About This Guide

Samuel Jean, MD, MPH, President

Dr. Samuel Jean MD, MPH is originally from Haiti. He is a U.S. Army veteran. He completed his undergraduate degree at Florida State University and received his medical degree from Kansas University Medical School. Dr. Jean went on to complete his internal medicine training at the University of South Alabama hospital. Since graduation, he has been serving the Orlando area population. He was the medical director of the PCU unit at Florida Hospital Altamonte, (now AdventHealth Altamonte Springs) where he also served on many committees, including the patient safety committee, top admitters committee and the HCAHPS advisory board. Dr. Jean brings not only his medical skills, but also his connections with the local practitioners and hospital staff that will help our patients navigate the sometimes-complex healthcare delivery model. He is married to Rossita Jean and has three children. His hobbies include playing tennis, reading, watching FSU football, and spending time with family.

Srinivas Seela, MD, President-Elect

Dr. Seela moved to Orlando, Florida after finishing his fellowship in Gastroenterology at Yale University School of Medicine. During his training he spent a significant amount of time in basic and clinical research, and has published articles in Gastroenterology literature. His interests include advanced and therapeutic endoscopic procedures, colorectal cancer screening, Gastro Esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), metabolic and other liver disorders. Dr. Seela is board certified in both Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. He is a member of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE), the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD), and Crohn’s Colitis Foundation (CCF). In addition to being an Assistant Professor at the University of Central Florida School of Medicine, he is also a teaching attending physician at both the AdventHealth Internal Medicine Residency and Family Practice Residence (MD and DO) programs.

Benjamin Kaplan, MD, Secretary

Benjamin M. Kaplan, MD, board certified in Internal Medicine, is a member of the Orlando Health Medical Group Internal Medicine. He also works closely with the Cancer Medicine Specialty Section at Orlando Health Cancer Institute to ensure comprehensive treatment as well as supportive care for all cancer patients. Dr. Kaplan received his medical degree from the Medical School for International Health in collaboration with Columbia University Medical Center and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel. He completed his internal medicine residency at Saint Barnabas Medical Center where he served as Assistant Chief Resident. He also received a Master of Public Health from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Kaplan is also a Fellow of the American College of Physicians. He has a special interest in international health and medicine with a focus on cardiovascular disease and sports medicine. Dr. Kaplan has many hobbies including drumming, travel and adventure, and football. Ademola Adewale, MD, FAAEM, Vice President

Dr. Ademola Adewale completed his undergraduate degree at City College of New York and received his medical degree from Howard University. Dr. Adewale went on to complete his emergency medicine residency training at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where he served as the Chief Resident. Dr. Adewale is the founding member of the AdventHealth Emergency Medicine Residency Program where he served as the Assistant Program Director, as well as the Director of Research & Medical Simulation for the residency until 2020. He currently serves as the Medical Director for the Center for Medical Simulation and Education at AdventHealth East Orlando. Dr. Adewale is an active member of the medical staff leadership at AdventHealth Central Florida Division where he currently serves as the Secretary/ Treasurer and in line to become the president-elect. In addition, he serves as Clerkship Faculty and Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine in the Clinical Sciences Emergency Medicine Department at the Orlando Regional Campus of the FSU College of Medicine. Dr. Adewale has authored several articles in medical journals, and recently published an article addressing physician burnout during the Covid pandemic in Emergency Physicians Monthly in the Spring 2020 edition.

Sanjay Pattani, MD, Treasurer

Dr. Sanjay Pattani serves as Associate Chief Medical Officer for AdventHealth Orlando and Medical Director of Mission Control, one of the nation’s largest system-based healthcare command centers. In this role, he focuses on improving value through capacity management and patient care navigation to ensure seamless transitions of care for patients at AdventHealth.

In addition to his medical degree, which he earned at St. George’s University in Grenada, he holds a master’s degree in healthcare administration/management from the University of Michigan School of Public Health. Dr. Pattani completed both his general surgery internship and emergency medicine residency at Louisiana State University Shreveport. He currently serves as President for the Florida Chapter of Emergency Physicians and on the Board of Directors for the Florida Medical Association.

