MEET THE TEAM
PROVIDING GUIDANCE AND EDUCATION TO OUR RESIDENTS
Meet Our
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Dr. Diane Wilkinson is our new Residency Program Director this year, but she is not new to our program.
Dr. Wilkinson was born and raised in the small Mississippi Gulf Coast town of Bay St. Louis. She graduated with Highest Honors with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, MS. She then obtained her medical degree from the University of Mississippi in Jackson, MS. When looking for a program to do her Pediatric Residency training, she was excited to learn that Pensacola, Florida, well known to her from years of family summer vacations at the beach, had a pediatric program at Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital, now known as The Studer Family Children’s Hospital at Ascension Sacred Heart. She completed her residency in Pensacola, serving as Chief Resident during her third year of training. Dr. Wilkinson was thrilled to be offered a faculty position upon graduation and she and her husband decided to make Pensacola home. She has five children and eight grandchildren and enjoys reading historical fiction, puzzles, and is very competitive at board games!
Dr. Wilkinson has seen many changes in the residency program over the 30 years she has been here and is excited to be director now.
Meet our Associate Program Directors
Callah Antonetti, MD
Dr. Antonetti is originally from central Pennsylvania and lived in Pittsburgh for 12 years before moving down to Pensacola. She completed her undergraduate degree, medical school, and pediatric residency all at the University of Pittsburgh.
She is a pediatric hospitalist because she loves taking care of a wide range of patients, from children who just need a few hours of monitoring in the Observation Unit to those who require more complex care coordination, especially when they are feeling better and excited to go home! She has lived in Pensacola since 2016 and loves spending time with her husband and daughter boating, fishing, or just relaxing on the beach.
Carrie Garrison, MD
Dr. Garrison was born and raised in Tuscaloosa, AL (don’t hold it against her—Roll Tide). After medical school at UAB she completed residency at Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas and then critical care fellowship at Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City Utah.
She’s been with us here in Pensacola since 2016 and loves working with and teaching medical students and residents. Her medical interests include the care and treatment of patients with Traumatic Brain Injury and is the Pediatric Medical Director of our new ECMO Program. At home she’s busy chasing a spirited toddler and is married to a busy Air Force Chaplain, and civilian businessman. She enjoys podcasts, concerts and the beach!
Elyse Schrandt, MD
Dr. Schrandt was born in Hollywood, FL and was raised in Charlotte, NC. She has an undergraduate degree in Anthropology from Washington University in St Louis. She went to medical school at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville where she was a member of the charter class.
She graduated from the Pediatric Residency Program here in Pensacola and has returned as faculty. She works as an attending in both the clinic and in the inpatient teaching service. She is also Co-director of the Community Pediatrics and Advocacy rotation. When not at work, she stays busy at home with her hobbyist husband, two daughters, and two senior dogs.
Meet Our
CHIEF RESIDENT
Dr. Garcia was born in Miami, FL. She has an undergraduate degree in Psychology from Florida International University in Miami, Fl. She went to medical school at the Dr. Kiran C. Patel-Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Lauderdale, FL.
She graduated from the Pediatric Residency Program here in Pensacola and has accepted the Chief Resident position for the year. She is interested in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine and Medical Education and is currently interviewing for Critical Care Medicine Fellowship. She loves traveling, the beach and playing golf, enjoys spending time with her husband and their dog.
Monica Garcia, DO
DANIKA GRETZINGER
Meet Our
Program Coordinator
Mrs. Gretzinger is our Program Coordinator and has been with our program since 2010. She has her Bachelor’s degree in Healthcare Management and has had her C-TAGME ( Certification in Training Administrators for Graduate Medical Education) since 2014. She comes from a military family and was fortunate to have lived all over the world. In her down time, Mrs Gretzinger enjoys spending time with family including her school age son, watching reality competition shows (Top Chef and The Amazing Race are never missed), and Disney Vacations.
ABOUT
THE TEAM
The medical staff of The Studer Family Children’s Hospital at Ascension Sacred Heart includes more than 120 board-certified physicians across 22 pediatric specialties. In addition to the pediatric residency program, The Studer Family Children’s Hospital at Ascension Sacred Heart partners with University of Florida Health, Pediatrix Medical Group, Ascension Medical Group Sacred Heart, Community Health Northwest Florida, and community pediatric practices to provide a wide variety of pediatric subspecialties that can be found nowhere else in Northwest Florida. Our faculty members provide guidance and education to our residents and are very accessible. The small size of our program allows for individual attention and one-on-one instruction.
