MEET THE TEAM

PROVIDING GUIDANCE AND EDUCATION TO OUR RESIDENTS

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Meet Our

PROGRAM DIRECTOR

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After graduating from Penn State University College of Medicine, Dr. Johnston completed her OB/GYN residency training at the University of Connecticut in Farmington, CT.

Before joining our residency program, Dr. Johnston served as the Obstetrics & Gynecology Medical Director at Eglin Air Force Regional Hospital. Dr. Johnston served as our Assistant Program Director for three years before transitioning to her role as Program Director. Dr. Johnston’s clinical interests include minimally invasive surgery, evaluation and management of infertility, operative hysteroscopy: myomectomy/septum revisions, and multiples: twin antepartum and intrapartum care. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time at the beach, yoga, and exploring new places.

ABOUT
THE TEAM

Our program offers close interaction between the residents and faculty, leading to more opportunity for individual instruction. Our goal is for our graduates to meet the highest standards of obstetrics and gynecology. Our program will prepare you for full scope practice and allow you to achieve your goal of private practice or subspecialty training. With an emphasis on surgical training and simulation, your experience will prepare you for the most complex obstetrical or gynecological patients.

OUR CURRENT RESIDENTS

4th Year Chief Resident

Mikaela O'Connor, MD

University of Florida College of Medicine

PGY-1 - PGY-4 Residents

Erin Bailey, MD

Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University

Stephanie Baldwin, MD

University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine

Mollee Cohee, MD

Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University

Shelbie Cole, DO

Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine

Jessica De Haan, MD

University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine

Olivia Donnelly, MD

Florida State University College of Medicine- Daytona Beach

Ellie Ellison, MD

Florida State University College of Medicine-Tallahassee

Haleigh Fredericks, MD

Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University

Kathy Hopkins, MD

Eastern Virginia Medical School

Kinsey Lee, MD

University of South Carolina School of Medicine- Greenville

Megan Monroe, MD

Cooper Medical School of Rowan University

Mikaela O’Connor, MD

University of Florida College of Medicine

Abby Pelletier, MD, MPH

University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Cassidy Peterson, MD

University of Minnesota Medical School

Liubov Pileva, MD

Odessa National Medical University

Luciano Posada, MD

McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas-Houston

Kirsten Seeley, MD

Georgetown University School of Medicine

Courtney Vance, MD

Texas Tech University Health Science Center Paul L. Foster School of Medicine

MENTORS

“A dynamic, reciprocal relationship in a work environment between an advanced career incumbent (mentor) and a beginner (mentee) aimed at promoting the development of both.”
 – Sambunjak JAMA 2006

Faculty/Resident Mentoring Program:

  • Includes hospital-based faculty employed by the hospital, as well as community-based physicians in private practice.
  • Covers all subspecialties.
  • Clinical, research, and education support.

Goals of the Mentoring Program:

To provide a role model, coach or counselor to facilitate your academic residency goals and possible career plans. This faculty member will meet with you five times per year:

  • July
    Informal meeting, to review academic goals created from June evaluation session
  • October
    Informal meeting, faculty member will fill out an academic goals progress report
  • January
    Formal meeting, PD present as part of our midpoint evaluation
  • April
    Informal meeting, faculty member will fill out an academic goals progress report
  • June
    Formal meeting, PD present as part of your midpoint evaluation

OUR ALUMNI

2023 GRADUATES

Elliot Groff, DO

Midwestern University Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine, Women’s Health Domain in Austin, TX

Autumn Smith, MD

University of Louisville School of Medicine, Jennie Stuart Health OB/GYN in Hopkinsville, KY

Lauren Thomas, MD

Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Galen OBGYN Ridgeside in Chattanooga TN

2022 GRADUATES

Leah Bell, DO

Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine – Carolinas Campus, River City OB/GYN in Jacksonville, FL

Shannon McCloskey, MD

Texas Tech University Health Science Center Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, Fetal Medicine Fellowship Program at Ochsner Health in New Orleans, LA

Shirley Mills, MD

Drexel University College of Medicine, Atlanticare Physician Group- New Jersey

Paul Walden, MD

University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston School of Medicine, Baptist Health-Paducah in Paducah, KY

2021 GRADUATES

Ainsley McCullough, MD

University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine, United States Air Force

James White, MD

University of South Alabama College of Medicine, The Women’s Group- Pensacola, FL

Elizabeth Neuman, MD

Medical College of Wisconsin, Physicians for Women- Madison, WI

Ashley Knarzer, MD

Florida State University College of Medicine, Ascension Sacred Heart Blue Water Bay, Niceville, FL

2020 GRADUATES

Shalini Golla, MD

Florida State University-Sarasota, North Florida Women’s Care, Tallahassee, Florida.

Jason Gronert, MD

Florida State University-Pensacola, West Florida Medical Group, Pensacola, Florida.

Samantha Johnson, MD

West Virginia University School of Medicine-Martinsburg, Ascension Sacred Heart Medical Group, Pensacola, Florida.

Vandene Miller, MD

Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine, Northside Hospital Gwinnett, Lawrenceville, Georgia.

