Cardiologist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
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Family Physician providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
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Dionardo Medina Encarnacion, MD, is an Endocrinologist at Premier Endocrinology, serving patients at the St. Cloud and Kissimmee locations. Dr. Medina received his medical degree from Autonomous University of Santo Domingo. He finished his internship and Internal Medicine residency at St. Barnabas Hospital, affiliated with Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, New York. He finished Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism fellowship at University of Central Florida / HCA Healthcare, in Orlando, where he also served as chief endocrinology fellow.
Dr. Medina is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is also an expert in Weight Loss Medicine, board-certified by the American Board of Obesity Medicine. Additionally, Dr. Medina is Endocrine-Certified in Neck Ultrasonography (ECNU), and a Certified Clinical Densitometrist (CCD).
He is a member of several medical and endocrine societies including American Association of Clinical Endocrinologist, Endocrine Society, Obesity Medicine Association, American Thyroid Association and American College of Physicians.
Dr. Medina treat patients with complex endocrine and metabolic diseases including diabetes, thyroid diseases, obesity/weight loss, metabolic bone and calcium conditions, pituitary and adrenal diseases, along with other hormonal disorders.
As a trusted board-certified endocrinologist and metabolic disease expert, Kwame Ntim, MD, can help patients manage life-long conditions. He cares for patients at Premier Endocrinology in Kissimmee and Altamonte Springs, Florida.
Dr. Ntim received his medical degree from the University of Ghana School of Medicine and Dentistry. He completed both an internship and residency in internal medicine at St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore, and a fellowship in endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism at the University of Florida.
Because he completed additional training, Dr. Ntim is currently board-certified in internal medicine, endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism through the American Board of Internal Medicine. He’s also a member of the American Thyroid Association, the Endocrine Society, and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists.
Dr. Ntim previously held the role of assistant professor at the University of Florida College of Medicine under the division of endocrinology. During this time, he also served as the thyroid clinic director at the Malcom Randall Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center in Gainesville.
Dr. Ntim has extensive experience diagnosing and treating pituitary disorder, low testosterone, and adrenal disorder, among other chronic conditions, making it possible for him to help patients with a multitude of complex ailments. Dr. Ntim is currently accepting new patients.
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Gershwin Blyden, MD, PhD, FCP, FACP, is a board-certified hematologist-oncologist and medical director of The Foundation for Sickle Cell Disease Research, with locations in Homestead, Orlando, Lakeland, Jacksonville, Belle Glade, Tallahassee, and Hollywood, Florida. With more than 40 years of diverse experience, Dr. Blyden is an esteemed physician in his field.
After receiving his bachelor’s degree in plant science from the Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee University) in Tuskegee, Alabama, in 1967, Dr. Blyden earned a PhD in pharmacology from prestigious Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1976. Just three years later, he also earned his medical doctorate cum laude from Yale University.
In 1985, Dr. Blyden completed an internal medicine internship at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. That same year, he also finished his hematology/oncology and clinical pharmacology fellowship at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts.
After graduating and completing his training, Dr. Blyden worked as an adjunct professor for the Barry University School of Podiatric Medicine in Miami Shores, Florida, an associate clinical professor of hematology and oncology at the University of Miami School of Medicine in Miami, Florida, and as an associate professor of clinical pharmacy and director of the Clinical Pharmacology Research Unit at Florida A&M University’s Miami location.
Today, Dr. Blyden is a leader in the field of sickle cell treatment, case management, and research. He provides comprehensive care for chronic diseases, with a special emphasis on sickle cell anemia.
Dr. Blyden offers a variety of infusion services, school individualized education program (IEP) support, transcranial Doppler ultrasounds, and more.
New Tampa Internal Medicine Associates offers a better type of health care for the communities in and around Tampa, Florida. Zubair Farooqui, MD, and his team provide customized preventive health care and wellness plans for adults who want to stay healthy and active.
In addition to customized preventive care and Heartwise preventive screening tests, New Tampa Internal Medicine Associates provides innovative management for chronic diseases including allergies, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), heart disease, and diabetes. They offer comprehensive allergy testing, whole-body cardiovascular health screening, and a wide range of other preventive health screening services.
Dr. Farooqui leads New Tampa Internal Medicine. Dr. Farooqui graduated from the University of Chicago before studying medicine at the Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE) School of Medicine in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He served his internship in internal medicine at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. Dr. Farooqui speaks several languages, including English, Spanish, Urdu, and Hindi.
New Tampa Internal Medicine Associates offers a comprehensive range of services to help patients improve and protect their health. The office is modern and comfortable, and all clinical and office staff are friendly and helpful, treating every patient like family.
New Tampa Internal Medicine Associates welcomes new patients and accepts most insurance plans. Appointments are available by booking online or calling the office.
Muthu Velusamy, MD, FACC, ABVM, is the cardiovascular disease specialist at Cardiovascular Institute of America, which has two offices in Tampa and Lutz, Florida. He is board-certified in cardiovascular diseases, cardiology, and vascular medicine. Dr. Velusamy is a detail-oriented physician who takes a patient-centered approach to care.
After earning his Doctor of Medicine at Stanley Medical College in Chennai (formerly Madras), India, Dr. Velusamy completed postgraduate medical training in general medicine at the National Health Services Hospital in the United Kingdom. He then relocated to the United States and completed his residency in internal medicine and his fellowship program in cardiovascular disease at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock. To further his skill set, Dr. Velusamy completed a nuclear cardiology fellowship at Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut, and then an interventional cardiology fellowship at the University of Connecticut in Mansfield, Connecticut.
Dedicated to learning and providing the best possible care, Dr. Velusamy also completed a mini vascular fellowship at the Prairie Heart Institute in Springfield, Illinois, and a clinical preceptorship at the Rane Center for Venous and Lymphatic Disease in Jackson, Mississippi.
Dr. Velusamy is a fellow of the American College of Cardiologists and a Vascular Diplomate of the American Board of Vascular Medicine. He is also a member of the Royal College of Physicians of England-MRCP (UK) and Ireland (MRCPI).
For Dr. Velusamy, nothing is more rewarding than connecting and interacting with his patients and helping them achieve better cardiovascular health and overall wellness.