Eddie Needham, MD, FAAFP
Program Director, Family Medicine, AdventHealth Winter Park
Dr. Needham is the Program Director of AdventHealth Medical Group Medicine at Winter Park
Areas of Interest and Positions:
*Cardiovascular disease: hypertension, heart failure
*Dermatology
*COPD/Asthma
Education and Training:
Medical School: Emory University School of Medicine – Graduate 1992
Residency Program:Tripler Army Medical Center Family Practice Residency (Hawai'i) – Graduate 1995
Awards:
2017 – American Academy of Family Physicians Chair of the Year for Live Courses
2017 – Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors Gold Level Program Director Recognition Award
2013 – Florida Academy of Family Physicians Full-Time Educator of the Year
2007 – Georgia Academy of Family Physicians Teacher of the Year
Presentations/Publications:
International
*Emirates Family Medicine Society Family Medicine Conference, Dubai: 2017 – 2019
CV exam and ECG workshop, Hematuria, Endocrinology review
Connective Tissue Diseases Update, Top 10 EBM Update, Physician Wellness,
The Limping Child, Cardiovascular Pharmacology, Cardiovascular Exam
Leadership Skills, ABFM Updates, Liver enzymes
National
*American Academy of Family Medicine conferences 2015 – 2020,
To include:
Family Medicine Experience, Cardiovascular Conditions, Family Medicine Updates, Adult Medicine, and Geriatric Medicine
Topics to include:
Heart Failure, Syncope, Connective Tissue Diseases, Dermatology Update
Cardiovascular Exam, Faculty Development Session – Podium presentations
Advanced Cardiac Imaging, Liver Enzyme Elevations, Anticoagulation, Care for Caregiver, Hypertensive Urgency/Emergency, Hematuria, EKG Interpretation, Acute Kidney Injury, Adult Heart Murmurs, Pulmonary HTN, Cardiac imaging, Perioperative risk assessment, Asthma, COPD, Endocrine disorders
*Florida Academy of Family Medicine 2015 - 2020,
Topics to include: Choosing Wisely Update, The Red Eye, Faculty Development-Improving Presentation Skills
Top 10 EBM updates from 2018, COPD Update, Difficult cases in dermatology
Syncope, Liver Inflammation/Hep C, Benign dermatology, PFT workshop
Office Procedures Workshop, Unusual Endocrinopathies, Altered Mental Status,
Clinical Practice Guidelines Update, Ophthalmology Update, CTD Update
Marine envenomation, Connective Tissue Diseases, Dermatology Update, Fluids and Electrolytes
FAFP Board Review Course 2016-2019: CV disease, Kidney disease, Rheumatology
Scholarly activity
*Needham E – Heart Failure – What a Non-Heart Failure Specialist Needs to Know, 2018
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*Needham E. (2017) Acrocyanosis. In Domino FJ (Ed.), The 5-Minute Clinical Consult 2018, Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer.
*Needham E. Military medicine – the compassion and competence behind the uniform, Florida Family Physician, 64(1), Spring 2015, pp 12-13.
*Needham E. Acrocyanosis. In www.5minuteconsult.com. Domino FJ (Ed). Wolters Kluwer Health, Philadelphia, PA, 2015.
*Needham E. Pyogenic Granuloma. In www.5minuteconsult.com. Domino FJ (Ed). Wolters Kluwer Health, Philadelphia, PA, 2015.
*Needham, E, Management of Cardiovascular Disease, Audio-Digest FAMILY PRACTICE, Vol 62 (04), Jan. 28, 2014
*Lee EM, Needham E. (2014). Scrotal Mass. In Paulman PM, Paulman AA, Harrison JD, Nasir LS, Jarzynka KJ (Eds), Taylor’s Differential Diagnosis Manual, 3rd Edition (pp 233-235). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins.
*Needham E, Hematuria, FP Audio 410, July 2013
*Needham E, SAM Pearls: Cardiac Testing, FP Audio 400, Sept. 2012
*Vandervoort R, Keehbauch J, Lee E, Koo D, Needham E, Endocrine Conditions, FP Essentials Monograph, 398, July 2012
*Needham E, The Family Doctor as Preceptor, Florida Family Physician, Fall 2011, vol. 60(3), pp 24-26.
*Needham E, SAM Pearls: Heart Failure: Acute Decompensation/Hospital-based care, FP Audio 382, Mar. 2011
*Needham E, SAM Pearls: Heart Failure: Treatment Devices and Transplantation, FP Audio 381, Feb. 2011
*Needham E, SAM Pearls: Heart Failure: Stage-Based Treatment, FP Audio 380, Jan. 2011
*Needham E, SAM Pearls: Heart Failure: Definitions and Classifications, FP Audio 379, Dec. 2010
*Aggarwal M, Needham E, Case Report: Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in a Recently Widowed Woman, American Family Physician, Nov. 1, 2009, vol. 80(9), pp 908.
