South Tampa Hospital recognizes 2024 Top Doctors

Tampa, FL — HCA Florida South Tampa Hospital recently announced that 69 physician members of the medical staff have been recognized in TAMPA Magazine’s 2024 Top Doctors list. Physicians from the hospital who are featured in the list represent a wide range of medical specialties.

“We are proud to have so many of our physicians honored again this year and congratulate them,” said Dr. Guillermo Pierluisi, chief medical officer of South Tampa Hospital. “This recognition demonstrates our physicians’ commitment to high-quality care, their skill and the compassion they offer to our patients.”

TAMPA Magazine conducts an extensive survey to compile their annual list. Ballots are sent to over 12,000 physicians in Hillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco Counties. Here are the South Tampa Hospital Top Doctor honorees:

Anesthesiology

Andrea Esch, DO

Bariatrics

Richard DiCicco, 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

Gopal Grandhige, MD

David Halpern, MD

Tracy Temmen, MD

Richard Castellano, MD

Dominic Castellano, MD

Edward Farrior, MD

Effie Politis, MD

Critical Care Medicine & Pulmonology

Alexandre Furman, MD

Emergency Medicine

Nicholas Healy, DO

Raymond Sleszynski, DO

Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery

Michael Stine Jr., DO

Allison Wyman, MD

Fertility

Shayne Plosker, MD

Celso Silva, MD

Foot & Ankle Surgery

James Repko, DPM

Gastroenterology

Morris Hanan, MD

Renee Marchioni Beery, DO

General Surgery

Cristiano Alpendre, MD

Whalen Clark, MD

Rosebel Monteiro, MD

Donovan Tapper, MD

Gynecologic Oncology

Jessica Stine, MD

Hand Surgery

Edwin Melendez, MD

Hematology/Oncology

Hafeez Chatoor, MD

Renjitha Ignatius, MD

Shalin Shah, MD

Infectious Disease

Lindell Busciglio, MD

Margarita Cancio, MD

Nadeem Khan, MD

Jane Mai, MD

Jennifer Torres, MD

Internal Medicine

Sam Diasti, MD

Preeti Kallu, MD

Neurology

Sunil Reddy, MD – Neurology

Neurosurgery

Armen Deukmedjian, MD

Tien V. Le, MD

Obstetrics/Gynecology

Nicole Fanarjian, MD

Michael Stine Jr., DO

Ophthalmology

Geoffrey Kwitko, MD

Nadim Rayess, MD

Orthopedic Surgery

Charles Barry Craythorne, MD

David Donohue, MD

Scott Goldsmith, MD

Daniel Murphy, MD

Orthopedic Surgery of the Spine

Frank Bono, DO

Samuel A. Joseph, Jr. MD

John Kimball, MD

Pain Management

Stanley Dennison, Jr., MD

Jose Sarria, MD

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Alejandra Kalik, MD

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Bassem Hanalla, DO

Rigoberto Nunez, MD

Podiatric Surgery

Juan Rivera, DPM

Pulmonology

Dragos Zanchi, MD

Radiation Oncology

Michael Scott, MD

Thoracic Disease

Mathew Ninan, MD

Richard Picciocca, MD

Urology

Alonso Alvarez, MD

Richard Brunelle, MD

Raviender Bukkapatnam, MD

Malcolm Root, MD