Faculty

Program Leadership:

Aaron Walker, M.D.
Program Director/Clinical Assistant ProfessorDr. Aaron

Medical School: Xavier University School of Medicine
Residency: University of Pittsburg Medical Center - Mercy

Specialty: Internal Medicine
Special Interests: Resident Wellness, Education, Medical Awareness 
Hobbies:  Classical piano, saxophone, soccer

  

 


Raymond Shashaty, Jr., M.D.Dr. Raymond Shashaty
Inpatient Associate Program Director/Clinical Assistant Professor


Medical School: University of Miami School of Medicine
Residency: Orlando Regional Medical Center

Specialty: Internal Medicine
Special Interest: Hospital medicine
Hobbies: Mountain biking and Jiu-Jitsu 
 


Nakeisha Rodgers, M.D.                                                                                                     
Outpatient Associate Program Director/Ambulatory Medicine/Clinical Assistant Professor Dr. Nakeisha Rodgers

Medical School: University of the West Indies
Residency: Bridgeport Hospital Affiliated with Yale, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Harvard Medical School, Geriatrics  

Specialty: Internal Medicine
Special Interest: Geriatric Medicine
Hobbies: Dance, poetry, playwriting, event planning

 


Hussam Ammar, M.D.
Core Faculty/Clinical Associate Professor Dr. Hussam Ammar

Medical School: Cairo University

Specialty: Internal Medicine
Special Interests: Clinical (both in and out-patient), POCUS, and education
Hobbies: Loves his family, both two-legged and four-legged (one dog, two cats), loves to read


 


Mownika Yadlapalli, M.D.
Core Faculty/ Clinical Assistant ProfessorDr Ya

Medical School: American University of Antigua
Residency: University of Pittsburg Medical Center - Mercy 

Specialty: Internal Medicine
Special Interests:  Gastroenterology; EMT; Community Service - Free Medical Clinics,
Disaster Relief Medical Camps
Hobbies:  Cooking, arts, music, travel

 


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Julia S. Barry, D.O.

Clinical Assistant Professor
Florida State University College of Medicine

Specialty: Internal Medicine
Subspecialty: Cadiovascular Disease

Dr. Barry received her Doctor of Osteopathy at Nova Southeastern University – College of Osteopathic Medicine in Davie, Florida. She completed her Residency in Internal Medicine at State University of New York at Stony Brook in Stony Brook, New York. She completed her Fellowship in Cardiovascular Disease at University of Florida Shands Teaching Hospital in Gainesville, Florida.


Carlos Campo, M.D.Dr. Campo

Clinical Assistant Professor
Florida State University College of Medicine

Specialty: Pulmonary/Critical Care
Subspecialty: Interventional Bronchoscopy/Sleep Medicine

Dr. Campo earned his M.D. from Universidad Autonoma de Centro America in San Jose, Costa Rica.
He completed his internship and residency at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami, FL. Dr. Campo completed his fellowship at University of Miami, Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Florida.

 


Chaowen (Jason) Chen, MDphoto

Clinical Assistant Professor
Florida State University College of Medicine

Specialty: Neurology
Subspecialty: Clinical Neurophysiology

Dr. Chen earned his MD at National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.  He completed his residency at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, and his fellowship at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI.

 


Dr. DollAvon Doll, M.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor
Florida State University College of Medicine

Specialty: Internal Medicine
Subspecialty: Nephrology  

Dr. Doll earned his M.D. at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, OK. He completed his internship, residency and fellowship at University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida.

 


Gian Carlo Giove, M.D.photo

Clinical Assistant Professor
Florida State University College of Medicine

Specialty: Internal Medicine
Subspecialty: Cardiovascular Disease

Dr. Giove comes to us from the University of Alabama following completion of Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiovascular Disease fellowships and an internal medicine residency at the Mount Sinai School
of Medicine.

