MEET THE TEAM

PROVIDING GUIDANCE AND EDUCATION TO OUR RESIDENTS

A Message From Our

PROGRAM DIRECTOR

Welcome to the beautiful Emerald Coast and Pensacola, FL! Our mission remains grounded in our founding philosophy, while incorporating the requirements of training residents for practice in the 21st century. Our residents’ educational experiences emphasize the competencies and skills required for practice in Internal Medicine, including subspecialty fields of IM.

I have been in clinical practice for over 20 years. I moved to Pensacola and joined Ascension Sacred Heart medical staff in 1999. I served as a member of the Ascension Medical Group Sacred Heart Board of Directors from 2002 – 2012. Prior to becoming the Internal Medicine Program Director at Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola, I was involved in the IM Residency Program at Doctors’ Hospital in Columbus, OH. I currently serve on multiple Quality and Safety Committees at Ascension Sacred Heart.

Choosing a Residency program is an extremely important decision and should be done with care. If you share our vision and would like to apply for a resident position, or if you have any questions, please contact myself or our Program Coordinator, Adam Peake, by calling 850-416-1186 or emailing Adam.Peake@ascension.org.

As your Program Director, I expect excellence and will mentor you during your journey to becoming an asset to Medical Staff and to the community in general.

I believe this program has a proven track-record for providing an optimal training environment for aspiring Internal Medicine Physicians thanks, in part, to the faculty and chiefs before us. My intention is to facilitate the continued excellence in producing highly skilled and knowledgeable internists who are caring and compassionate.

The chief resident’s role is to provide support, guidance, and encouragement to his/her fellow residents and medical students in order to foster consistent and continued improvement. Medicine is always rapidly evolving and requires the ability to reliably adapt to the demands placed on physicians; therefore, I think it is imperative for a qualified chief resident to be open to all suggestions and concerns from both colleagues and supervisors.

I fully believe to foster this growth in our program it takes every resident, intern and attending to work together; I believe here at University of Florida Pensacola we do this well. As Internal Medicine Physicians, we have the responsibility to provide great health care to the people of Pensacola.

A Message From Our

CHIEF RESIDENT

Daniel Antonious, MD

Our Faculty

OUR CURRENT RESIDENTS

PGY-3

Daniel Antonious, MD

St. George's University School of Medicine

Michelle Joseph, MD

Ross University School of Medicine

PGY-2

Parvinder Aulakh, MD

International American University College of Medicine

Nur Mando, MD

American University of Barbados School of Medicine

Joseph Paippattuthara, MD

International American University College of Medicine

Jazz Whittaker, DO

West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine

Kandace Williams, DO

Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine

PGY-1

Hayriye Nilgun Guvener Demirag, MD

Deanery of Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine

Bola Habeb, MD

Cairo University Faculty of Medicine

Lillian Short, DO

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Rashmi Verma, MD

Gajra Raja Medical College

OUR ALUMNI

2023 GRADUATES

Jonathan Rivera Diaz, MD

Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism fellowship at ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville, NC

William Lindsay, DO

Internist in Pensacola, FL

Alexander Navone, DO

Critical Care Medicine Fellowship at Carilion Clinic-Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

Joseph Sasser, DO

Internist at Fairview Clinic P.C. in Dothan, AL

Rachel Bourguignon, MD

Hospitalist in Pensacola, FL

2022 GRADUATES

Omer Idrees, MD

Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Fellowship program at The University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville, FL

Kaitlyn Molina, DO

Veterans Affairs clinic in Pensacola, FL

Peter Krothapalli, DO

Internist at Primary Care Internists of Montgomery, P.C. in Montgomery, AL

Amber Reid, DO

Hospitalist in Pensacola, FL

2021 GRADUATES

Rebecca Bradley, MD

Hospitalist in Pensacola, FL

Ashley Martin, DO

Hospitalist at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA

Nicholas Manuel, DO

Hospitalist in Pensacola, FL

R. Gavin MacNeil, DO

Nephrology Fellowship Program at Wake Forest School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, NC

2020 GRADUATES

Mitchell Elgin, DO

Hospitalist at Aurora Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI

Jeremy Harmson, DO

Ochsner Endocrinology Fellowship Program in New Orleans, LA

Sean Mullins, DO

Hospitalist at Jennie Stuart Health Medical Center, Hopkinsville, KY

Madeline Strittmatter, DO

Hospitalist at Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast, Miramar Beach, FL

