Faculty

Program Director

Kellee Oller, MD, FACP

Kellee Oller, MD, FACP

Associate Professor of Medicine Program
Director since 2018
Tampa General Hospital Academic
Hospitalist

ollerk@usf.edu

Associate Program Directors

Lucy Guerra, MD MPH FACP FHM

Lucy Guerra, MD MPH FACP FHM

Professor & Division Director,
Division of Internal Medicine
Co-Director, USF Bridge Clinic
Co-Director, USF Tampa Bay Street Medicine

guerral@usf.edu
Bjorn Holmstrom, MD, FACP, FHM

Bjorn Holmstrom, MD, FACP, FHM

Assistant Professor of Medicine,
Chief, Medical Services
Moffitt Cancer Center

bjorn.holmstrom@moffitt.org
Nikesh Kapadia, MD

Nikesh Kapadia, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine,
USF Health Morsani College of Medicine,
Tampa General Hospital,
Hospitalist

nrkapadi@usf.edu
Candice Mateja, DO, FACP

Candice Mateja, DO, FACP

Associate Professor,
Tampa General Hospital

cmateja@usf.edu
Harold Paul, MD

Harold Paul, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine,
James A Haley Veterans Hospital,

hpaul@usf.edu

Tampa General Hospital

Erika Abel, MD

Erika Abel, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine
Program Director, Internal Medicine-Pediatrics

esabel2@usf.edu
Jennifer Caputo-Seidler, MD

Jennifer Caputo-Seidler, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

jcaputos@usf.edu
Charles Edwards, MD

Charles Edwards, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

cme@usf.edu
Shanu Gupta, MD, FACP

Shanu Gupta, MD, FACP

Associate Professor of Medicine

shanugupta@usf.edu
Deborah Humphrey, DO

Deborah Humphrey, DO

Associate Professor
Hospital Medicine Section Chief, Tampa General Hospital

dhumphre@usf.edu
Nikesh Kapadia, MD

Nikesh Kapadia, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

nrkapadi@usf.edu
Robert Ledford, MD

Robert Ledford, MD

Associate Professor
Division Director, 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 Veterans Hospital

Cameron T. Bell

Cameron T. Bell

cameron.bell@va.gov
Stephanie Hudey, MD

Stephanie Hudey, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Hospitalist

stephanie.hudey@va.gov
Jeffrey Kooper, MD

Jeffrey Kooper, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Hospitalist

jeffrey.kooper@va.gov
Jose Lezama, MD FACP MACP

Jose Lezama, MD FACP MACP

Professor of Medicine
Vice Chair of Education

jlezama@usf.edu
Harold Paul, MD

Harold Paul, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Associate Program Director

hpaul@usf.edu
Daniel Poetter, MD

Daniel Poetter, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

daniel.poetter@va.gov
Alexander Reiss, MD

Alexander Reiss, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine
Chief, Section of Hospital Medicine

alexander.reiss@va.gov
Phillip Ritucci-Chinni, DO

Phillip Ritucci-Chinni, DO

Assistant Professor of Medicine
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 of Medicine
Hospitalist

ross.specter@va.gov
Joann Tran, MD

Joann Tran, MD

Assistant Professor

jtran@usf.edu

Paul Jeske, MD

Paul Jeske, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Hospitalist

paul.jeske@va.gov

Moffitt Cancer Center

Nikhil Bhatia, MD

Nikhil Bhatia, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Department of Internal Medicine and Hospital Medicine

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

Timothy Hembree, DO, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine
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
Associate Program Director
Vice Chair, Department of Internal and Hospital Medicine

bjorn.holmstrom@moffitt.org
Deanna Horst, MD

Deanna Horst, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Department of Internal Medicine and Hospital Medicine

deanna.horst@moffitt.org
Mark Ledbetter, MD

Mark Ledbetter, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Department of Internal Medicine and Hospital Medicine

mark.ledbetter@moffitt.org
Sowmya Nanjappa, MD

Sowmya Nanjappa, MD

Assistant Professor

sowmyananjappa@usf.edu
Holly O'Brien

Holly O'Brien

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Department of Internal Medicine and Hospital Medicine
Smitha Pabbathi, MD

