HCA Florida South Tampa Hospital recognizes 2025 Top Doctors

July 17, 2025

Tampa, FL — HCA Florida South Tampa Hospital recently announced that 81 physician members of the medical staff have been recognized in TAMPA Magazine’s 2025 Top Doctors list. Physicians from the hospital who are featured in the list represent a wide range of medical specialties.

“As Chief Medical Officer at South Tampa Hospital, I am incredibly proud to recognize the outstanding physicians on our medical staff who have been named among this year’s Top Doctors,” said Dr. Guillermo Pierluisi. “This honor reflects not only their clinical excellence but also the deep commitment they show to our patients and our community every day. We are fortunate to have them as part of our team.”

TAMPA Magazine conducts an extensive survey to compile their annual list. Ballots are sent to over 12,200 physicians in Hillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco Counties. Here are the South Tampa Hospital Top Doctor honorees:

Anesthesiology

Andrea Toufexis Esch, DO

Bariatrics

Richard DiCicco, MD
Adam Golas, MD
Amit Taggar, MD

Breast Surgery

Evan Tummel, MD

Cardiology & Cardiovascular Disease

Hesham Fakhri, MD
Alberto Morales, MD
Rodney Randall, MD

Colon/Rectal Surgery

Francisco Itriago, MD
David Mason, MD
Jeffrey Mino, MD

Cosmetic Surgery/Plastic Surgery

Deepa Bhat, MD
Dallas Buchanan, MD
Richard Castellano, MD
Dominic Castellano, MD
Edward Farrior, MD
Gopal Grandhige, MD
David Halpern, MD
Effie Politis, MD
Tracy Temmen, MD

Critical Care Medicine & Pulmonology

Alexandre Furman, MD

Emergency Medicine

Nicholas Healy, DO
Shirali Shah, MD
Raymond Sleszynski, DO

Endocrinology

Ambreen Qureshi, MD

Endocrine Surgery

Gary Clayman, MD
Rosebel Monteiro, MD

Family Medicine

Radley Griffin, MD
Timothy Nobles, DO

Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery

Michael Stine Jr., DO
Allison Wyman, MD

Fertility

Shayne Plosker, MD
Celso Silva, MD

Gastroenterology

Mina Elnemr, MD
Morris Hanan, MD
Renee Marchioni Beery, DO
Donna Powell, DO

General Surgery

Cristiano Alpendre, MD
Whalen Clark, MD
Rosebel Monteiro, MD

Gynecologic Oncology

Heather Miller, MD
Jessica Stine, MD

Hematology/Medical Oncology

Hafeez Chatoor, MD
Christopher George, MD
Renjitha Ignatius, MD
Shalin R. Shah, DO

Infectious Disease

Lindell Busciglio, MD
Margarita Cancio, MD
Nadeem Khan, MD
Jane Mai, MD
Yagneshvari Patel, DO
Jennifer Torres-Velazco, MD

Internal Medicine

Sam Diasti, MD
Preeti Kallu, MD

Nephrology/Hypertension

Sreelatha Varkala, MD

Neurology

Linga Reddy, MD
Sunil Reddy, MD

Neurosurgery

Armen Deukmedjian, MD
Thuy Nguyen, DO

Obstetrics/Gynecology

Lauren Moorhead, MD
Michael Stine Jr., DO

Ophthalmology

Fayssal El-Jabali, DO
Geoffrey Kwitko, MD
Nadim Rayess, MD

Orthopedic Surgery

Barry Craythorne, MD
David Donohue, MD

Orthopedic Surgery of the Spine

Frank Bono, DO
Samuel A. Joseph, Jr. MD
Sean Kelly, DO

Otolaryngology

Ed Kampsen, MD

Pain Management

Stanley Dennison, Jr., MD

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Alejandra Kalik, MD
Megan Katz Selbst, MD

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Bassem Hanalla, DO
Rigoberto Nunez, MD

Podiatry/Food and Ankle Surgery

Frederico Auger, DPM
Binh Nguyen, DPM
James Repko, DPM

Radiology/Interventional Radiology

Karan Patel, MD

Thoracic Disease

Richard Picciocca, MD

Urology

Raviender Bukkapatnam, MD
Malcolm Root, MD
Stephanie Stillings, MD

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