Internal Medicine Residency Faculty

Dr. Butros Bazo, MD

Butros Bazo, MD

Internal Medicine Residency Program Director

Dr. Bazo is board certified in internal medicine. He began his career as a chief medical resident and then appointed as the associate program director for a 90-resident internal medicine residency program in New York City. Dr. Bazo continued his academic career as a member of a large hospitalist group at John Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland before relocating to the Tampa Bay Area to join the hospitalist staff at St. Joseph’s Hospital. He’s an enthusiastic hospitalist and enjoys working with an interdisciplinary, inter-professional team. Dr. Bazo is an avid educator, and his passion is teaching residents and medical students the art of medicine and patient-centered care.
Dr. Camille Alfonso, DO

Camille Alfonso, DO

Internal Medicine Residency Associate Program Director


Education

Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine/Seton Hall; Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Residency: HCA Florida Healthcare/USF Morsani College of Medicine/Bayonet Point Hospital; Hudson, Florida
Board Certifications: Internal Medicine

Dr. Sapna Patel, MD

Sapna Patel, MD

Internal Medicine Residency Associate Program Director


Education

Medical School: University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine; Tampa, Florida
Residency: Emory University School of Medicine; Atlanta, Georgia
Board Certifications: Internal Medicine

Dr. Mauricio Valenzuela, MD

Mauricio Valenzuela, MD 

Internal Medicine Residency Associate Program Director


Education

Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center; Memphis, Tennessee
Residency: University of South Florida; Tampa, Florida
Board Certifications: Internal Medicine

Dr. Hazem Abu Grara, MD, Internal Medicine Residency Core Faculty

Hazem Abu Grara, MD

Internal Medicine Core Faculty
Director of Scholarly Activity


Education

Medical School: University of Tripoli; Libya
Residency: Texas Tech University Health Science; Lubbock, Texas
Fellowship: Nephrology - University of Miami; Miami, Florida
Board Certifications: Internal Medicine

Dr. Tereese M. Allen, MD

Tereese M. Allen, MD

Internal Medicine Core Faculty


Education

Medical School: University of Louisville; Louisville, Kentucky
Residency: Scott & White Memorial Hospital; Temple, Texas
Board Certifications: Internal Medicine

Dr. Parul Aneja, MD, Internal Medicine Core Faculty

Parul Aneja, MD

Internal Medicine Core Faculty


Education

Medical School: Chicago Medical School/Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine; North Chicago, Illinois
Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago/Mercy Hospital and Medical Center; Chicago, Illinois
Board Certifications: Internal Medicine

Dr. Nilo F. Ayuyao, MD

Nilo F. Ayuyao, MD

Internal Medicine Core Faculty

 

Education

Medical School: University of the Philippines College of Medicine; Manila, Philippines
Residency: St. Luke’s/Roosevelt Hospital Center; New York, New York
Board Certifications: Internal Medicine

Dr. Nathan Chandler, DO

Nathan Chandler, DO

Internal Medicine Core Faculty


Education

Medical School: Midwestern University; Downers Grove, Illinois
Residency: Northshore University HealthSystem; Evanston, Illinois
Board Certifications: Internal Medicine

Dr. Ammar Jesri, MD, Internal Medicine Core Faculty

Ammar Jesri, MD

Internal Medicine Core Faculty


Education

Medical School: University of Aleppo; Aleppo, Syria
Residency: Ministry of Health Hospitals/Seton Hall University at St. Francis Medical Center; Trenton, New Jersey
Board Certifications: Internal Medicine

Dr. Hannie Patel, MD

Hannie Patel, MD

Internal Medicine Core Faculty


Education

Medical School: Windsor University; St. Kitts, West Indies
Residency: University of Florida College of Medicine; Gainesville, Florida
Board Certifications: Internal Medicine

Nayankumar Patel, MD Internal Medicine Core Faculty

Nayankumar Patel, MD

Internal Medicine Core Faculty


Education

Medical School: B.J. Medical College; India
Residency: Crozer Chester Medical Center; Upland, Pennsylvania
Fellowship: Geriatrics - Temple University Hospital; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Board Certifications: Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine

Dr. Niveditha S. Reddy, MD

Niveditha S. Reddy, MD

Internal Medicine Core Faculty


Education

Medical School: Bangalore Medical College; Bengaluru, Kamataka, India
Residency: University of Illinois College of Medicine; Urbana, Illinois
Fellowship: The Ohio State University; Columbus, Ohio
Board Certifications: Internal Medicine

Dr. Howard Rothbaum, MD

Howard Rothbaum, MD

Internal Medicine Core Faculty


Education

Medical School: The Ohio State University College of Medicine; Columbus, Ohio
Residency: The Ohio State University College of Medicine; Columbus, Ohio
Board Certifications: Internal Medicine

Dr. Kevin Sierra, MD, Internal Medicine Core Faculty

Kevin Sierra, MD

Internal Medicine Core Faculty


Education

Medical School: University Central del Este; Pedro de Maconis, Dominican Republic
Residency: Wayne State University; Detroit, Michigan
Fellowship: Pulmonary & Critical Care - Wayne State University; Detroit, Michigan
Board Certifications: Internal Medicine

Dr. Anna Liza B. Valina-Toth, MD

Anna Liza B. Valina-Toth, MD

Internal Medicine Core Faculty


Education

Medical School: Wayne State University School of Medicine; Detroit, Michigan
Residency: MetroHealth Medical Center/Case Western University; Cleveland, Ohio
Fellowship: Cardiology - Willian Beaumont Hospital; Royal Oak, Michigan
Board Certifications: Internal Medicine