*Needham E, Management of Acute Renal Failure, American Family Physician, Nov. 1, 2005, vol. 72, pp 1739-46
Community Interest/ Hobbies:
*I love the beauty of creation, especially Central Florida and the Florida Keys
*I love to fish: fresh water for bass in my lake; inshore for redfish, trout, and snook; and offshore for mahi mahi, snapper, and grouper
*I collect shells, especially the cowry family.
*I like board gaming with family and friends (Gloomhaven, Tapestry, Catan, etc…)
*I love spending time with my beloved wife and new granddaughter.
Ariel Cole MD, FAAFP
Program Director, Geriatric Medicine, AdventHealth Winter Park
Dr. Cole is the Clerkship Director for Geriatrics at the Florida State University (FSU) College of Medicine, Orlando Campus.
Areas of Interest and Positions
*Dr. Cole supervises medical students, residents and geriatric fellows in the care of elderly patients in the hospital, outpatient clinics, nursing homes, and home visits.
*Oversees a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment Clinic within the Centre for Family Medicine
*Meets with elder patients and their caregivers in an interdisciplinary team to evaluate their medical, functional and psychosocial status.
*Specialty Consultants Panel for Pharmacist’s Letter and Prescriber’s Letter
*ABIM Geriatric Board Exam Review Committee.
Education and Training
Medical School: University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, FL
Residency Program: AdventHealth Winter Park Family Medicine Residency
Fellowship Program: AdventHealth Winter Park Geriatric Fellowship
Specializing in the field of: Dementia, polypharmacy, nursing home care and geriatric syndromes.
Certifications:
* Geriatric Medicine Certificate of Added Qualifications
*Family Medicine Board Certified
*Fellow, American Academy of Family Physicians
*Drug Enforcement Agency Certified
Presentations and Awards
Awards:
*Excellence in Preceptor faculty from UCF
*2019 Patient Experience Top Performer – top 99 percentile in patient experience as measured by Press Ganey
Presentations/Publications:
* Peer Reviewer for FP Essentials “Issues in Geriatric Care” American Family Physician. May 2018
*Falk N, Cole A, Meredith TJ. Evaluation of Suspected Dementia. American Family Physician. 2018;97(6):
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Current Major Nation Presentations:
*“Alzheimer Dementia”, “Urinary Incontinence in Women” and “Billing and Coding” presented for AAFP Geriatric Medicine Course, Ft Meyers, FL, December 4-7, 2019
*“Sleepless in Orlando: Insomnia in the PALTC setting” presented for FMDA conference, Orlando, FL, October 24, 2019
*“Polypharmacy in the Elderly” and “Elder Mistreatment” presented for FMX Conference, Philadelphia, PA, September 24-28, 2019
*“Sleeplessness in the Elderly” presented for University of South Florida interdisciplinary geriatrics noon conference and Byrd Alzheimers conference, Tampa Florida, June 26, 2019
*“Dementia and Capacity” presented at Florida Annual Judges Symposium, Orlando Florida, May 28, 2019
*“Sleepless in the Nursing home” presented at AMDA: The Society for Post-acute and Long-term Care National Conference, Atlanta, GA, March 7-10, 2019
Memberships:
*American Academy/Florida Academy of Family Physicians
*American Geriatrics Society
*Society of Teachers of Family Medicine
Carlos Dumois, MD
Dr. Dumois received his medical degree at the University of Santo Domingo and completed his residency at the Western Reserve Care System in Ohio. He is board certified in family medicine and has been with AdventHealth Orlando since 2006. He has a special interest in smoking cessation, diabetes, sports medicine and weight loss. He was acknowledged as Faculty of the Year in 2006-2007.
