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Chapter Leadership

Officers
David Winchester, MD, MS, FACC	President	Gainesville
David Perloff, MD, FACC	Immediate Past President	Fort Lauderdale
David Kenigsberg, MD, FACC	President-elect	Plantation
Rachel Eidelman, MD, FACC	Secretary-Treasurer	Boynton Beach
Directors
Gian Carlo Giove, MD, FACC	District 1	Tallahassee
Asim Ahmed, DO, FACC	District 1	Pensacola
Khanjan Shah, MD, FACC	District 2	Gainesville
Rama Krishna, MD, MRCP, FACC	District 2	Tavaras
Demilade Adedinsewo, MD, FACC	District 3	Jacksonville
Dinesh Arab, MD, FACC	District 3	Daytona Beach
James Nguyen, MD, FACC	District 4	Bradenton
Alexander Johnson, MD, FACC	District 4	Saint Petersburg
Neelima Katukuri, MD, FACC	District 5	Orlando
Deepti Bhandare, MD, FACC	District 5	Sebring
Hashem Azad, DO, FACC	District 6	Naples
Dinesh Sharma, MD, FACC	District 6	Naples
Christina Michael, MD, FACC	District 7	Boynton Beach
Jorge L. Penalver, MD, FACC	District 7	Miami
Sarah Rosanel MD, FACC	District 8	Hollywood
Francisco Hidalgo, MD, FACC	District 8	Fort Lauderdale
Litsa Lambrakos, MD, FACC	District 9	Miami
Dapo Illuyomade, MD, FACC	District 9	Miami
Committee Chairs
Jeffrey Williams, MD, FACC	Chair, Quality of Care Committee	Lakeland
Alan Ackermann, MD, FACC	Chair, Advocacy Committee	Fort Lauderdale
Pamela Rama, MD, FACC	Vice Chair, Advocacy Committee	Jacksonville Beach
Saumil Oza, MD, FACC	Chair, Payer Relations & Healthcare Economics Committee	Jacksonville
Carlos Alfonso, MD, FACC	Chair, Education Committee	Miami
Melissa Lyle, MD, FACC	Vice Chair, Education Committee	Jacksonville
Mario Lopez, MD, FACC	Chair, International Committee	Port Charlotte
Rhea Sancassani, MD, FACC	Chair, Women Cardiologists Committee	Miami
Madhavi Chunduru MD, FACC	Vice Chair, Women Cardiologists Committee	Homestead
Diego Sadler, MD, FACC	Chair, Cardio Oncology Committee	West Palm Beach
Patricia Guerrero, MD, FACC	Vice Chair, Cardio Oncology Committee	Orlando
Carlos Alfonso, MD, FACC	Chair, Program Directors Committee	Miami
Ex Officio Representatives
Mohammad Al-Ani, MD, FACC	Early Career Representative	Gainesville
Edward Chu, MD, FACC	Diversity and Inclusion Representative	Miami
Jennifer Co-Vu, MD, FACC	Pediatric Representative	Gainesville
Melissa Gilliam, PA-C	CVTeam Representative	Fort Myers
Open	CVTeam Vice Representative
Naushad Shaik, MD, FACC	FIT Committee Advisor	Orlando
Carlos Vergara, MD	FIT Liaison	Gainesville
Vanessa Hurtado, MD	FIT Vice Liaison	Tampa
Dhiran Verghese, MD	Jeopardy Lead	Naples
Staff
Marnie George	Lobbyist
Holly Reigner	Project and Program Lead
Jennifer Ray Beckman, MBA, CAE	Executive Director
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