| Our Doctors Our doctors are all highly trained cardiovascular specialists. As you will see from the following biographies, our physicians graduated from major medical schools and took post-graduate training at some of the most well-respected academic medical centers in the world. All of our physicians are Board Certified in Cardiovascular Disease. Our physician staff is well balanced with at least two physicians from each of the major cardiovascular subspecialties. Drs. Williamson, Sola, Spriggs, Stein , Fernandez, Kudelko, II and Lenz perform invasive and interventional procedures. Drs. Phillips, Lucarella, Navas, Hepp, Dieterich, Sabatino, Amin, Zelenka, Kudelko, Sr., Kuo and Barry are non-invasive cardiologists and are all trained and licensed in Nuclear Cardiology, and Drs. Gallastegui and Hazlitt are cardiac electrophysiologists. |
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Michael D. Williamson, M.D., F.A.C.C. Joined Practice: 1977 Place of Birth: Davenport, Iowa Undergraduate: University of Iowa Medical School: University of Iowa Internship: Harborview Medical Center, Seattle Residency: Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota Cardiology Fellowship: Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota Board Certification: Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology Academic Appointment: Clinical Assistant Professor, Depts. of Internal Medicine and Family Practice, University of South Florida College of Medicine Areas of Special Interest: Cardiac Catheterization, Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty, and New Devices for Coronary Interventions 
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| Paul L. Phillips, M.D., F.A.C.C. Joined Practice: 1982 Place of Birth: New York City, New York Undergraduate: Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts Medical School: University of Virginia Medical School Internship: New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center Residency: New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center Cardiology Fellowship: New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center Board Certification: Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease; Licensed in Nuclear Cardiology Academic Appointment: Clinical Assistant Professor, Depts. of Internal Medicine and Family Practice, University of South Florida College of Medicine Areas of Special Interest: Transthoracic and Transesophageal Echocardiography and Nuclear Cardiology |
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Richard Sola, M.D., F.A.C.C. Joined Practice: 1987 Place of Birth: Bronx, New York Undergraduate: University of Puerto Rico Medical School: Universidad Central del Caribe, Cayey, Puerto Rico Internship: Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan Residency: Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan Cardiology Fellowship: Wayne State University Board Certification: Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology Academic Appointment: Clinical Assistant Professor, Depts. of Internal Medicine and Family Practice, University of South Florida College of Medicine Areas of Special Interest: Cardiac Catheterization, Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty, Peripheral Vascular Disease, New Devices for Coronary Interventions and Transradial Cardiac Procedures |
| Jose L. Gallastegui, M.D., F.A.C.C. Joined Practice: 1988 Place of Birth: Lima, Peru Medical School: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima Internship: University of Miami Hospitals Residency: University of Miami Hospitals Cardiology Fellowship: University of Illinois Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship: University of Illinois Board Certification: Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease and Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Academic Appointment: Clinical Assistant Professor, Depts. of Internal Medicine and Family Practice, University of South Florida College of Medicine Areas of Special Interest: Cardiac Electrophysiology, Cardiac Pacemakers, Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators and Radiofrequency Ablation of Arrhythmias |
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Douglas J. Spriggs, M.D., F.A.C.C. Joined Practice: 1991 Place of Birth: Fremont, Ohio Undergraduate: University of California at Santa Barbara Medical School: Medical College of Ohio, Toledo Internship: North Carolina Memorial Hospital, Chapel Hill, NC Residency: North Carolina Memorial Hospital, Chapel Hill, NC Research Fellowship: University of Leuven Center for Thrombosis and Vascular Research, Leuven, Belgium Cardiology Fellowship: University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan Interventional Cardiology Fellowship: William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan Board Certification: Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology Academic Appointment: Clinical Assistant Professor, Depts. of Internal Medicine and Family Practice, University of South Florida College of Medicine Areas of Special Interest: Cardiac Catheterization, Coronary Angioplasty, Peripheral Vascular Disease, New Devices for Coronary Revascularization and Preventive Cardiology |
| Vanessa J. Lucarella, M.D., F.A.C.C. Joined Practice: 1991 Place of Birth: Trenton, New Jersey Undergraduate: Princeton University Medical School: Thomas Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia Internship: Boston University Hospital Residency: Boston University Hospital Cardiology Fellowship: Presbyterian Hospital-University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia Board Certification: Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease; Licensed in Nuclear Cardiology Academic Appointment: Clinical Assistant Professor, Depts. of Internal Medicine and Family Practice, University of South Florida College of Medicine Areas of Special Interest: Transthoracic and Transesophageal Echocardiography and Nuclear Cardiology |
