Meet Our AdventHealth Waterman Leadership Team
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Abel Biri
Chief Executive Officer
Anita Young
Chief Operating Officer
Floriano Putigna, DO
Chief Medical Officer
Lisa Bowman
Chief Nursing Officer
Andrii Korchuk
Chief Financial Officer
Meet Our Medical Executive Committee
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Michael Fountain, DO
Chief of Staff, Urology
Patricia Smolter, DO
Vice Chief of Staff/Medical Review Chair, Emergency Medicine
Sherryl Gordon, MD
Secretary/Treasurer, Pediatrics
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Jean Emilcar, MD
Anesthesia Chair, Anesthesiology
Kevan Stewart, MD
Diagnostic Imaging Chair, Interventional Radiology
Kyle Friez, MD
Emergency Medicine Chair, Emergency Medicine
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John H.B. Frederick, MD
Medicine Chair, Internal Medicine
J. Henry Lesmes, MD
Cardiology Chair, Cardiology
Suparna Rao, MD
Hospitalist Chair, Family Medicine
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Marilyn Mayne, DO
OB/PEDS Chair, OB/GYN
Deborah Zeagler, MD
Pathology Chair, Pathology
Jason Smith, DO
Surgery Chair, General Surgery
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Jason Gerboc, DO
Bylaws Chair, Urology
Leslie Matesick, DO
Clinical Best Practices Chair, Critical Care Medicine
Rosemary Cirelli, MD
Credentials Chair, Pulmonary/Sleep Medicine
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Miguel Bryce, MD
Medication Management Chair, Clinical Electrophysiology
Christopher Keeler, DO
Patient Safety/Ethics Chair, General Surgery
Steven Pillow, MD
Immediate Past COS, OB/GYN

Leading Care in Tavares, Florida
Every year, more than 65,000 patients experience a different kind of care at AdventHealth Waterman, formerly Florida Hospital Waterman, in Tavares, Florida. Our doctors, nurses, and staff promote whole-person health through the eight universal aspects of CREATION Life — Choice, Rest, Environment, Activity, Trust, Interpersonal Relationships, Outlook, and Nutrition.
Discover How We’re Living Our Mission
Nearly $2 million has been raised to create the center, which offers free therapies for cancer patients and their families
After hospital data revealed higher readmission rates for Black mothers, AdventHealth for Women created an initiative to provide enhanced postpartum care.
This special vending machine rewards kids' good behavior with new books they can keep, all to help fuel a love of reading.
AdventHealth Centra Care’s Dr. Tim Hendrix simplifies the symptoms and prevention strategies for the flu, COVID-19, RSV and Norovirus.
AdventHealth celebrates the inspiring journeys of Womack "Mack" Rucker and Sandra Randolph, two trailblazing health care leaders.
Breakthrough device offers new hope for stroke survivors struggling with rehabilitation following ischemic stroke
Operations made possible by a partnership between AdventHealth, Rothman Orthopaedics and Operation Walk USA are bringing life-changing orthopaedic care to underinsured patients.
Kia Blair leads the Multicultural Affairs and Partnerships department at OurLegacy, Central Florida’s organ procurement organization.
AdventHealth is building an ER that will bring a much-needed option for emergency care to residents in Meadow Woods and surrounding communities.
AdventHealth saved Reena Caprario’s life with innovative heart care. Her story shows the importance of knowing subtle heart attack signs and acting quickly.
The 3D Motion Lab at AdventHealth Sports Med and Rehab Innovation Tower in Orlando. is the only one of its kind in Florida, designed for medical use.
The expansion brings world-class oncology services together under one roof.