 


Gregory Hartlage, M.D.photo

Clinical Assistant Professor
Florida State University College of Medicine

Specialty: Internal Medicine
Subspecialty: Cadiovascular Disease

Dr. Hartlage attended Medical School at the University of South Florida College of Medicine, completed his Internal Medicine Residency at the renowned J. Willis Hurst Internal Medicine Residency Program, Emory University, followed by Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship also at Emory.

 


Alex Ho, M.D.photo

Clinical Assistant Professor
Florida State University College of Medicine

Specialty: Emergency Medicine

Dr. Ho earned his MD degree from the Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee, FL. 
He completed his internship and residency at the University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC.

 


Gizatchew Ketsela, M.D., FACP

Clinical Assistant Professorphoto
Florida State University College of Medicine

Specialty: Infectious Disease
SubSpecialty:  Infectious Disease

Dr. Ketsela earned his MD degree from Addis Ababa University Faculty of Medicine, Addis, Ababa, Ethiopia.  He completed his residency at the New York Medical College at Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center, Bronx, NY, and his fellowship at the University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL.

 


Hari Kolli, M.D.

Clinical Assistant Professorphoto
Florida State University College of Medicine

Specialty: Nephrology and Hypertension

Dr. Kolli earned his MD from Osmania University, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradish, India.

He completed his Internship, residency, and fellowship at the University of Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine, Buffalo, NY.

 


Thomas Noel, M.D.

Dr. NoelClinical Assistant Professor
Florida State University College of Medicine

Specialty: Cardiovascular Disease
Subspecialty: Interventional Cardiology/Internal Medicine/Nuclear Cardiology Medicine

Dr. Noel earned his M.D. at University of Florida in Gainesville, FL. He completed his internship, residency and fellowship at Medical College of Virginia in Richmond, VA.

 


Mitchell F. Peabody, D.O.

Clinical Assistant Professorphoto
Florida State University College of Medicine

Specialty: Hematology/Oncology
 

Dr. Peabody earned his DO degree from the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, East Lansing, MI and completed both his residency and fellowship at St. John Providence Macomb-Oakland Hospital, Warren, MI.

 


Hussein Rayatzadeh, M.D.photo

Clinical Assistant Professor
Florida State University College of Medicine

Specialty: Internal Medicine
Subspecialty: Cadiovascular Disease

Dr. Rayatzadeh received his Doctorate of Medicine from Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Tehran, Iran. After serving one year in the military, Dr. Rayatzadeh relocated to the U.S. in 2009. He completed his Internal Medicine Residency at Penn State Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania. He completed his Cardiovascular Diseases Fellowship at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, Texas.


Pablo A. Rengifo-Moreno, M.D.photo

Clinical Assistant Professor
Florida State University College of Medicine

Specialty: Internal Medicine
Subspecialty: Cadiovascular Disease

Dr. Rengifo received his Doctorate of Medicine from the Universidad Central de Venezuela in Caracas, Venezuela and then completed a two year research fellowship at Harvard University. He completed his Internal Medicine Residency at St. Elizabeth´s Medical Center of Tufts University in Boston, Massachusetts. He completed his Cardiovascular Diseases Fellowship at Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.


Dr. RodriguezAndres Rodriguez, M.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor
Florida State University College of Medicine

Specialty: Gastroenterology
Subspecialty: Internal Medicine

Dr. Rodriguez earned his M.D. at Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, CT. He completed
his internship, residency and fellowship at University of Chicago in Chicago, IL.

 


Less K. Shrestha, M.D.Dr. Shrestha

Clinical Assistant Professor
Florida State University College of Medicine

Subspecialty: Rheumatology

Dr. Shrestha earned his MD from Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara, Nepal.  He completed his residency at Saint Barnabas Hospital Bronx, NY and fellowship at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK.

 


Ernesto Umana, M.D., FACCphoto

Clinical Assistant Professor
Florida State University College of Medicine

Specialty: Cardiovascular Disease
Subspecialty: Echocardiography, Nuclear Cardiology, Cardiovascular Computed Tomography

Dr. Umana earned his MD at Francisco Marroquin University, Guatemala City, Guatemala. He completed his internship, residency, and fellowship at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine, Mobile, AL.
 