2019 GRADUATES

Shawn Allman, DO

Hospitalist at Portneuf Medical Center, Pocatello, ID

M. Trent Norman, DO

Hospitalist at North Okaloosa Medical Center, Crestview, FL

Brooks Parker, DO

Hospitalist at West Florida Hospital, Pensacola, FL

Shivani Anumolu, DO

Locums in Atlanta, GA

2018 GRADUATES

Donald Ford, DO

Nocturnist at Northeast Georgia Health System, Gainesville, GA

Susan Mbu, DO

Hospitalist at North West Medical Center, Amarillo, TX

Caleb Oster, DO

Hospitalist at White River Medical Center, Batesville, AR

Jeremy Scherer, DO

Hospitalist at Sacred Heart Hospital, Pensacola, FL

2017 GRADUATES

Sarah Knifley, DO

Hospitalist at LeConte Medical Center, Sevierville, TN

Paul Swafford, DO

Hospitalist at LeConte Medical Center, Sevierville, TN

Galina McLaughlin, DO

Hospitalist at Shannon Medical Center, San Angelo, TX

Galina McLaughlin, DO

Hospitalist at Shannon Medical Center, San Angelo, TX

Austin Stokes, DO

Hospitalist at Ascension Sacred Heart, Pensacola, FL

2016 GRADUATES

Demareo Webb, DO

Megan Harris, DO

Nicole Daignault, DO

Bandish Chudasama, DO

2015 GRADUATES

Jun Yoo, DO

Eleanor Tring, DO

Ngoc Phan, DO

Matthew Fowler, DO

Elizabeth Decker, DO

2014 GRADUATES

John Treven, DO

Rogers Ha, DO

Tanner Eiden, DO

2013 GRADUATES

Laurie Sansbury, DO

Ravi Samlal, DO

Thomas Moran, DO

2012 GRADUATES

Philip Stewart, DO

Michelle Gillespie, DO

program coordinator

Adam Peake

Adam.Peake@ascension.org
850-416-1186

MEET THE TEAM

PROVIDING GUIDANCE AND EDUCATION TO OUR RESIDENTS

A Message From Our

PROGRAM DIRECTOR

A Message From Our

CHIEF RESIDENT

Daniel Antonious, MD

Our Faculty

John Retzloff, DO, FACOI

Erica Thomson, MD

Adam Peake

Maria Carmona, MD, FACP

Felix Ermolenko, MD

Matthew Fowler, DO

Seth Fowler, MD

Jeremy Scherer, DO

OUR CURRENT RESIDENTS

PGY-3

Daniel Antonious, MD

Michelle Joseph, MD

PGY-2

Parvinder Aulakh, MD

Nur Mando, MD

Joseph Paippattuthara, MD

Jazz Whittaker, DO

Kandace Williams, DO

PGY-1

Hayriye Nilgun Guvener Demirag, MD

Bola Habeb, MD

Lillian Short, DO

Rashmi Verma, MD

OUR ALUMNI

2023 GRADUATES

Jonathan Rivera Diaz, MD

William Lindsay, DO

Alexander Navone, DO

Joseph Sasser, DO

Rachel Bourguignon, MD

2022 GRADUATES

Omer Idrees, MD

Kaitlyn Molina, DO

Peter Krothapalli, DO

Amber Reid, DO

2021 GRADUATES

Rebecca Bradley, MD

Ashley Martin, DO

Nicholas Manuel, DO

R. Gavin MacNeil, DO

2020 GRADUATES

Mitchell Elgin, DO

Jeremy Harmson, DO

Sean Mullins, DO

Madeline Strittmatter, DO

2019 GRADUATES

Shawn Allman, DO

M. Trent Norman, DO

Brooks Parker, DO

Shivani Anumolu, DO

2018 GRADUATES

Donald Ford, DO

Susan Mbu, DO

Caleb Oster, DO

Jeremy Scherer, DO

2017 GRADUATES

Sarah Knifley, DO

Paul Swafford, DO

Galina McLaughlin, DO

Galina McLaughlin, DO

Austin Stokes, DO

2016 GRADUATES

Demareo Webb, DO

Megan Harris, DO

Nicole Daignault, DO

Bandish Chudasama, DO

2015 GRADUATES

Jun Yoo, DO

Eleanor Tring, DO

Ngoc Phan, DO

Matthew Fowler, DO

Elizabeth Decker, DO