2019 GRADUATES

Laura Ambler, DO

Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire, WI

Tabata Grodin, MD

OB Hospitalist Group at Bethesda Hospital East in Boynton Beach, Florida

Pamela Palma, MD

Winchester Obstetrics and Gynecology in Winchester, VA

Guinevere Redick, MD

The Women’s Group in Pensacola, FL

2018 GRADUATES

Reesa Child, MD

University of Nevada School of Medicine, Women’s Health Associates of Southern Nevada located in Las Vegas, Nevada

Kimberly Manek, MD

Florida State University College of Medicine, Beaches OB/GYN practice at Baptist Beaches Hospital located in Jacksonville Beach, Florida

Briana Phillips, MD

Florida State University College of Medicine, North Florida Women’s Center practice located in Tallahassee, Florida

Samantha Vidrine, MD

Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Opelousas General Hospital practice located in Opelousas, Louisiana

2017 GRADUATES

Ana Antonetti, MD

St. Matthew’s University School of Medicine, The Women’s Group OB/GYN practice located in Pensacola, Florida

Caitlin Dunham, MD

Florida State University College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic Health System located in Austin, Minnesota

Lindsey McAlpin, MD

University of Texas Medical School at Houston, South Baldwin Obstetrics and Gynecology located in Foley, Alabama

Brittney Williams, MD

University of Utah School of Medicine, University of Hawaii Department Of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health

2016 GRADUATES

Brett Tidwell, DO

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine – Sacred Heart on the Emerald Coast, 27 Mack Bayou Loop, Suite 2000, Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459

Benjamin Osterrieder, MD

University of South Florida College of Medicine – Sacred Heart Medical Group 5153 North Ninth Ave., Suite 207 Pensacola, FL 32504

Gail Joseph, MD

University of Pittsburgh, Gill Obstetrics & Gynecology Medical Group, Inc. Manteca, CA

Lakeema Bruce, MD

Florida State University College of Medicine – Women’s Care Center, OBGYN Residency Faculty, 5045 Carpenter Creek Dr. Pensacola, Florida

2015 GRADUATES

Natasha Spencer, MD

Florida State University College of Medicine – Hugh Chatham Women’s Center in Elkin, North Carolina

Jessica Jackson, MD

Medical College of Ohio-Toledo – Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship at the University of Florida Health/Shands in Gainesville, Florida

Cecily Collins, MD

University of Alabama Birmingham – University Medical Center Faculty at the University of Alabama Family Medicine Residency at DCH Regional Hospital in Tuscaloosa, Alabama

2014 GRADUATES

Ashley Poe, MD

University of Alabama Birmingham – Prince William OB/GYN Associates at Novant Health Center in Manassas, Virginia

Dawn Hannah, DO

Nova Southeastern University – Maternal Fetal Medicine fellowship at Pinnacle Health/Harrisburg Hospital in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

2013 GRADUATES

Raina Ferenchick, MD

Mercer University School of Medicine – Cairo Medical Care in Cairo, Georgia

Lisa Bean, MD

West Virginia University School of Medicine – Gynecologic Oncology fellowship at University of California, San Diego

Barbrette Baldwin, MD

Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine – The Women’s Group in West Point, Mississippi

2012 GRADUATES

Anne Marie Piantanida-Whitlock, MD

Florida State University College of Medicine – Sacred Heart on the Emerald Coast, 27 Mack Bayou Loop, Suite 2000, Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459

Sasha Siassipour, MD

University of Miami – Physicians To Women in Stuart, Florida

2011 GRADUATES

Christina Shamas, MD

University of South Florida – Gulfcoast OB/GYN in St. Petersburg, Florida

Andreana Johnson, MD

University of Alabama – Private Practice in Boaz, Alabama

Victor Hultstrand, MD

Florida State University – Private Practice in Pensacola, Florida

2010 GRADUATES

Christopher Sundstrom, MD

Florida State University College of Medicine – North Florida Women’s Care in Tallahassee, Florida

James Reynolds, MD

Harding University – West Florida Medical Group in Pensacola, Florida

Paul Payne, MD

Florida State University College of Medicine – Swiss OBGYN in Dallas, Texas

2009 GRADUATES

Charles Medlock, MD

Ross University – Sacred Heart Medical Group, 5151 N. Ninth Ave., Pensacola, Florida

Julia Feldmeier Lagow, DO

Kansas City University of Medicine – Premier Women’s Health Care 621 S New Ballas Rd, Creve Coeur, MO 63141

Gem Ashby, MD

University of Medical and Dental School of New Jersey – Women’s Care in Tampa, FL

2008 GRADUATES

Sharon Seidel, MD

Louisiana State University – Women’s Care Center, OBGYN Residency Faculty, 5045 Carpenter Creek Dr, Pensacola, Florida

Brooke Ritter, DO

Nova South Eastern University – Contemporary Women’s Care in Seminole, Florida

Joseph Peterson, MD

Loma Linda University – Women’s Care Center, OBGYN Residency Faculty, 5045 Carpenter Creek Dr, Pensacola, Florida

program coordinator

Kadee Kennedy Roddy

Kadee.Kennedy@ascension.org
850-416-2418