Dr. Velanovich is a Professor of Surgery and the Vivian Clark Reeves/Joy McCann Culverhouse Endowed Chair for Pancreatic Cancer and Digestive Disorders and faculty at the Joy McCann Culverhouse Center for Swallowing Disorders.  After 13 years of reserve and active duty, he was a senior staff surgeon, then Chief of the Division of General Surgery at Henry Hospital from 1996 to 2011.  He joined the faculty of the Department of Surgery at the University of South Florida as Director, of the Division of General Surgery and is now the Vice-Chair of Education for the Department.  He is the president-elect of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract and will assume the presidency in May 2023.  He is an honorary fellow of the Colegio Brasileiro de Cirurgia Digestiva.

Dr. Antoinette Spoto-Cannons is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics. She was born and raised in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Spoto-Cannons attended the Academy of the Holy Names from kindergarten through twelfth grade, completed her undergraduate studies at Emory University, graduated from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, and completed her USF Pediatric Residency at All Children’s Hospital followed by a year as chief resident at All Children’s Hospital and Tampa General Hospital during which time she realized her love of education. She has worked in both the outpatient and inpatient settings and currently practices in the outpatient Pediatric Open Access Clinic at 17 Davis. She is passionate about undergraduate and graduate medical education and is honored to help students navigate through medical school and transition to residency. Dr. Spoto-Cannons is a big fan of Disney and the USF Bulls, enjoys musicals, and loves spending time with her family.

Dr. Champeaux earned her bachelor’s degree in microbiology from Michigan State University and her medical degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She completed post-graduation residency training in Anatomic & Clinical Pathology at Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, WA, where she previously worked as Medical Director of the Transfusion Services and Armed Services Blood Bank Center and Anatomic & Clinical Pathology Residency program director for the pathology department. In 2013, she was appointed as Residency Program Director at USF overseeing the 4-year ACGME-accredited program. In 2017, Dr. Champeaux was selected as Chair of the Department of Pathology. Dr. Champeaux is married and has a son who plays collegiate and professional tennis. She enjoys cycling, cooking, gardening, and cold-process soap making.

Dr. Rodriguez-Waitkus aka “PRod” is an Associate Professor of Dermatology & Pathology at USF and Medical Director of the USF Diagnostic Laboratory. He is an expert in Dermatopathology, with a special interest in common and critical inflammatory dermatoses. Dr. PRod provides diagnostic services not only to USF Dermatology but also to the inpatient TGH Dermatology service and many community dermatologists. His second passion is medical/resident education, and he is actively involved in weekly dermatopathology lectures and unknown case conferences. In addition, he also serves as a USF Morsani College of Medicine Career Advisor. He is well-published and has presented in local, regional, and national meetings. Dr. Rodriguez-Waitkus loves living in Tampa and enjoys his free time with his wife & children traveling and visiting Florida attractions!

Dr. Cathy Lynch is a graduate of USF MCOM and completed her training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at USF.  She is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and subspecialty certified in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reproductive Surgery.  Dr. Lynch is Associate Vice President/Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Women’s Health and Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology.  Dr. Lynch is married to the former Mayor of Tampa, Bob Buckhorn, and has two daughters, Grace and Colleen.   In her free time, Dr. Lynch enjoys swimming, golfing, boating, fishing, and cheering for her alma mater, Georgetown, in basketball.  She has become a Penn State football fan since her husband is an alum and Grace is a junior.  Dr. Lynch, in her consultant role as the ob-gyn to the great apes at Busch Gardens, can also be seen on episodes of “Wildlife Docs.”

Dr. Mudra Kohli Kumar received her MD degree in New Delhi, India, and trained in General Pediatrics and Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, and stem cell transplantation in the United Kingdom and the US. As a professor and core faculty at USF Pediatrics, she is intimately involved in the residency training program, and undergraduate and graduate medical education. As she has held several leadership roles at MCOM including pre-clerkship course directorships and has participated hands-on in several educational activities, she is intimately familiar with the challenges and demands of medical education and curriculum at USF. She is very interested in addressing over-utilization in medicine and is exploring projects and research in this frontier. Over her 25-year involvement with USF, she has received several teaching and leadership awards – from her peers, students and residents. Dr. Kumar enjoys gardening, cooking, crafts, and other creative endeavors. She has traveled widely and is looking forward to space travel when that opportunity becomes realistic in the near future.

Dr. Narvarte is a primary care physician and clinician educator at USF-MCOM. He’s originally from Chile but grew up in North Carolina and Florida. Dr. Narvarte graduated from the USF Morsani College of Medicine in 2000 and completed his training in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine in 2004. He then joined the USF faculty in 2005. In addition to being a part of his patients' lives as their physician, the most gratifying part of his job is working with students and residents. He enjoys helping students and watching them grow personally and professionally over the course of medical school. In his free time, he loves to spend time with his wife and daughters. His main hobbies are watching/driving them to whatever recital or sporting event in which they're participating.

Dr. Gupta is an academic Internal Medicine hospitalist at Tampa General Hospital and an Associate Professor of Medicine at USF. She grew up in the UK and studied medicine at the University of Southampton. She worked in the UK and New Zealand before moving to the USA. She completed residency training in Chicago and spent ten years there primarily in teaching roles before moving to Tampa Bay. Her passion is medical education through the continuum of training and practice. She has served as an advisor, mentor, and coach to learners at all levels, and it gives her great pleasure to watch learners grow and flourish. She lives in St. Petersburg and in her spare time she enjoys the arts - dance, theater, music, and museums. Although she wouldn't say she enjoys running, she does enjoy using that time to listen to audiobooks or a great podcast. Recommendations welcome!

Dr. Greenberg is an Emergency Medicine Physician and the Vice-Chair of the Department of Emergency and Hospital Medicine at LVHN. She is also a Professor at USF Morsani College of Medicine. She and her 4 adult children are committed to public health service to vulnerable populations and they work together in their free time on several fronts. Amigos de Guatemala and Glasses for Guatemala are two nonprofit agencies they work with at a global level. Locally, Dr. Greenberg is the Valley Youth House, medical director. This site enables SELECT USF students to run a bimonthly volunteer clinic for homeless and housing-insecure adolescents. She loves to read and write. Even scholarly writing is fun! She has research and publication experience related to the prevention of substance use and resolving gender differences in education and care provided in the Emergency Department.

Dr. Kears graduated from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2018.  She then completed her Internal Medicine Residency at Lehigh Valley Health Network and served as their Chief Medical Resident.  She will be completing her Master of Business Administration degree in 2024.  She is currently on faculty in the Department of Medicine at Lehigh Valley Health Network.  She enjoys spending time with her family and participating in outdoor activities.

Dr. Prendergast graduated from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in 2008. She then completed a residency in Pediatrics at the University of Colorado and the Children's Hospital of Colorado.  She is board certified in Pediatric Hospitalist Medicine.  She is currently on faculty in the Department of Pediatrics at Lehigh Valley Health Network.