Our Fellows

WOMAN'S HEALTH FELLOWSHIP

Dr. Lizina Green

GERIATRIC FELLOWSHIP

Dr. L. Paige Slack

Dr. Noureen Akbar

Dr. Estrella Vega

Third Year Residents

Dr. Amin looks quite different now from this photo! Imagine Fabio. After residency, he is looking into hospital medicine. He enjoys kite-boarding, surfing, and calbe wake-boarding. There is a high likelihood that he will one day live next to a beach.

Dr. Bhavsar was raised in sunny California as an only child. After graduation, he is looking into hospital medicine. He enjoys outdoor activities including sailing, playing basketball, and running. His musical talents involve playing the "tabla" drum, a popular Indian percussion instrument.

Dr. Ghasham's hometown is in Michigan. His leadership experience includes being Captain of the U.S. Army. He is married to his beautiful wife, Fidaa. Outside of medicine, Dr. Ghasham enjoys working out, reading, and traveling to faraway places. 

Dr. Gomez is from Orlando, FL. In residency, Dr. Gomez currently serves as Chief Resident. She has a strong theatre background and even started an acting group that performed musical theatre for children in the community of Gainesville, FL, where she attended medical school. Dr. Gomez is married to a construction manager who is now a stay-at-home dad with a beautiful baby boy. Her interest lies within hospitalist medicine.

Dr. Le was born in Vietnam. His hometown in the US is in Houston, TX. Prior to his medical pursuits, he was an engineer at NASA! After residency, Dr. Le plans on joining a private practice. He is adept at riding a motorcycle but refuses to give Dr. Koo a ride because Dr. Koo's wife won't let him be that cool.

Dr. Menezes (AKA Van Diesel) grew up in both Sarasota, FL and Columbus, OH. In residency, he is President of the Resident's Association and is also a Resident Representative of the Florida Academy of Family Physicians. His hobbies are working out, mountain biking, and partaking in social gatherings. 

Dr. Miah grew up in New York. His interesting extracurricular activities before residency included being manager of a co-op housing organization, participating in a Salybia mission project, and playing chess. He is recently married. His outside interests include watching Bollywood movies and traveling. 

Dr. Mickel is from Jacksonville, FL. She will be doing a geriatrics fellowship here at Florida Hospital Family Medicine Residency so that the faculty can continue their tradition of pain and suffering and torment on their minions. 

Dr. Castro is from Lake Mary, FL. She is happily married. And she enjoys salsa dancing. While in residency, Dr. Castro has gone on a medical mission trip to Campeche, Mexico and works at the local After Hours Clinic for the uninsured. Dr. Castro would like to go into private practice after residency.

Dr. Munoz was raised in Standish, MI. Dr. Munoz is currently Chief Resident. She has volunteered at Disney Marathon and has participated in a mission trip to Chiapas, Mexico to perform colposcopies and cervical cancer screenings during residency. She has been married for two years and has a Boston Terrier named Maddie. Outside of medicine, Dr. Munoz likes to travel, bike, and go down the street to the magical world of Disney World. 

Dr. Nguyen grew up in Orlando, FL. Her extracurricular activities before residency included being a Counselor of Florida's Diabetes Camp, serving as Fund-raising Co-Chair of Project World Health which organizes medical mission trips to the Dominican Republic, and leading as Vice President of the Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association. In residency, she serves as Recruitment Committee Chair and has participated in medical mission trips to Mexico and Haiti. Her hobbies include running outdoors, speaking Spanish, and hiking uphill but not downhill. 

Dr. Saleh was born in Egypt. Her volunteer work there involved assisting patients with disabilities. Dr. Saleh is married and has an exceptionally beautiful baby girl named Joy. She is interested in outpatient medicine.

Dr. Santizo 's hometown is in Brooklyn, NY. He has publications in international research endeavors including Namibia, Africa, and Sweden. Dr. Santizo is married with two children and two cats. He wants to focus on outpatient health promotion and disease prevention with the them of "Diet and Exercise is Medicine."

Dr. Tastet has been on several medical mission trips including those to India, Cameroon, Mexico, and Haiti. She is musically talented and plays in an orchestra. Her outside interests include traveling, reading, and rock climbing. She speaks french. Bon appetit!

Dr. Wedderburn is from Jamaica. She has extensive experience with volunteering at orphanages and working with uninsured patients. Dr. Wedderburn is married and enjoys running, scuba diving, and traveling. She will focus on outpatient medicine after residency.

Second Year Residents

Dr. Al Achkar was raised in Syria along with EIGHT other siblings. He is married to his beautiful wife, Nadia, and has two pet dogs. On his spare time, Dr. Al Achkar plays the "lute", a Middle-Eastern string instrument, reads, and enjoys meeting new people. He has goals to do a fellowship in faculty development and to one day be an attending physician. He will be serving as chief resident next year at our program.