Dr. Beatriz Cepeda Valery, M.D.

Clinical Assistant Professorphoto
Florida State University College of Medicine

Specialty: Internal Medicine
Subspecialty: Cadiovascular Disease

Dr. Cepeda Valery received her Doctorate of Medicine at the Universidad Central de Venezuela in Luis Razetti, Venezuela. She completed her Residency in Internal Medicine, as well as her Fellowship in Cardiovascular Disease, at Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  

 


Michael John Ford, M.D.

Clinical Assistant ProfessorMichael John Ford, M.D.
Florida State University College of Medicine

Specialty: Dermatology

Dr. Ford graduated from the University of Florida College of Medicine in 1982. Completed Internship 1983 & Residency 1985 at Huntsville Hospital. He works in Tallahassee, FL and 2 other locations and specializes in Dermatology, Dermatopathology and Emergency Medicine. Dr. Ford is affiliated with HCA Florida Capital Hospital.

 

 


Narayanan Krishnamoorthy, M.D.

Clinical Assistant ProfessorNarayanan Krishnamoorthy, M.D.
Florida State University College of Medicine

Specialty: Wound Care

Dr. Krishnamoorthy completed Medical School at TD Medical College in Alappuzha, Kerala, India as well as a Master of Science degree at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland, UK. His Internal Medicine Residency began at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland, UK, and completed at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital with a Family Medicine Residency. Is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine, American Board of Clinical Lipidology, and certified in Hyperbaric Medicine and Wound Care.

 


Tiffany Eisenbach, M.D.

Clinical Assistant ProfessorTiffany Eisenbach, M.D.
Florida State University College of Medicine

Specialty: Neurology

Dr. Tiffany Lynn Eisenbach is a Neurology Specialist in Tallahassee, Florida. She graduated with honors from University Of Washington School Of Medicine in 2020. Having more than 5 years of diverse experiences, especially in NEUROLOGY, Dr. Tiffany Lynn Eisenbach affiliates with Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare, cooperates with many other doctors and specialists in medical group Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare Inc.

 


Prashanth Vennalaganti, M.D.

Clinical Assistant ProfessorPrashanth Vennalaganti, M.D.
Florida State University College of Medicine

Specialty: Gastroenterology 

Dr. Prashanth R Vennalaganti is a Gastroenterology Specialist in Tallahassee, Florida. He graduated with honors in 2000. Having more than 25 years of diverse experiences, especially in Gastroenterology. Dr. Prashanth R Vennalaganti affiliates with Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare.

 

 


Hardeep Singh, M.D.

Clinical Assistant ProfessorHardeep Singh, M.D.
Florida State University College of Medicine

Specialty: Gastroenterology

Dr. Hardeep Singh, MD is a gastroenterologist in Tallahassee, FL and has over 35 years of experience in the medical field. Dr. Singh has extensive experience in Esophageal Disorders and Pancreatic Disease. He graduated from Armed Forces Medical College, Maharashtra University of Health Sciences in 1988. He is affiliated with medical facilities such as HCA Florida Capital Hospital and Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare.

 


Cilla Edmonston Poppell, M.D.

Clinical Assistant ProfessorCilla Edmonston Poppell, M.D.
Florida State University College of Medicine

Specialty: Radiology/ Radiation Oncology

Dr. Cilla Edmonston Poppell is a Radiation Oncology Specialist in Tallahassee, Florida. She graduated with honors from Florida State University College of Medicine in 2018. Having more than 7 years of diverse experiences, especially in RADIATION ONCOLOGY, Dr. Cilla Edmonston Poppell affiliates with Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare, cooperates with many other doctors and specialists in medical group Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare Inc.

 


Yusef Syed, M.D.

Clinical Assistant ProfessorYusef Syed, M.D.
Florida State University College of Medicine

Specialty: Radiology/ Radiation Oncology

Dr. Yusef A. Syed is a radiation oncologist in Tallahassee, Florida and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare and Emory University Hospital. He received his medical degree from University at Buffalo School of Medicine and has been in practice between 6-10 years.

 


 


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