Our Faculty
Our Sub-Specialty Faculty
OUR CURRENT RESIDENTS
4th Year Chief Resident
Monica Garcia, DO
Nova Southeastern University
Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine
PGY-3
Swetha Banswada, MD
Gandhi Medical College, Secunderabad
Austin Boyd, DO
Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences College of Osteopathic Medicine
Isabella de Oliveira Bilitardo, MD
Universidade de Mogi das Cruzes (UMC) Faculdade de Medicina
Marina Dias, DO
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine - Auburn
Alexandrea Jager, MD
University of South Alabama College of Medicine
Taylor McGlasson, DO
Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine
Vidya Nandial, DO
New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine
Brian Roberts, DO
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine - Bradenton
J. David Yovera, MD
Trinity School of MedicinePGY-2
Shaima Bataineh, MBBCh
Jordan University of Science and Technology Faculty of Medicine
Daniil Chalov, MD
First Moscow State Medical University named after I.M. Sechenov
Mariangela Duarte Rojas, MD
Universidad Central de Venezuela de Medicina Jose Maria Vargas
Azka Feroz, MBBS
Jinnah Sindh Medical University
Daniel Lohner, DO
Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
Regan Patton, MD
Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine
Aryanka Rathod, MBBS, MD
Indira Gandhi Government
Amr Salem, MBBCh, MD
Alexandria University Faculty of Medicine
F. Nurefsan Selek, MD
University of Health Sciences-Gulhane School of MedicinePGY-1
Tasneem Abodahab, MBBS
Alfaisal University College of Medicine
Mariam Bajelidze, MD
David Tvildiani Medical University AIETI Medical School
Manognya Chekragari, MBBS
Kasturba Medical College Mangalore
Pedro Escalona Diaz, MD
Universidad de Carabobo Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud
N.V.R.K.S.S. Reshama Madupalli, MBBS
Dr. D.Y. Patil Medical College Hospital and Research Centre
Bilikisu Odusanya, MBBChB
Obafemi Awolowo College of Health Sciences Olabisi Onabanjo University
Dania Sabooni, MD
University of Aleppo Faculty of Medicine
Oruc Barkin Tig, MD
Akdeniz Universitesi Tip Fakultesi
Genesis Urquia, MD
Poznan University of Medical Sciences Center for Medical EducationOUR ALUMNI
2024 GRADUATES
Niharika Alla, MBBS
Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship – University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
Snehaja Ananthasivan, MBBS
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship – Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California
Moustafa Elsebey, MD, MSc
General Pediatrics – Lakeland, Florida
Monica Garcia, DO
Chief Resident 2024-2025 – University of Florida Pediatric Residency, Pensacola, Florida
Abigail Marritt, DO
General Pediatrics – Island Coast Pediatrics, Fort Myers, FL
Adriana Montilla Hernandez, MD
General Pediatrics – Pediatric Hospitalist Locum, Florida
Seifein Salib, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellowship – Monroe Carell Jr Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville, Tennessee
Geoffrey Wood, DO
General Pediatrics – Northfield Hospital & Clinics, Lakeville, MN
2023 GRADUATES
Thaer Abdul Hadi, M.B.B.S.
Pediatric Hospitalist Nemours Children’s Health at Inspira Medical Center Vineland – Vineland, New Jersey
Pallavi Agarwal, M.B.B.S., M.D.
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship, University California San Francisco Benioff Children’s Hospital – Oakland, California
Aline Andrucioli, M.D.
Chief Resident 2023-2024, University of Florida Pediatric Residency – Pensacola, Florida
Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship – Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, Texas
Khushi Bhattarai, M.B.B.S.
General Pediatrics, Healing Hand Ministries Health (FQHC) – Dallas, Texas
Alaa Ismail, M.B.B.S
Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences – Little Rock, Arkansas
Sara Muneer, M.D.
Endocrinology Fellowship Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Marmik Patel, M.B.B.S
Pediatric Hospitalist, Spectrum Lakeland – St. Joseph, Michigan
Naile Tufan Pekkucuksen, M.D.
Pediatric Nephrologist Children’s Mercy Kansas City – Kansas City, Missouri
Hemanthi Veligaram, M.B.B.S.