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Bernardo Stein, M.D., F.A.C.C. Joined Practice: 1993 Place of Birth: Mexico City, Mexico Medical School: National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City Internship: Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta Residency: Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta Cardiology Fellowship: Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York City Interventional Cardiology Fellowship: Emory University School of Medicine Board Certification: Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology Academic Appointment: Assistant Professor of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine (1991-1993) Director, Cardiac Catheterization and Angioplasty Program, VAMC, Houston, Texas (1991-1993) Clinical Assistant Professor, Depts. of Internal Medicine and Family Practice, University of South Florida College of Medicine Areas of Special Interest: Cardiac Catheterization, Coronary Angioplasty and New Devices for Coronary Revascularization |
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Jorge P. Navas, M.D., F.A.C.C. Joined Practice: 1994 Place of Birth: San Juan, Puerto Rico Undergraduate: University of Notre Dame Medical School: University of Puerto Rico Medical School, San Juan Internship: San Juan V.A. Hospital, University of Puerto Rico Medical School Residency: San Juan V.A. Hospital, University of Puerto Rico Medical School Research Fellowship: Harvard Medical School/Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston Cardiology Fellowship: Harvard Medical School/Brigham & Women's Hospital Board Certification: Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease; Licensed in Nuclear Cardiology Academic Appointment: Clinical Assistant Professor, Depts. of Internal Medicine and Family Practice, University of South Florida College of Medicine Areas of Special Interest: Echocardiography, Stress and Transesophageal Echocardiography and Nuclear Cardiology |
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Aland R. Fernandez,
M.D., F.A.C.C. Joined Practice: 1994 Place of Birth: Managua, Nicaragua Undergraduate: Georgetown University Medical School: Georgetown University Internship: University of Miami, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida Residency: University of Miami, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida Cardiology Fellowship: University of Miami, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida Interventional Cardiology Fellowship: Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia Board Certification: Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology Academic Appointment: Clinical Assistant Professor, Depts. of Internal Medicine and Family Practice, University of South Florida College of Medicine Areas of Special Interest: Cardiac Catheterization, Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty, New Devices for Coronary Interventions and Transradial Cardiac Procedures |
| H. Andrew Hazlitt, M.D., F.A.C.C. Joined Practice: 1994 Place of Birth: Delhi, Louisiana Undergraduate: Northeast Louisiana University Medical School: Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans Internship: Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas Residency: Baylor University Medical Center Cardiology Fellowship: University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship: University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Board Certification: Cardiovascular Disease and Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Academic Appointment: Clinical Assistant Professor, Depts. of Internal Medicine and Family Practice, University of South Florida College of Medicine Areas of Special Interest: Cardiac Electrophysiology, Cardiac Pacemakers, Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators and Radiofrequency Ablation of Arrhythmias |
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Mark J. Hepp, M.D., F.A.C.C. Joined Practice: 1995 Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Undergraduate: Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania Medical School: Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia Internship: Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia Residency: Thomas Jefferson University Cardiology Fellowship: Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia Nuclear Medicine Fellowship: Cooper Hospital/University Medical Center, Camden, New Jersey Board Certification: Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease; Licensed in Nuclear Cardiology Academic Appointment: Clinical Assistant Professor, Depts. of Internal Medicine and Family Practice, University of South Florida College of Medicine Areas of Special Interest: Transthoracic and Transesophageal Echocardiography, Stress Echocardiography, Intravascular Ultrasound and Nuclear Cardiology |
| David D. Dieterich, D.O.,
F.A.C.C. Joined Practice: 2001 Place of Birth: Bay Village, Ohio Undergraduate: Miami University, Oxford, Ohio Medical School: Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, Downers Grove, Illinois Internship: Sun Coast Hospital, Largo, Florida Residency: Deaconess Medical Center West, St. Louis, Missouri Cardiology Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio Board Certification: Internal Medicine and Cardiology; Licensed in Nuclear Cardiology Academic Appointment: Clinical Assistant Professor, Depts. of Internal Medicine and Family Practice, University of South Florida College of Medicine Areas of Special Interest: Nuclear Cardiology, Transthoracic and Stress Echocardiography, Cerebrovascular and Peripheral Vascular Ultrasound, Preventive Cardiology with emphasis on Lipid Management and Hypertensive Control. |
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Paul E. Kudelko, II, D.O.,
