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Dwayne Gordon, MD

Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency

Medical School: Loma Linda University School of Medicine.

Residency: Kettering Medical Center.

Selected Awards: Albert A. Brust, Internal Medicine Residency Award of Excellence, 2013. Nurses Choice Award, 2013. Patient Experience Top Performer, 2019. Fellow–American College of Physicians, 2020.

Selected community programs: Youth counseling program on HIV, Disaster Relief efforts, and Medical Mission Trips to Zambia, Peru, Bangladesh, and a Navaho Reserve in the US. Unit Medical Director/Transformational Director, active in quality improvement and patient safety initiatives in the hospital. Leader in resident simulation lab experiences.

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George Everett, MD, MS, FACP

Academic Chair, Internal Medicine Residency

Medical School: University of Iowa College of Medicine
Medical Residency: University of Rochester, Strong Memorial Hospital
Fellowship: University of Iowa College of Medicine
Master of Science in Epidemiology: University of Iowa College of Medicine
Selected Awards:

  • Alpha Omega Alpha (junior year)
  • American College of Physicians Teaching and Research Scholar
  • American College of Physicians Teacher of the Year in Florida, 2007
  • Florida State University College of Medicine Faculty Teacher of the Year, 2007
  • Fellow, American College of Physicians

Scholarship: Author of more than 50 peer-reviewed publications in cancer epidemiology, hospital medicine, residency education and medical economics.

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Daniel Tambunan, MD

Assistant Director, Internal Medicine Residency

Position: Assistant Director, Internal Medicine residency
Medical School: Loma Linda University College of Medicine
Residency: Loma Linda University College of Medicine
Selected Awards: Faculty of the Year, 2005
Scholarship: Author of more than 25 peer-reviewed publications and presentations in dementia, thromboembolism, hepatitis and lipid metabolism. Co-investigator of multiple trials in lipid metabolism, migraine, thromboembolism, heart failure and coronary disease.

Vincent Hsu, MD

Vincent P. Hsu, MD, MPH

Director of Infection Prevention, Assistant Director, Internal Medicine Residency

Medical School: Loma Linda University College of Medicine
Medical Residency: Legacy Portland Hospital
Fellowship (Infectious Diseases): University of Southern California Medical Center
Preventive Medicine Residency: Centers for Disease Control, United States Public Health Services
Masters of Public Health: UCLA School of Public Health
Selected Awards:

  • Servicing the Field Award, (Director's Award, SARS planning)
  • US Public Health Service Awards
  • Unit Commendation Award (CDC Cruise Ship Investigation Team)
  • Foreign Duty Service Award (Malaysia, Vietnam, Bangladesh)
  • Outstanding Unit Citation Award (DHHS Terrorist Response Team)
  • Crisis Response Service Award (Response to Terrorist Attacks)
  • Crisis Response Service Award (Response to Anthrax Attacks)
  • American College of Physicians
  • Infectious Disease Society of America
  • Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

Scholarship: Author of more than 15 peer-reviewed publications in epidemiology and infectious diseases.

Karen Echeverria-Beltran, MD

Karen A. Echeverria-Beltran, MD, FACP

Assistant Director, Internal Medicine Residency

Karen A. Echeverria-Beltran, MD, FACP is board certified in internal medicine and brings her dedication and experience in preventive medicine and primary care to our program. She earned her medical degree from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and completed an internal medicine residency with Orlando Health, where she achieved Chief Resident status. For more than 10 years, she has been committed to medical education—serving as a faculty member, assistant director and associate program director within the medicine residency program at Orlando Health. For her outstanding work, she received the Primary Care Physician Award in 2001 and 2003 amongst many other accolades. Additionally, she is an active member of the American College of Physicians and currently serves as secretary and member of the Governor’s Council for the Florida Chapter. She strives to provide exceptional care for her patients and is passionate about bringing excellence into the field of internal medicine.