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship, University of Kentucky College of Medicine – Lexington, Kentucky
2022 GRADUATES
Ankit Agarwal, MBBS, MD
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship; University of Texas Medical School, Houston, Texas
Michelle Amit, DO
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship; University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
Ying Cao, M. Med
Chief Resident 2022-2023, University of Florida Pediatric Residency – Pensacola, FL; 2023-2024 Pediatric Hospitalist, St. Bernards Medical Center, Jonesboro, Arkansas
Yabin Chen, M. Med
General Pediatrics; Pediatric Associates, Orlando, Florida
Sreya Devabhaktuni, MBBS
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship; Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona
Sahana Durganna, MBBS
Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine Fellowship; Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California
Aashima Pandhi, MBBS
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship; Case Western/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center / Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio
Miry Makebish, MD
Farida Karim, MBBS
Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, University of Minnesota Medical School/Fairview, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2021 GRADUATES
Ana Curta Spyridakis, MD
Child Neurology; Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri
Esraa Eloseily, MD, MBB Ch
Pediatric Rheumatology; Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Ohio
Anthony Haase, MD
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine; University Kentucky Medical Center, Kentucky
Amr Hammouda, MBB Ch
Chief Resident; University of Florida Pediatric Residency – Pensacola, FL // 2021-2022: Pediatric Cardiology; University of Alabama at Birmingham
Jiasen He, MD
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology; MD Anderson, University of Texas Medical School – Houston
Ammar Kamil, MD
Pediatric Hospital Medicine; Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Arizona
Faryal Munir, MD
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology; MD Anderson, University of Texas Medical School – Houston
Seth Myers, MD
General Pediatrics; Massachusetts
Kia Sanford, DO
Child Abuse Pediatrics; University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville
2020 GRADUATES
Robin Garrison, MD
Private Practice, Montgomery, AL
Roger Hughes, DO
Private Practice, Tampa, FL
Julissa Jimenez, MD
Pediatric Dermatology Research Fellowship, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
Mia Marshall, MD
Private Practice, Midland, TX
Daniel Marth, DO
Private Practice, Chicago, IL
John Pinson, MD
Private Practice, Hollywood, FL
Paulina Tran, DO
Pediatric Hospitalist, Pensacola, FL
Evangelos Spyradakis, MD
4th Year Chief Resident, Pensacola, FL, 2020-2021; Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri
2019 GRADUATES
Priyanka Ameta, MBBS, MD
Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship, Children’s of Alabama Hospital, Birmingham Alabama
John Bruyere, Jr, MD
General Pediatrics: Communicare Health Centers San Antonio, Texas
Pranav Garlapati, MBBS
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship, University of California Davis Health, Sacramento, California
Mohini Gunnett, MD
Pediatric Pulmonology Fellowship, Children’s of Alabama Hospital, Birmingham, Alabama
Steffi Khurana, MBBS
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship, Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital, Loma Linda, California
Stephen D. Rohl, DO
Chief Resident 2019-2020, University of Florida Pediatric Residency, Pensacola, Florida, now Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN
Elyse S. Schrandt, MD
Pediatric Hospitalist, Pensacola, Florida
Korto Tawse-Butha, MD
General Pediatrics, Pensacola, Florida
Andrea C. Tuttle, MD
General Pediatrics, Pensacola Pediatrics, Pensacola, Florida
2018 GRADUATES
Osman Altun, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterology/Hepatology Fellowship, Yale University School of Medicine- New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut
Stephanie Sofia Battistini, MD
4th Year Chief Resident, University of Florida Pediatric Residency, Pensacola, Florida, now Pediatric Behavior and Developmental Fellowship, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY
Julienne Dreisbach, MD
General Pediatrics, International Locums
Sanchitha Guruchandrasekar, MBBS, MD
Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, Louisiana State University, New Orleans, Louisiana
Jaclyn Hazel Havinga, MD
Neonatal Perinatal Medicine Fellowship, James and Connie Maynard Children’s Hospital, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina
Vignesh H. Nayak, MBBS, MD
Pulmonology Fellowship, Children’s Hospital of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama
Drexel Edward Proctor, MD
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia
Alina Sadaf, MBBS
Hematology-Oncology Fellowship, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
Namra Hamd Tariq, MBBS
Hematology Oncology Fellowship, University of Florida, Jacksonville, Florida
2017 GRADUATES
Byron J. Weaver, MD
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia
Ryan C. Wade, MD
General Pediatrics, Harris Regional Hospital, Sylva, North Carolina
Christine Pham, MD
General Pediatrics, Orlando, Florida
Riley Livingston, MD, MPH
Pediatric Nocturnist, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
Mudasser Ibrahim, MBBS, MD
Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatric ER, Huntsville Hospital for Women & Children, Huntsville, Alabama
Adriana Fernandez-Bowman, MD
Pediatric Hospitalist, UF Pediatric Residency, The Studer Family Children’s Hospital at Sacred Heart Hospital, Pensacola Florida
Christine Denton, MD
Gastroenterology Fellowship, St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
Julie Burch, MD
Pediatric Hospitalist, Mercy Children’s Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri
Jennifer Bouso-Poole, MD, MPH
Pulmonology Fellowship, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2016 GRADUATES
W. Scott Wakefield, MD
General Pediatrics, Locum Tenens, Florida
Crystal Tidwell, DO
General Pediatrics, Sacred Heart Medical Group, Santa Rosa Beach, Florida
Jessica Tate, MD
General Pediatrics, Sacred Heart Medical Group, Gulf Breeze, Florida
Allison Payne, MD
General Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of San Antonio, Texas
Mina Hakim, MD
General Pediatrics, Los Angeles, California
Priyamvada Chaudhary, MD
Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship, Emory University/Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Georgia
Rachael Evans, DO
Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, The Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
2015 GRADUATES
S. Sarah Varghese, MD
General Pediatrics, Houston, Texas
Snehal Vala, MD
Pediatric Pulmonology Fellowship, Emory University/Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Georgia
Nesrin Yurttutan Engin, MD
Pediatric Chief Resident, FSU Pediatric Residency @ Sacred Heart, Pensacola Florida
Now General Pediatrician, UF Pediatric Residency, Pensacola
Stephanie Gorman, DO
General Pediatrics, Sacred Heart Medical Group, Santa Rosa Beach, Florida
Mary Lopez, MD
General Pediatrics, Locum Tenens, Panama City Beach, Florida
Fatima Neemuchwala, MD
Pediatric Pulmonology Fellowship, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Tricia Pinto, MD
Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, University of Connecticut, Hartford Connecticut
Talal Seddik, MD
Pediatric Infectious Disease Fellowship, Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, California
2014 GRADUATES
Magdalena Struk, MD
Pediatric Hospitalist, Florida
Jason Straub, MD
General Pediatrics, Pensacola Pediatrics, Pensacola, Florida
Sona Patel, MD
Pediatric Urgent Care-Boston Childrens’ Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
Patricia Onuegbu, MD
General Pediatrics, Atlanta Georgia
Salim Hommeida, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology Fellowship, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Rochester, Minnesota
Anacani Fonseca, MD
Behavioral and Developmental Pediatrics Fellowship, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina
2013 GRADUATES
Sarah Waite, MD
Chief Resident, FSU Pediatric Residency @ Sacred Heart, Pensacola Florida
Sneha Taylor, MD
Neonatal Perinatal Medicine Fellowship, University of California Los Angeles-Harbor, Los Angeles, California
Rohini Singh, MD, MPH
Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Fellowship, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinic, Iowa City, Iowa
Courtney Shipon, MD
Pediatric Hospitalist, Pediatrix Medical Group, Scottsdale Healthcare Medical Center, Scottsdale, Arizona
Nam Nguyen, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellowship, LSU Children’s Hospital New Orleans, Louisiana
Peter Michael Mangubat, MD
Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship, Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
2012 GRADUATES
Jennifer Walker, MD
General Pediatrics, Pediatric Associates, Pensacola, Florida
Grisset River Diaz, MD
Pediatric Urgent Care, Houston Texas
Jennifer Panganiban, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellowship, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas Texas
Haendel Munoz, MD
Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship, University of Texas, Houston
Lisa Hills, MD
General Pediatrics, California
2011 GRADUATES
Marjorie Turner, MD
Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston Texas
Katherine Rakoczy, MD
Pediatric Critical Care/ Cardiology Fellowship, University of Florida Children’s Hospital, Gainesville, Florida
Jeremy Porter, MD
Captain United States Air Force, Staff Pediatrician, Patrick Air Force Base, Cocoa Beach, Florida
Nicole Lawrence, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterology, University of Florida Children’s Hospital, Gainesville, Florida
Pooja Kashyap, MD
Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN
2010 GRADUATES
Tavares Williams, MD
General Pediatrics: Chattanooga, Tennessee
Erica Whittingham, MD
Pediatric Chief Resident, FSU Pediatric Residency @ Sacred Heart, Pensacola, Florida
Pediatric Hospitalist, UF Pediatric Residency @ Sacred Heart, Pensacola, Florida
David Rhodes, MD
General Pediatrics- South Florida
Jennifer Mullinax, MD
Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Fellowship, New Orleans, Louisiana
2009 GRADUATES
Leslie Skinner, MD
General Pediatrics: Fairhope Alabama
Chantè Ruffin, MD
Pediatric Chief Resident, FSU Pediatric Residency @ Sacred Heart, Pensacola, Florida
General Pediatrics: Pediatric Associates, Alexander City, Alabama
Nicole Jones, MD
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship, University of Alabama Birmingham, Alabama
Kendra Gillis, MD
Pediatric Dermatology Fellowship, San Diego California
program coordinator
Danika Gretzinger
dgretzinger@ascension.org
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