George Guthrie, MD MPH CDE CNS FAAFP FACLM
AdventHealth Winter Park
Areas of Interest and Positions:
Special interest in the lifestyle treatment of Type 2 Diabetes, Hypertension, Obesity, and Coronary Heart Disease. He has been involved in the development of several lifestyle change programs including the Coronary Health Improvement Project (CHIP), the Wellspring Diabetes Program, and the CREATION Health Program
Education and Training:
Masters of Public Health degree with a focus on nutrition
Medical School: Loma Linda University in 1981
Residency Program: Hinsdale Hospital near Chicago
Board Certified: Family Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine
Presentations/Publications:
Author: Eat Plants Feel Whole, 2019
Eat Plants Feel Whole Journal, 2020
*AdventHealth Orlando Speakers Bureau
*Lecturer in the lifestyle treatment of chronic disease and nutrition:
*American Academy of Family Medicine annual meeting,
*Florida Academy of Family Physicians,
*Asian Society of Lifestyle Medicine,
*Filipino Society of Lifestyle Medicine,
*Local churches and businesses venues
Scholarly activity
*Certification Board of Nutrition Specialists (CBNS)
*Certified Diabetic Educator (CDE)
*Certified Diabetes Educator specializing in type 2 Diabetes Reversal – earlier is better
Community Interest/ Hobbies:
*Past President and Secretary-treasurer of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine
*AdventHealth Clinically Integrated Network Utilization Committee member
*American College of Lifestyle Medicine Speakers Bureau
Sabiha Siddiqui, MD
AdventHealth Winter Park:
Dr. Sabiha Siddiqui has a special interest working in pediatrics with newborns, infants, children and adolescents. Dr. Siddiqui has been mentioned as one of the best pediatricians for the last three years in the Orlando Magazine.
Areas of interest in medicine
- Behavior Problems in Infants, Children and Adolescents.
- Parent Education for anticipatory Guidance
- Circumcisions
- Obesity Management
- Skin Problems
Education
Medical school: Gandhi Medical College, Hyderabad. India
Residency: General Pediatrics. Orlando Regional Medical Center, Orlando Florida.
Board Certified: in pediatrics
Awards – regional and national awards within the past 5-10 years.
Orlando Magazine: Every year mentioned as one of the Best Doctors
Presentations
Regional and National (FAFP, AAFP, AGS, Societies, etc.)
Personal hobbies:
Cooking, Sewing, Reading, Decorating and Gardening
Serena Gui, PhD
Associate Director of Behavior Medicine, AdventHealth Winter Park
Dr. Gui is the Associate Director of Behavioral Medicine.
Specialties: Psychology
Areas of Interest and Positions
*Whole persons care emphasis on physician wellbeing though practicing balanced lifestyle of healthy eating, activities, meditation and spiritual connection and social relationships.
*Promoting mental health with self-compassion, affirmation and developing healthy physical self.
*Oversees behavior health curriculum, physician well-being, and recruiting.
Education and Training
PhD in Counseling Psychology from Andrews University, Michigan 1984
Specialty:
Psychology
Presentations
Society of Teachers in Family Medicine (STFM)
Memberships:
*APA
*STFM
Hobbies:
Travelling, Gardening and Gourmet cooking and food critic wanna-be!
Robert Vandervoort, PharmD
AdventHealth Winter Park
Areas of interest and Positions:
* Diabetes
* CV-event Prevention
* Literature Review
Education:
* Medical School: University of Florida College of Pharmacy
* Residency Program: Primary Care Pharmacy Practice Residency: Florida Hospital
Awards:
* Keynote Speaker, Professional White Coating Ceremony.
* University of Florida College of Pharmacy, Gainesville, FL, 2014
* Outstanding Service Pharmacy Alumnus Award, 2008 University of Florida College of Pharmacy
Presentations:
* 1/20 “Hypertension Podcast Series.” CME Audio Podcast (5hrs). American Academy of Family Physicians. In collaboration with Eddie Needham, MD.
* 9/19 “The Treatment of Hypertension.” CE Presentation. Central Florida Pharmacy Association, Orlando, FL.
* 5/19 “Lipid Management Update: Applying the New Guidelines.” CE Presentation. Central Florida Pharmacy Association, Orlando, FL.
* 5/19 “Risk Assessment Tools for Use in Anticoagulation.” CME Presentation, Florida Academy of Family Physicians Spring Forum, Orlando, FL. And CE Presentation. Central Florida Pharmacy Association, Orlando, FL.
* 12/18 “Recent Developments in Drug Therapy.” CME Presentation, Florida Academy of Family Physicians Winter Summit, Amelia Island, FL. and CE Presentation. Central Florida Pharmacy Association, Orlando, FL.
* 10/18 “Revisiting the Use of NPH Insulin.” CME Presentation,Family Medicine Sectional Meeting, Florida Hospital Winter Park, Winter Park, FL.
Scholarly activity:
* 9/18 Vandervoort R, Mehta R, Falk N. Allergy and Asthma. FP Essent. 2018;472:1-40.
* 7/12 Vandervoort, R, Keehbauch J, Lee EM. . Endocrine Conditions. FP Essent. 2012:398
Personal hobbies:
He is an avid fan of the Florida Gators, Home Theater, and trains in Brazilian jiu-jitsu when not chasing around his two children.
