PGY-4
Jasira Barrientos, MD
Rylan Ciccarello, MD
Administrative Chief Resident
Home town: Plant City, Florida
Medical school: American University of Antigua
Undergraduate studies: Psychology
About me: I was born and raised in Florida. I wanted a Residency program that was in my home state and was going to be supportive during my Residency training. I found that at North Florida Regional!
Hobbies: Fishing, Hunting, and spending time with family.
Career interests: Outpatient Psychiatry
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Laverne D'Silva, DO
Outpatient Clinic Chief Resident
Home town: Brandon, FL
Medical school: Nova Southeastern University
Undergraduate: University of South Florida
Hobbies: Soccer, rock climbing, paddle boarding, video games, photography
Career interests: Community mental health, disaster psychiatry
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Jessica Gabrielian, DO
Home town: Glendale, CA
Medical school: Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Undergraduate studies: University of Southern California, Biological Sciences
About me: I am originally from Glendale California, but my mom is from Nicaragua and my dad is from Armenia. I attended Glendale Community College and transferred to the University of Southern California to finish my bachelor degree in Biological Sciences with a minor in Occupational Science. Upon completing my studies, I became a lab manager in a Molecular and Computational Biology lab that studied genetic populations. After a few years as a lab manager, I started and completed medical school at Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine. So far, I love all aspects of psychiatry and plan on exploring multiple areas in the field. I love travelling the world with my husband and playing with my dog.
Hobbies: Reading novels, playing video games, playing with my dog
Career interests: Geriatric Psychiatry or Women’s Mental Health. I hope to work in the academic field to teach medical students and residents.
Fatimah Hameed, MD
Administrative Chief Resident
Home town: Houston, TX
Career interests: Neuropsychiatry, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
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Alexander Legenbauer, DO
Andrew Li, MD
Home town: Gainesville, FL
Medical school: Florida Atlantic University College of Medicine
Undergraduate studies: Bachelor’s in Biology
Hobbies: reading/writing science fiction, building inventions, hiking and backpacking
Career Interests: Sleep medicine, addiction medicine, and advancing telepsychiatry
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Sunny Shah, DO
Educational Chief Resident
Home town: Bradenton, FL
Medical school: LECOM-Bradenton
Undergraduate studies: Biomedical Sciences at USF
About me: Hi, I’m Sunny Shah. Psychiatry drew me in because it’s was the field that I could really connect with my patients. Seeing the positivity and turnaround of patients during my rotations solidified my interest in the field. Seeing the team focus to patient care and comradery between the other residents was a big draw for me at this program. The program has fantastic facilities, devoted mentorships, great location, and so much room for growth as well as education.
Hobbies: rock climbing, BJJ, video games, working out
Career interests: Addiction medicine or Mood clinic