Charles Chase, DO, Immediate Past President

Dr. Chase is a physician anesthesiologist from Winter Park, Florida. Currently he works with Envision Healthcare as Regional Ambulatory Medical Director for the Southeastern U.S. In addition, he serves as a clinical associate professor at the University of Central Florida and Barry University. Previously he served as President of the Florida Society of Anesthesiologists and President of the FOMA District Society 3. After earning his osteopathic medical degree from NOVA Southeastern University, Dr. Chase completed a residency in anesthesiology at the University of South Florida, Tampa General Hospital. He is also a board member of the Florida Medical Association, Florida Society of Anesthesiologists, Chair of the FMA Council on Legislation and a member of the American Society of Anesthesiologists. His interests include Health Policy and Legislative Affairs.

PSCF 2022 Board of Directors

Puja Aggarwal, MD | Leena Anderson, MD | Basher Atiquzzaman, MD | Jessica Auffant, MD | Mark Chaet, MD | Talia Cola, MD Andrew Cooke, MD | Megan Core, MD | Shelley Glover, MD | Herron Gomillion, MD | Aaishwariya Gulani, MS | Lawrence Halperin, MD Caridad Hernandez, MD | Muhaimeen Hossain, DO | Wendy Lavezzi, MD | Jocelyn Pichardo, MD | Nikita Shah, DO | Mark Trolice, MD

PSCF FOUNDATION

The PSCF Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the Physicians Society of Central Florida and focuses on medical education within our community through scholarships to local medical schools and also to high school students who demonstrate extraordinary scholarship, integrity, and a strong interest in science.

History The Physicians Society of Central Florida (PSCF) Foundation has been instrumental in developing future physician leaders for our community through scholarships provided to medical students at the FSU College of Medicine and donations to the UCF Medical School. In addition, the PSCF Foundation awards scholarships each year to local high school students who are going on to pursue careers in medicine and the sciences. These are known as our Dr. Willie Newman, Dr. Luis Perez, and Dr. Zabunnissa Vyas Scholarships.

LifeBridge: Physician Wellness Program Physician burnout and its complications are the number one threat to a physician’s medical career. It may lead to lower levels of patient care, more medical errors, and higher rates of staff turnover, disruptive behavior, substance abuse, and even suicide. More than half of all physicians report signs of burnout. As a result, a number of resources have been created to address physician wellness, including mindfulness seminars, yoga classes, and more. Unfortunately, physicians have been reticent to seek the type of professional care they need to address their signs of stress or burnout.

Until now.

•LifeBridge is provided to all members of the Physicians

Society of Central Florida via the PSCF Foundation. This is a safe and confidential program to help get you back to feeling like yourself. •LifeBridge is like no other physician wellness program. The service provides up to four free in-person or virtual sessions with a counselor per year to discuss any issue causing stress or burnout. It doesn’t matter if it’s a troublesome co-worker, marital issues, or difficulty dealing with a bad outcome. •LifeBridge does not create an electronic medical record. Some physicians have expressed concern that seeking appropriate help from a mental health professional will create an electronic medical record and could impact their licensure. LifeBridge has been designed in conjunction with the Florida Board of

Medicine specifically to be a pre-clinical program that does not create an electronic medical record.

•LifeBridge is completely confidential. From the moment you call our wellness line, your personal information is protected.

Only your counselor will know your personal information, so it can never be reported to the PSCF, your employer, or any other group. •LifeBridge has a diverse panel of counselors who are committed to making themselves available within 24 hours of your call. They are specially trained to work with physicians, and have confidential office space located across the metropolitan area. Please do not hesitate to call LifeBridge at (844) 234-LIFE.

Annual Fundraising Gala: The PSCF Foundation hosts an Annual Gala each year to help raise funds for its many programs as well as local community organizations. Past recipients of this fundraiser have included Grace Medical Home, New Hope for Kids, A Gift for Teaching, PSCF Alliance, Orange County Public Schools, the UCF College of Medicine Scholarship Fund, Clinica mi Salud, and Kids Beating Cancer. With silent auctions, delicious food and beverage, and great entertainers, this event is always a favorite of PSCF members.

2022 Foundation Officers & Board of Directors

Officers

President: Charles Chase, DO

Board of Directors:

Adrian Burrowes, MD, Anna Chamoun, MD Rashesh Dholakia, MD, Katia Gugucheva, MD Salil Gupta, MD, Cherilyn Mahase, MD, Javier Placer, MD Kelley Shackelford, MD