Robin Creamer, DO, FAAFP
Medical Director of AdventHealth Medical Group Medicine at Winter Park
Dr. Robin Creamer, DO, FAAFP is the Medical Director for Family Medicine Residency AdventHealth and the Assistant Director for the Geriatric Fellowship and Family Medicine Residency at AdventHealth Winter Park
Areas of Interest and Positions:
- Faculty supervisor for the Family Medicine Resident Outpatient rotation
- Supervises medical students, residents and fellows in the outpatient clinic, nursing home and home visits.
- Osteoporosis-primary and secondary fracture prevention.
Education and Training:
Medical School: Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, Midwestern University, Downers Grove, IL.
Residency Program: AdventHealth Winter Park Family Medicine Residency (Chief Resident )
- Family Medicine Residency, Northwestern University-St. Joseph Hospital, Chicago, IL.
- Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine Internship, Chicago, IL.
Fellowship Program: AdventHealth Winter Park Geriatric Medicine Fellowship
Specializing in the field of: Geriatrics, Osteoporosis and Falls Prevention
Certifications:
- Geriatric Medicine Certificate of Added Qualifications
- Family Medicine Board Certified
- Fellow, American Academy of Family Physicians
- ISCD Vertebral Fracture Assessment Certification Course
- NOF/ NHBA Fracture Liaison Certificate
Awards:
- 2019 Patient Experience Top Performer – top 99 percentile in patient experience as measured by Press Ganey
- Top Doctor Orlando Magazine-Family Medicine and Geriatrics- 2019, 2018, 2017.
- National Osteoporosis Fracture Liaison Service Certification- April 2014
- Recipient International Society Clinical Densitometry Academy Fellowship
- Family Medicine Residency Faculty Preceptor of the Year
- Family Medicine Residency Resident Teacher of the Year
Presentations/Publications:
- Women’s Conference of Florida 2019 - Break Barriers Not Bones - November 1, 2019, Tampa, Fl.
- AAFP FMX19 - Osteoporosis and Osteopenia Prevention and Treatment: Allaying the Fear Factor. Lecture and PBL Sept. 27-28, 2019. Philadelphia, Penn.
- ASBMR American Society Bone Mineral Research, Expo Theatre How to Manage Osteoporosis in Collaboration with Primary Care Sept. 22, 2019, Orlando, Fl
- FAFP Florida Academy Family Physicians-Osteoporosis Update May 19, 2019, Amelia Island, Fl.
- AAFP FMX18- Osteoporosis and Osteopenia Prevention and Treatment; Strong Bones for Life. Lecture and PBLOct 11-12, 2018, New Orleans, La.
- Florida Family Physician, publication of FAFP; Osteoporosis a Preventable Disease of Aging. Fall 2015;Vol 64 issue 3.
Committees:
- Skilled Nursing Facility Collaboration Committee 2018-present
- System/Division Healthcare and Spirituality meetings 2016-present
- Central Florida Healthy Bones- National Osteoporosis Foundation Support Group
- Own the Bone Fracture Liason Service-Champion 2013-present
Community Interest/Hobbies:
- National Osteoporosis Foundation Support group/ lecture leader
- Monthly community lecture series. (2013-present)
- Senior Resource Alliance- Board Member May 2013-July 2019
- Enjoy spending time in nature and by the water
Ann Klega, MD
Program Director, Women's Health, AdventHealth Orlando
Areas of Interest and Positions
Dr. Klega is prepared to provide comprehensive medical care to families and individuals needing preventive medicine or suffering from all types of illnesses, disorders, conditions and diseases. She has held teaching positions, given presentations, published articles and has traveled on mission trips to Jamaica and Haiti.
Education and Training
Medical School: University of Florida, College of Medicine in Gainesville
Residency Program: Family Practice/Obstetrics Track Residency at Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach
Specialization: Family Medicine, from pediatric to elder care
Other Training: Advanced Cardiac Life Support and Pediatric Advanced Life Support, and has advanced training in urgent care, diabetes complications, obesity and obstetrics
Awards: Most Outstanding Resident and recognized for Excellence in Women’s Health at the Halifax Medical Center
Board certified in Family Medicine
Raj Mehta, MD
Dr. Raj Mehta is board-certified in family medicine. He earned his medical degree from the University of Florida College of Medicine where he also completed a residency in family medicine. Dr. Mehta is an experienced family physician and a dedicated researcher and educator. He is passionate about the continuous improvement of quality health care and patient safety.
Daniel Bedney, MD
Daniel Bedney, MD, is a board-certified family medicine physician with fellowship training in primary care sports medicine and strong ties to the Central Florida community. He earned his medical degree at Loma Linda University in California prior to undertaking his residency training as part of the Florida Hospital (now AdventHealth) Family Medicine Residency Program in Winter Park. He completed a fellowship in primary care sports medicine at Meharry Medical College in Nashville where he also served as a team physician for Fisk University and Tennessee State University.