Dr. Atwell is from Miami, FL. She is proud to be the first doctor in her family. She currently serves as a Resident Representative of the Florida Academy of Family Physicians. Dr. Atwell loves to dance and watch Gator football. She is thinking about either joining a private practice, working in a community health center, or going into academics after completing her residency training. She will be serving as RA for our residency next year.

Dr. Brown calls Titusville, FL his hometown. He is a computer whiz! Dr. Brown plans to work in private practice after he graduates from residency. 

Dr. Garg grew up in Toronto, Ontario, Canada with her two younger brothers. Her interests outside of medicine include watching movies, listening to music, and enjoying time with close friends. Dr. Garg aspires to go into private practice in the future.

Dr. Jaime is from Brooklyn, NY. Here, she was a most valuable player on the school soccer team and spent time learning "capuera", an African-Latin karate-dance. Dr. Jaime now enjoys the typical hobbies of a mom including reading books to her children, watching HGTV with her family, and decorating her home with her husband.

Dr. Karim is from West Palm Beach, FL where her wonderful parents and younger sister currently reside. Dr. Karim enjoys volunteer work and had been a Counselor of Florida's Diabetes Camp and had participated on medical mission trips to the Dominican Republic and Bangladesh. Her hobbies include being outdoors, drawing, and traveling abroad. After residency, Dr. Karim would like to work with the underserved and continue to do mission work. She is recently married! Congrats!

Dr. Kwok is from Toronto, Canada. She received her Bachelor's degree from Baylor University and her medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch where she learned to lasso cattle while riding bare-back on a bucking bronco. 

Dr. Lee's hometown is in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Dr. Lee enjoys playing badminton, watching Sci-Fi TV shows and hockey, and playing video games such as Warcraft. He aspires to work in both inpatient and outpatient settings after residency.

Dr. Marsh grew up in St. Cloud, FL as the second oldest of four boys. Dr. Marsh enjoys playing guitar, weight lifting, fishing, playing flag football, cooking, and Yoga exercise. He would like to do private practice in a small town or rural setting in the future.

Dr. Qureshi is from Chicago, IL. He is the eldest of four children. He enjoys sketching, fishing, skiing, rollerblading, snorkeling, and playing basketball keep Dr. Qureshi active outside of practicing medicine. He aspires to do a sports medicine fellowship after completion of his residency training. He currently maintains an amazing salt-water aquarium where he keeps Nemo trapped.

Dr. Ruff grew up in Fresno, CA along with her one brother and one sister. Dr. Ruff is a well-rounded athlete in both basketball and flag football. Her other interests include reading, drawing, painting, and cooking. She hopes to work in private practice in the future.

Dr. Sasse is from Fort Myers, FL. She moved to Gainesville, FL to attend college. She kept fit as a Trigator Triathelete, was active in the Alpha Delta Pi Sorority and the Alpha Epsilon Delta Medical Honor Society, and volunteered for Habitat for Humanity and for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. In residency, she was awarded as "Intern of the Year" of her class. Ouside of medicine, Dr. Sasse spends her free time watching Gator football, running, swimming, and fishing with her husband, who is an engineer.

Dr. Tata grew up in Houston, TX as the oldest of five children. Dr. Tata's hobbies include traveling, photography, listening to music, dancing, cooking, and international cuisine. Her career interests involve international medicine and rural medicine.

Dr. Velez was born in Puerto Rico and raised in Orlando and Miami, FL. She has one older sister and a younger brother. Dr. Velez is dedicated to medical mission work and has traveled to the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Thailand, and Panama to help the underserved communities there. She also served as President of her medical school's organization, International Health Service Collaborative, that promotes sustainable health to the underserved. She plans to work with the underserved both at home and overseas in the future. Her hobbies include traveling, kickboxing, and dancing to bachata music.

Find Your Alumni Friends

We are planning on making the alumni directory available in a secure fashion (that way your contact information remains safe). We will either use a secure web address or password protection. You can get the newest directory as soon as we gather enough info.

What is a Featured Alumni?

Did you know that we have over 500 alumni! Have you ever wondered what the first graduates are doing? Have you ever wondered what cool practice models others are doing? When was the last time that one of our alumni climbed the Himalayas or swam in the Red Sea? Which alumni has the most children? Which alumni had the longest sideburns? Which alumni wore bell-bottoms?

About once a month, we will be featuring an alumni. So stay tuned! And don't be surprised if a faculty member calls you up for an interview! And if you have an interesting story, cool recipe, awesome practice model, or other fascinating tid-bits, please contact us!