Program Faculty

Nicholas Dorsey, MD
Program Director

Nicholas Dorsey, MD, serves as the Program Director for HCA FLorida - Ocala Hospital's Family Medicine Residency. After graduating from UCF he attended St. Georges University College of Medicine and later completed his residency at the University of Florida. He continues to serve as a reservist US Navy.

Elvira Mercado, MD,
Associate Program Director

Dr. Elvira Mercado received her medical degree and completed her residency in Family Medicine from the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville, FL. She is a board-certified Family Medicine physician who enjoys seeing patients of all ages with a passion for underserved medicine, pediatrics, women’s health. Her areas of interest include clinical operations, medical education and quality improvement. She is looking forward to teaching Family Medicine residents at Heart of Florida Central. In her spare time, she enjoys going to Gator football games and spending time with her two children and husband.

Jennifer Abernathy, DO - Family Medicine

Perin Alfred, MD - Pulmonology

Stephanie Anderson, MD - Family Medicine

Jaskaran Bedi, MD - Geriatrics

Carl Brophy, MD - Family Medicine

Beulah Carey, LCSW

Nitin Dhaon, MD - Critical Care

Charles Grayson, DO - ENT

Heidi Handman, DO - Neonatal-Perinatal

Kathryn Holloway MD - Dermatology

Joseph Iobst, MD - OB/GYN

Jadira Irizarry, MD - Pediatric Outpatient

Philip Johnson, MD - GYN

James McNair, MD - Ophthalmology

Saumilkumar Karavadia, MD - Urology

Jayanth Koneru, MD - Cardiology

Mery Lossada, MD - Psychiatry/Hospice

James McFadden, MD - Orthopedics

Christian Oraedu, MBBS - General Surgery

Mara Pallens, MD - Internal Medicine

Richard Petrik, MD - Emergency Medicine

Heather Schweizer, MD - Neurology

Bheema Singu, MD - Gastroenterology

Krishna Swaminathan, MD - General Surgery

Casey Turner, DO - Family Medicine Inpatient

Michael Usberghi, DO - Family Medicine Inpatient

Patrick Vickers, MD - Infectious Disease

Jason Wilt, MD - Sports Medicine