Smitha Pabbathi, MD

Associate Professor
Medical Director of Survivorship, Moffitt

spabbath@usf.edu
Yilmarie Rosado-Acevedo, MD

Yilmarie Rosado-Acevedo, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Department of Internal Medicine and Hospital Medicine

yilmarie.rosado-acevedo@moffitt.org
Misbahuddin Syed, MD

Misbahuddin Syed, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Department of Internal Medicine and Hospital Medicine

msyed@usf.edu
Neha Verma, MD

Neha Verma, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Program Director

neha.verma@moffitt.org
Kosuke Yasukawa, MD

Kosuke Yasukawa, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Department of Internal Medicine and Hospital Medicine

kyasukawa@usf.edu

Jacqueline Wesolow, DO, MBA

Jacqueline Wesolow, DO, MBA

Assistant Professor

jacqueline.wesolow@moffitt.org
Ian Musgrave, MD

Ian Musgrave, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Department of Internal and Hospital Medicine

Ian.Musgrave@Moffitt.org
Paul Ott, DO

Paul Ott, DO

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Department of Internal and Hospital Medicine

Paul.Ott@Moffitt.org
Sonali Khurana, MD

Sonali Khurana, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine
Department of Internal and Hospital Medicine

Sonali.Khurana@Moffitt.org

Morsani Center

Leyla Aponte, MD

Leyla Aponte, MD

leylaaponte@usf.edu
Lucy Guerra, MD MPH FACP FHM

Lucy Guerra, MD MPH FACP FHM

Professor & Division Director,
Division of Internal Medicine
Co-Director, USF Bridge Clinic
Co-Director, USF Tampa Bay Street Medicine

guerral@usf.edu
Byron Moran, MD

Byron Moran, MD

Assistant Professor
APD, Sports Medicine Fellowship

bmoran@health.usf.edu
Hugo Narvarte, MD, FAAP

Hugo Narvarte, MD, FAAP

Assistant Professor

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

Kevin O'Brien, MD, FACP

Associate Professor
Clerkship Director, Internal Medicine

obrienk@usf.edu

JAHVA General Internal Medicine Clinic

Roger Nehaul, MD

Roger Nehaul, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Primary Care

rnehaul@usf.edu
Sumeeta Rao-Mazzarolo, MD

Sumeeta Rao-Mazzarolo, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

sumeeta.mazzarolo@va.gov
Brian Zilka, MD

Brian Zilka, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

bzilka@usf.edu

Jeffrey Cummings

Jeffrey Cummings

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Primary Care

Jeffrey.cummings2@va.gov

Teaching Award Recipients

Award	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Moffitt Teaching Award	Asha Ramsakal, DO	Timothy Hembree, DO, PhD	Misbahuddin Syed, MD	Timothy Hembree, DO, PhD	Brandon Blue MD
TGH Teaching Award	Candice Mateja, DO	Robert Ledford, MD	Candice Mateja, DO	Jennifer Caputo-Seidler, MD	Nikesh Kapadia MD
VA Teaching Award	Jeffrey Kooper, MD	Daniel Poetter, MD	Elizabeth Melzer, MD	Charlotte O'Leary, MD	Vanessa Ohleyer DO
Outpatient Clinic Teaching Award	Asa Oxner, MD	Lucy Guerra, MD	Leyla Aponte, MD	Mitchell Popovetsky, MD	Leyla Aponte MD
Roy H. Behnke MD Award	Kellee Oller, MD	Candice Mateja, DO	Shanu Gupta, MD	Candice Mateja, DO	Shanu Gupta MD

Internal Medicine Residency Program

Internal Medicine Residency Program

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