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Thank you for inquiring about the physicians who serve on the medical staff of Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center. We hope this personalized resource is helpful to you in your journey to wellness. At Lakeland Regional Health, we deliver the best outcomes and safest care by placing people at the heart of all we do. We are proud to provide you with access to care from members of our medical staff, more than 550 strong, who practice in over 50 areas of specialty. Together, we improve lives every day by promoting wellness, education and discovery. Part of our commitment to you as our patient is providing you with electronic access to your health information. By using our secure online patient portal, you can view and manage your healthcare information and securely communicate with us. You may also safely and quickly share important and possibly lifesaving electronic medical information with healthcare facilities and providers. We encourage you to access our portal by visiting http://mylrh.org/patient-portal/. Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center is Florida’s fifth largest hospital. Founded in 1916 as Morrell Memorial Hospital, our 849-bed, comprehensive tertiary referral hospital operates a Level II Trauma Center, a Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, and the state’s busiest single site Emergency Department. Our team has the expertise and skill you want when faced with illness or injury. We handle over 1,300 trauma visits annually and hold accreditations for our Advanced Primary Stroke Center and Chest Pain Center. Three hybrid operating rooms and a catheterization lab offer you the least invasive surgeries possible and enhanced safety. Our state-of-the-art, 32-bed Bannasch Institute for Advanced Rehabilitation Medicine opened in August 2015 to provide evidence-based, innovative inpatient therapeutic rehabilitation services designed to dramatically improve patient outcomes. We know that only by using the latest tools and smartest technology can we deliver safe and effective care. In 2015, we were named one of just six hospitals in the nation to earn Most Wired Advanced status from American Hospital Association’s Health Forum and the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives. To learn more about us and our other national awards, accreditations and workplace innovations, please visit our website at http://myLRH.org. We look forward to being your healthcare provider. Lakeland Regional Health. Together, our Promise is YOUR HEALTH.
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Zahid I. Choudary, MD
Josephine B. Lim, MD
Lakeland Regional Health Pablo Campus 130 Pablo St Lakeland, FL 33803
2404 Lakeland Hills Blvd. Lakeland, FL 33805 Office Phone: (863) 802-8440 Fax Number: (863) 802-8310
Office Phone: 863.687.1259 Fax Number: 863.284.1786 Neurology Board Eligible, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Certification
Neurology Board Certified, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology/Neurology Certification
Medical School: M.B.B.S. Nishtar Medical College, Multan, Pakistan, M.D. Internship: State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, Internship Internal Medicine Residency: State University of New York, Department of Neurology, Buffalo, NY, Residency Neurology
Medical School: Cebu Institute of Medicine, Cebu City, Philippines, M.D. Internship: Metropolitan Hospital Center, New York, NY, Internship, Internal Medicine Residency: Chong Hua Hospital, Cebu City, Philippines, Residency, Family Practice Residency: University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, Residency, Neurology
Herminio Cuervo, M.D., Ph.D.
William F. Malzone, MD
1601 Williamsburg Square Lakeland, FL 33803
Lakeland Regional Health Pablo Campus 130 Pablo Street Lakeland, FL 33803
Office Phone: (863) 647-1684 Appointment Phone: (863) 647-1684 Answering Service: (863) 687-1321 Fax Number: (863) 647-2824
Office Phone: (863) 284-5941 Answering Service: (863) 687-1321 Fax Number: (863) 284-5199
Neurology Board Certified, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology/Neurology Certification Medical School: University of Salamanca, Faculty of Medicine, Salamanca, Spain Additional Degrees: The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, B.S. Internship: Wright-Patterson Medical Center, WPAFB, OH, Internship, Medicine and Surgery Residency: Harvard Medical School, Longwood Area Neurological Training Program, Neurology, Residency Fellowship: University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, Fellowship
Neurology Board Certified, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology/Neurology Certification Medical School: University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, M.D. Additional Degrees: University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, B.S. Internship: Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC, Internship, Medical Residency: Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC, Residency, Internal Medicine; Straight Medical Fellowship: University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, Fellowship, Neurology
John A. DiLullo, MD
Gabriel Pantol, MD
Watson Clinic LLP 1600 Lakeland Hills Blvd. Lakeland, FL 33805
Watson Clinic LLP 1600 Lakeland Hills Blvd. Lakeland, FL 33805
Office Phone: (863) 680-7000 Answering Service: (863) 687-1322 Fax Number: (863) 680-7430
Appointment Phone: (863) 680-7190 Answering Service: (863) 687-1322
Neurology Board Certified, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology/Neurology Certification
Neurology Board Certified, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Certification Board Certified, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Neuromuscular Disorders Board Certified, American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine
Medical School: UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, M.D. Additional Degrees: Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, B.A. Internship: Hahnemann University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, Internship, Medical Residency: UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, Residency, Neurology Fellowship: Lyons VA Medical Center; Lyons NJ/UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical Schoo, Brunswich, NJ, Fellowship, Clinical Neurophysiology
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Medical School: Universidad Nacional De Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina, MD Residency: Queens Hospital Center, Jamaica, NY, Internal Medicine Residency: North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, NY, Neurology Fellowship: Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, Neurology/Neurophysiology
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Jeffrey A. Rumbaugh, MD, PhD
Daynet Vega, MD
Watson Clinic LLP 1600 Lakeland Hills Blvd Lakeland, FL 33805
Watson Clinic LLP 1600 Lakeland Hills Blvd Lakeland, FL 33805
Office Phone: 863.687.7000 Answering Service: 863.687.1322
Office Phone: (863) 680-7000 Answering Service: (863) 687-1322
Neurology Board Certified, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology/Neurology Certification
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Medical School: University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, MD Additional Degrees: University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, PhD Internship: Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, Internship, Medicine Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, Residency/Chief Resident, Neurology
Medical School: Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine, Bayamon, PR, MD Additional Degrees: University of Florida, Gainesvillle, FL, BS Additional Degrees: University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, BA Internship: Shands Hospital/North Florida VA Medical Center, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, Intership, Internal Medicine Residency: Shands Hospital/North Florida VA Medical Center, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, Residency, Neurology Fellowship: Shands Hospital/North Florida VA Medical Center, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, Fellowship, Clinical Neurophysiology
Daniel C. Traviesa, MD Watson Clinic LLP 1600 Lakeland Hills Blvd. Lakeland, FL 33805 Office Phone: (863) 680-7319 Appointment Phone: (863) 680-7543 Answering Service: (863) 687-1322 Neurology Board Certified, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Certification with Added Qualification in Clinical Neurophysiology Medical School: University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL, M.D. Additional Degrees: Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA Additional Degrees: University of South Florida, Tampa, FL Internship: Tufts Medical Service, Boston City Hospital, Boston, MA, Internship Residency: University of Miami, Jackson Memorial Hospital & Miami V.A. Hospital, Miami, FL, Residency & Assistant Professor, Neurology Fellowship: NIH Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Stroke
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Lim, Josephine B., M.D.
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Rumbaugh, Jeffrey A., MD, PhD
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Cuervo, Herminio, M.D., Ph.D.
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Malzone, William F., M.D.
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Traviesa, Daniel C., M.D.
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DiLullo, John A., M.D.
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Pantol, Gabriel, MD
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Vega, Daynet, MD
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