F.A.C.C. Joined Practice: 2000 Place of Birth: Cleveland, Ohio Undergraduate: Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina Medical School: Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Internships: Sun Coast Hospital, Largo, Florida and Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Jacksonville, Florida Residency: Mayo Graduate School of Medicine Cardiology Fellowship: St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital/Texas Heart Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas Board Certification: Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology; Licensed in Nuclear Cardiology Academic Appointment: Clinical Assistant Professor, Depts. of Internal Medicine and Family Practice, University of South Florida College of Medicine Areas of Special Interest: Cardiac Catheterization, Coronary Angioplasty, Peripheral Vascular Intervention, Intravascular Ultrasound, Nuclear Cardiology and New Devices for Coronary and Peripheral Interventions. |
| Kenneth C. Sabatino, M.D.,
F.A.C.C. Joined Practice: 2002 Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Undergraduate: University of Scranton, Scranton, Pennsylvania Medical School: Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Internship: Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Residency: Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Cardiology Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Heart Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Board Certification: Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease; Licensed in Nuclear Cardiology Academic Appointment: Clinical Assistant Professor, Depts. of Internal Medicine and Family Practice, University of South Florida College of Medicine Areas of Special Interest: Transthoracic and Transesphageal Echocardiography, Stress Echocardiography, Nuclear Cardiology and Peripheral Vascular Ultrasound |
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Federico E. Lenz, M.D.,
F.A.C.C. Joined Practice: 2002 Place of Birth: Beni, Bolivia Medical School: Universidad Mayor De San Andres, La Paz, Bolivia Internship: Hamot Medical Center, Erie, Pennsylvania Residency: Saint Francis Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Cardiology Fellowship: Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia Board Certification: Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease Academic Appointment: Clinical Assistant Professor, Depts. of Internal Medicine and Family Practice, University of South Florida College of Medicine Areas of Special Interest: Cardiac Catheterization, Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty, Preventative Cardiology with emphasis on Hypertension, Hypercholesterolemia, Cigarette Abuse, and New Devices for Coronary Interventions |
| Jay K. Amin, M.D., F.A.C.C. Joined Practice: 2003 Place of Birth: Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada Undergraduate: University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut Medical School: University of Connecticut, Farmington, Connecticut Internship: Boston University Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts Residency: Boston University Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts Research Fellowship: Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts Cardiology Fellowship: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan Nuclear Cardiology Fellowship: Mid America Heart Institute, Kansas City, Missouri Board Certification: Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease; Licensed in Nuclear Cardiology Academic Appointment: Clinical Assistant Professor, Depts. of Internal Medicine and Family Practice, University of South Florida College of Medicine Areas of Special Interest: Transthoracic and Transesophageal Echocardiography, Stress Echocardiography, Nuclear Cardiology, Valvular Heart Disease and Congestive Heart Failure |
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Jason T. Zelenka, M.D., F.A.C.C. Joined Practice: 2003 Place of Birth: Mankato, Minnesota Undergraduate: State University of New York, Albany, New York Medical School: State University of New York Health Science Center, Syracuse, New York Internship: Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana Residency: Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana Cardiology Fellowship: Indiana University School of Medicine, Krannert Institute of Cardiology, Indianapolis, Indiana Board Certification: Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease; Licensed in Nuclear Cardiology Academic Appointment: Clinical Assistant Professor, Depts. of Internal Medicine and Family Practice, University of South Florida College of Medicine Areas of Special Interest: Transthoracic and Transesophageal Echocardiography, Stress Echocardiography, Nuclear Cardiology, Congestive Heart Failure, and Preventive Cardiology |
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Marilyn Y. Kuo, M.D., F.A.C.C. Joined Practice: 2005 Place of Birth: Taipei, Taiwan Undergraduate: Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut Medical School: Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts Internship: New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York Residency: New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York Cardiology Fellowship: The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Board Certification: Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, Licensed in Nuclear Cardiology Areas of Special Interest: Transthoracic and Transesophageal Echocardiography, Stress Echocardiography, Nuclear Cardiology, Congestive Heart Failure, Preventive Cardiology and Women's Health |
| Michael O. Barry,
M.D. Joined Practice: 2007 Place of Birth: St. Louis, Missouri Undergraduate: University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri Medical School: University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri Internship: Washington University School of Medicine, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri Residency: Washington University School of Medicine, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri Cardiology Fellowship: Washington University School of Medicine, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri Board Certification: Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease, Licensed in Nuclear Cardiology Areas of Special Interest: Cardiac Computed Tomography, Transthoracic and Transesophageal Echocardiography, Stress Echocardiography, Nuclear Cardiology and Peripheral Vascular Ultrasound |
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