award)

Leyla Aponte, MD (James A. Hospital Veteran's Hospital Outpatient Clinic Faculty Award)

Shanu Gupta, MD (Roy H. Behnke MD Residents' Faculty Award)

2022

Timothy Hembree, DO, PhD (H. Lee Moffitt Cancer & Research Institute Faculty Award)

Jennifer Caputo-Seidler, MD (Tampa General Hospital Faculty Award)

Charlotte O'Leary, MD (James A. Haley Veteran's Hospital Faculty Award)

Mitchell Popovetsky, MD (James A. Hospital Veteran's Hospital Outpatient Clinic Faculty Award)

Candice Mateja, DO (Roy H. Behnke MD Residents' Faculty Award)

2021

Misbahuddin Syed, MD (H. Lee Moffitt Cancer & Research Institute Faculty Award)

Candice Mateja, DO (Tampa General Hospital Faculty Award)

Elizabeth Melzer, MD (James A. Haley Veteran's Hospital Faculty Award)

Leyla Aponte, MD (James A. Hospital Veteran's Hospital Outpatient Clinic Faculty Award)

Shanu Gupta, MD (Roy H. Behnke MD Residents' Faculty Award)

2020

Timothy Hembree, DO, PhD (H. Lee Moffitt Cancer & Research Institute Faculty Award)

Robert Ledford, MD (Tampa General Hospital Faculty Award)

Daniel Poetter, MD (James A. Haley Veteran's Hospital Faculty Award)

Lucy Guerra, MD (James A. Hospital Veteran's Hospital Outpatient Clinic Faculty Award)

Candice Mateja, DO (Roy H. Behnke MD Residents' Faculty Award)

2019

Asha Ramsakal, DO (H. Lee Moffitt Cancer & Research Institute Faculty Award)

Candice Mateja, DO (Tampa General Hospital Faculty Award)

Jeffrey Kooper, MD (James A. Haley Veteran's Hospital Faculty Award)

Asa Oxner, MD (James A. Hospital Veteran's Hospital Outpatient Clinic Faculty Award)

Kellee Oller, MD (Roy H. Behnke MD Residents' Faculty Award)