MEDICAL STAFF DIRECTORY

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MEDICAL CENTER

MEDICAL STAFF

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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.

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Specialties

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Emergency Medicine - Pediatrics

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Office Phone: (863) 284-1693

Answering Service: (863) 687-1321

Lakeland Regional Medical Center

1324 Lakeland Hills Blvd. Lakeland, FL 33805

Emergency Medicine - Pediatrics

Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics Certification

Medical School: East Tennessee State University, College of Medicine, Johnson City, TN,

M.D.

Internship: University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, VA, Internship

Pediatrics

Residency: Truman Medical Center, Kansas City, MO, Residency Pediatrics

Residency: Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO, Residency Pediatrics

Jennifer J. Aregood, MD

Fax Number: (863) 687-1439

EmCare

Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics Certification Board Certified, Subspecialty Board of Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Medical School: Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, M.D.

Additional Degrees: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, B.S.

Residency: Children's Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL,

Residency, Pediatrics

Fellowship: Children's Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL,

Fellowship, Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Donna M. Bhisitkul, M.D.

EmCare

Medical School: Medical College, Amritsar, India, MBBS

Internship: Albert Einstein School of Medicine, Bronx, NY, Internship, Pediatrics

Internship: Medical College, Amritsar, India, Rotating Internship

Residency: Albert Einstein School of Medicine, Bronx, NY, Residency, Pediatrics

Residency: Medical College Hospital, Amritsar, India, Residency, Internal Medicine &

Pediatrics

Sardul S. Brar, M.D.

EmCare

Medical School: Southeastern University of the Health Sciences, North Miami Beach, FL,

D.O.

Additional Degrees: University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, B.S.

Internship: Humana Hospital of the Palm Beaches, West Palm Beach, FL, Internship,

Rotating

Residency: Tulane University Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, Residency, Pediatrics

Fellowship: Fellowship, Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Rosemarie Fisher, D.O.

EmCare

Medical School: Manila Central University, Manila, Philippines, M.D.

Additional Degrees: Manila Central University, Manila, Philippines, B.S.

Internship: Bulacan Provincial Hospital, Malolos, Bulacan, Philipines, Internship,

Surgery

Residency: Bulacan Provincial Hospital, Malolos, Bulacan, Philipines, Residency, Surgery

Residency: St. Francis Hospital, Evanston, IL, Residency, Pediatrics

Nelson L. Luzod, M.D.

EmCare

Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics Certification Board Certified, Subspecialty Board of Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Medical School: Universidad Central del Este, San Pedro del Macoris, Dominican

Republic, M.D.

Internship: Universidad Central del Este, San Pedro del Macoris, Dominican Republic,

Internship, Rotating

Residency: Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, Residency, Pediatrics

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Emergency Medicine - Pediatrics

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Fax Number: (863) 687-1439

EmCare

Board Certified, American Board of Emergency Medicine Certification Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics Certification

Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, M.D.

Internship: Miami Children's Hospital, Miami, FL, Internship Pediatrics

Residency: Miami Children's Hospital, Miami, FL, Residency Pediatrics

Rafael Santiago, MD

EmCare

Medical School: Loma Linda University, School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, M.D.

Additional Degrees: Loma Linda University, Lasierra Campus, Riverside, CA, B.S.

Residency: Orlando Regional Health Systems, Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and

Women, Orlando, FL, Residency, Pediatrics

Maureen M. Webster, M.D.

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Index

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Aregood, Jennifer J., MD 1

Bhisitkul, Donna M., M.D. 1

Brar, Sardul S., M.D. 1

Fisher, Rosemarie, D.O. 1

Luzod, Nelson L., M.D. 1

Mammas, Adamantia A., M.D. 1

Santiago, Rafael, MD 2

MEDICAL STAFF DIRECTORY

MEDICAL CENTER

MEDICAL STAFF

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.

Table of Contents

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Emergency Medicine - Pediatrics

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Jennifer J. Aregood, MD

Donna M. Bhisitkul, M.D.

Sardul S. Brar, M.D.

Rosemarie Fisher, D.O.

Nelson L. Luzod, M.D.

Emergency Medicine - Pediatrics

Lakeland Regional Medical Center

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Rafael Santiago, MD

Maureen M. Webster, M.D.

Index

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