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Luis Isea, MD

Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency

Medical school: Earned a Magna Cum Laude distinction and the Dr. Lorenzo Campins y Ballester Award for graduating top of class at the Luis Razetti School of Medicine at the Universidad Central de Venezuela in Caracas, Venezuela.

Residency: AdventHealth Residency, where he served as Chief Resident. Dr. Isea is a member of the Florida Chapter of the American College of Physicians where he served as Council of Residents Co-chair and Chair of the Resident Well-Being Committee. He is passionate about technology and the development of virtual learning tools to enhance medical education.

Edward Maharam, MD

Edward Maharam, MD

Assistant Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency

Medical School: Florida International University

Residency: University of Arizona, where he later served as Chief Resident in Quality & Patient Safety. Most recently Dr. Maharam joined our faculty after working as an assistant professor and academic hospitalist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Maharam currently helps run our Value Care and Patient Safety conferences.

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Asef Mahmud, MD

Assistant Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency

Medical School: University of South Florida

Residency: University of South Florida. I grew up much of my life in Florida, splitting my time between Orlando and Tampa. I completed a combined 7 year B.S. and M.D. program at the University of South Florida where I also completed a combined residency in both Internal Medicine and Pediatrics serving as chief resident for my last year. I taught as core faculty at the University of Mississippi where I was honored to win teaching awards for my last two years. I am board certified to care for both children plus adults and am very passionate about Transitional Care Medicine looking after patients with complex and chronic childhood diseases who then become adults. I am also very interested in obesity medicine, point-of-care ultrasound, bedside procedures, medical education, and affordable medical technology.

I am thrilled to be back home in Florida and can't wait to get started serving the community that helped raise me

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Yu Ya Nway, MD

Assistant Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency

Dr. Nway completed the internal medicine residency at UCF/HCA Florida Healthcare (Greater Orlando) program where she served as a 4th year administrative chief resident. During her residency, she was inducted into the Chapman Chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society at UCF College of Medicine. She was also awarded the Humanitarian Award at the residency graduation ceremony, in recognition of her extraordinary compassion in patient care and outstanding ethical and moral conduct. Dr. Nway joined our faculty team in 2023 and has worked with residents and medical students in both inpatient and outpatient setting. She is passionate about lifestyle medicine and wellness in medical education. Outside of work, she enjoys spending quality time with her family and exploring nature.

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Ricardo Conti, MD

Assistant Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency

Dr. Conti is a M.D/PhD graduated in Brazil in 1991, where he worked as a board-certified cardiologist and intensivist until 2007. To be a licensed physician in USA, between 2008 and 2010 he did another Internal Medicine Residency at Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital. In Maryland he worked until 2023 as academic hospitalist and intensive care physician, being awarded by the Maryland Chapter of the American College of Physicians as an outstanding hospitalist. In the end of 2023, Dr. Conti started his current role as a core faculty member at the Internal Medicine residency program here at AdventHealth Orlando.

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Austin Coye, MD

Assistant Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency

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Tasnuva Anindita Mahmud, MD

Assistant Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency

Dr. T. Mahmud joined our faculty team 2 year ago. After graduating magna cum laude from the University of Mississippi Honors College, she received her medical degree from the University of Mississippi Medical Center’s School of Medicine where she went on to complete a residency in internal medicine. Dr. Mahmud brings a youthful and energetic outlook and is passionate about growth in inpatient medicine and physician advocacy. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling and playing with her kitten and puppy (named Skittles and Waffle).

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Mohamad Sharbatji, MD

Assistant Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency

Dr. Sharbatji Joined our faculty team 1 year ago. He received his medical degree with top honors from the University of Aleppo in Syria. After graduating, he went on to complete his Internal Medicine Residency at Adventhealth Orlando. Dr. Sharbatji enjoys his role as an academic hospitalist where he strives for excellence in providing tailored healthcare solutions that can meet each patient’s unique needs. In his spare time, he loves to spend time with his family, explore new destinations and learn about different cultures and cuisine. He is an avid squash player