Congratulations Physician Leadership Graduates

BayCare celebrated the graduation of its third group of Physician Leaders during the annual Leadership Forum on May 15.

Jim Merlino, MD, chief transformation officer at Press Ganey, was the forum's guest speaker, discussing zero harm in the health care environment. Teri Sholder, BayCare's chief quality officer, gave an overview of BayCare's Zero Harm journey at the forum.

The Physician Leadership Program, established in 2014, is based upon our belief that physician leadership is key to the success of our health system.

The goal of the program is to deliver leadership training that enables physicians to lead in the delivery of exceptional health care. The combination of a formal curriculum, social engagement and mentorship programs provides the core model for a comprehensive and sustainable leadership program.

Physicians are selected for the program by senior management, and they are either on the leadership path or have been identified as having leadership potential. Participants are respected by their peers, are committed to the community and exhibit the values of the organization.

Upon completion of the 18-month program, graduates are increasingly looked upon to participate in and lead initiatives toward driving clinical excellence and are also given the opportunity to attend our biannual Leadership Forum. Those forums are by invitation only and include BayCare senior leaders and medical executives, giving the graduates an ever-increasing voice in our system.

Join us in congratulating our 63 physician graduates, including five graduates of the Turley Family Practice residency leadership track.

BayCare Medical Group

Employed hospital based physicians are recognized at their facility locations below.

Vamsi Allada, DO
Wayne Anderson, MD
Moriam Ayo-Amu, MD
Marcy Baker, MD
Calvin Briles, DO
Christina Canody, MD
Jennifer Chambers, DO
Daniel Chernaev, MD
Angel Docobo, MD
Juan Falla, MD
Sanjay Hegde, MD
Philip Jones, MD
Chrisoula Kiriazis, MD
Rob Koch, DO
Elizabeth Lawrence, MD
Nelson Lezcano, DO
Brendan Malik, MD
Paul Mikus, MD
Vaibhav (AJ) Moondra, MD
Laura Mosher, MD
Carmen Nan, MD
Sarah Notter, MD
Arturo Riviera, MD
Anthony Rossi, DO
Sanjiv Sahoo, MD
Mohin Shah, MD
Rakesh Sharma, MD
Marguerite Thomer, MD
Jason Wilson, MD

BayCare Urgent Care

Christopher Lee, MD

Bartow Regional Medical Center

Faeza Kazmier, MD
Rengit Philip, MD

Mease Dunedin and Mease Countryside Hospitals

Vamsi Allada, DO
Robert Davidson, MD
Christy Nolan, DO
Upen Patel, MD
Arturo Riviera, MD
Rakesh Sharma, MD

Morton Plant Hospital

Wayne Anderson, MD - Turley
Tommie Betancourt, DO
Christopher Bucciarelli, MD
Daniel Chernaev, MD - Turley
Heather Germann, MD
Ahmad Hassan, MD
Chrisoula Kiriazis, MD
Elizabeth Lawrence, MD - Turley
Paul Mikus, MD
Vaibhav (AJ) Moondra, MD
Sarah Notter, MD
Haseeb Rahman, MD
Valerie Stewart, DO
Yi Chu (Jeremy) Wang, MD
Jason Wilson, MD

Morton Plant North Bay Hospital

Peter DiMartino, MD
Laura Mosher, MD
Mohin Shah, MD
Andrew Wilson, MD
Stephanie Yanase, MD

St. Anthony's Hospital

Brett Almond, MD
Lawrence (Rocky) Mendiola, DO
Marguerite Thomer, MD

St. Joseph's Hospital - Main, Women's, Children's

Dmitry Baschinsky, MD
Christina Canody, MD
Angel Docobo, MD
Sanjay Hegde, MD
Edwin Jackson, MD
Philip Jones, MD
Nelson Lezcano, DO
Jesus Navarro, MD
Sanjiv Sahoo, MD

St. Joseph's Hospital - North

Chetan Khamare, MD
Rob Koch, DO
Carmen Nan, MD
Kelly VanEpps, MD

St. Joseph's Hospital - South

Moriam Ayo-Amu, MD
Calvin Briles, DO
Brendan Malik, MD
Richard Picciocca, MD
James Robelli, MD
Richard Rodriguez, MD

South Florida Baptist Hospital

Anthony Rossi, DO

Winter Haven Hospital

Arvinder Gagneja, MD
Vincent Gatto, MD
Rafael Santiago-Aponte, MD

Turley Family Medicine Residency

Mandy Daily, MD
Sarah Kimble, MD
Amy-Joy McDaniel, MD
Brian McDaniel, MD
Cindy Shavor, MD