Pediatrics Residency Program Faculty

Jennifer Casatelli, MD

Pediatrics Residency Program Director


Education

Medical School: USF Health Morsani College of Medicine; Tampa, Forida
Residency: USF Health Morsani College of Medicine; Tampa, Florida
Board Certification: Pediatrics


Why did you decide to be a part of the Pediatric Residency Program?
I have loved teaching since I was a resident. Most of my career has been spent as a hospitalist and participating in the education of students and residents. I have a passion for education. I love helping residents and students fulfill their lifelong dream of being a doctor and reaching their full potential.


Carlos Abanses, MD

Pediatrics Residency Associate Program Director

Education

Medical School: USF Health Morsani College of Medicine; Tampa, Florida
Residency: Wake Forest Baptist Hospital; Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Fellowship: The Children's Mercy Hospital; Kansas City, Missouri
Board Certification: Pediatrics, Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Christina Canody, MD

Education

Medical School: West Virginia University School of Medicine; Morgantown, West Virginia
Residency: USF Health Morsani College of Medicine; Tampa, Florida
Board Certification: Pediatrics

Diana Lone, DO

Education

Medical School: Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine/Midwestern University; Downers Grove, Illinois
Residency: General Pediatrics, Advocate Children’s Hospital/Lutheran General Hospital; Park Ridge, Illinois
Fellowship: Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, University of Minnesota; Minneapolis, Minnesota 
Board Certification: General Pediatrics, Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Carolyn Marasco, MD

Education

Medical School: S.U.N.Y. HSC College of Medicine; Syracuse, New York
Residency: Thomas Jefferson University DuPont Hospital for Children; Wilmington, Delaware
Board Certification: Pediatrics

Cesar Menchaca, MD

Education

Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine; Peoria, Illinois
Residency: Pediatrics, University of Chicago Comer Children’s Hospital; Chicago, Illinois
Fellowship: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Board Certification: General Pediatrics, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Kristine Rietsma, DO

Education

Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine; Erie, Pennsylvania
Residency: USF Health Morsani College of Medicine; Tampa, Florida
Board Certification: Pediatrics

Kaitlin Sapp, MD

Education

Medical School: USF Morsani College of Medicine; Tampa, Florida
Residency: USF Morsani College of Medicine; Tampa, Florida
Fellowship: USF Morsani College of Medicine; Tampa, Florida
Board Certification: Pediatrics, Neonatology