About Our Faculty

Our faculty encompasses a myriad of clinical specialties and subspecialties. Below, we have provided a partial listing of faculty which reflects the diverse  areas of expertise exhibited by our associates. However, we all share a mutual desire - to take the knowledge given by our teachers, combine that with our clinical experience, and share that with you.

Executive Staff


Paul George, PMD - Director, Onsite Course Faculty
Mark Jones, BS, PMD - Chief Operations Officer
Chad McCollum, PMD - Associate Director, Onsite Course Faculty
Debbra Nussell, PN, CNE - Director, Credentialing & Course Development
Barbara O'Connor, MSN, MBA - Quality Assurance and Risk Management
Josh Polege, PMD - Director of Marketing

Emergency Medicine


William Alt, BSN, EMT-P - Pediatrics/Emergency Medicine, Shands Hospital, Gainesville
William Brooks, MD - Pedi ER Physician, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa
Eduardo Loyola, MD - ER and G.P. Critical Care Transport, Hospital CIMA, San Jose, Costa Rica
Edward Mallory, DO - ER Physician, Community Hospital, New Port Richey
Michael Omori, MD - ER Physician, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa
Dan Newhaller, MD - Medical Director, ER, Oak Hill Hospital, Spring Hill
Currin Nichol, MD - Medical Director, ER, Northridge Med Ctr, Ft. Lauderdale
Linda Pappas, RN - Pediatric ER, Lakeland Regional Med Ctr
Ray Paquin, CRT, CIS, EMT-B - Emergency Services Consultant
Paul Perry, MD - ER Physician, Brandon Regional Hospital

Critical Care


Petar Breitinger, PA - Pediatric Cardiology, Shands Hospital, Gainesville
Wendy Christensen, RN, CCRN - Critical Care Units, Travel Nursing, Tampa
Usama Hanhan, MD - PICU, University Community Hospital, Tampa
Michelle Jones, RN, CEN, Critical Care Units Tampa General Hospital, Tampa
Jennifer Koselak, RN - ICU, Blake Med Ctr, Bradenton
James Leicht, EMT-P - Cath Lab, Florida Hospital, Sebring
Sue Moore, RN - Pediatrics, Lakeland Regional Med Ctr, Lakeland
James Orlowski, MD - Medical Director, PICU, University Community, Tampa
Daniel Riggs, MD - Medical Director, PICU, Tampa Gen, All Childrens, St. Joseph's, Tampa
Marina Rivers, RN, CCRN, CSC-CMC, CEN - Critical Care, University Community Hospital, Tampa
Roy Philip, MD, FRCPI, FJICMI - Regional and Maternity Hospital's, Limerick, Ireland
Rick Weibley, MD - Medical Director, PICU, Tampa Gen, All Childrens, St. Joseph's, Tampa

Pediatrics


Cheryl Cramer, RN, MSN - Pediatric ICU, University Community Hospital, Tampa
Mariano Fiallos, MD - Medical Director, Pediatrics, University Comm Hospital, Tampa
Rini Ghali, RN - Patient Services, University Comm Hospital, Tampa
Mark Jones, RN, CCRN - Private Practice Pediatrics, New Port Richey
Luvienia Kreis, RN - Pediatrics, Shriners Hospital for Children, Tampa
Luis Maramara, MD - Pediatrics, Private Practice, Palm Harbor
Charlene Penick, RN, M.S. - Pediatrics, Shriners Hospital, Tampa
Rafael Santiago, MD - Emergency Medicine, Brandon
Lisa Whitaker, RRT - Respiratory Svcs, Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Sarasota

Internal Medicine


Rao Gudapati, MD - Cardiology, Tampa
Eloise Harman, MD - Pulmonology, University of Florida, Gainesville
Candy Jones, ARNP, MSN - Cardiology, Private Practice, Tampa
Robert Ledbetter, DO - Cardiology, St. Petersburg

Surgical / OB


Marc Chudow, B.S., RN, CEN, PMD - Bay Area Physician Surgical Center, Riverview
Shelley Hagar-Kostas, RN - PACU, Community Hospital, New Pt. Richey
Nancy High, MD - Anesthesiology, Florida Hosptal - Sebring
Hana Klein, CRNA - Private Practice, Anesthesiology, Tampa
Ted Peters, DMD - Private Practice, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Tampa

Pre-Hospital Ground/Air Transport


Zaylon Bartimus, PMD - Tampa Fire Rescue
Gary Brown, PMD - Sunstar Ambulance, Pinellas County
David Buckner, RN, PMD - Reedy Creek Fire Dept., Orlando
Edward Burgess, RN, PMD - Field Paramedic, Largo Fire Rescue
Liz Gentile, RN, - ICU/Flight Nurse, University Community Hospital
Paul George, PMD - Field Paramedic, Hillsborough Co. Fire Rescue
Chad McCollum, PMD - Field Paramedic, Sarasota Co. Fire Rescue
Steve Mezzapelle, PMD - Bayflite/Spring Hill Fire Dept., Spring Hill
Sam Ritch, PMD - Pasco Co. Fire Rescue
Erik Usher, RN, CCRN, PMD - Bayflite, St. Petersburg

 

Education


Diana Burgess, BSN, CCRN- Nursing Program, St. Petersburg College
Andrea Efre, ARNP, MSN, CCRN - Nursing Education, University of South Florida
Alan Gindoff, PA - Assoc. Professor, University of Florida, PA Program, Gainesville
Jorge Gonzalez, EMT-P - Health Educ For Leading Professionals, Ft. Lauderdale
Sharon Kelley, MS, PMD - Executive Director/CEO, AIEME, Tampa
Debbra Nussell, PN, CNE - Education, Watson Clinic, Lakeland
Robert Philpot, PhD, PA - Director, PA Program, South University, Savannah
Ty Vassil, PM - Health Educ For Leading Professionals, Ft. Lauderdale
Jim Zabetka, EMT-P - Training Officer, Spring Hill Fire Rescue

Special Disciplines


Rich Barnes, MD - Medical Review Officer, Emergency Medicine, Tampa
Samir Douidar, MD - Toxicology, Private Practice Pediatrics, Tampa
Eb Karkavandian, DO - Toxicology, Emergency Medicine, Clearwater
Steve Morris, MD - Director, Disaster & Bioterrorism Dept., University of So. Florida, Tampa

 

 

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Note:  Fees from these ACLS/PALS & BLS courses do not represent income for the American Heart Association

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