USF Health Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

10/13/2025

10/01/2025

A warm welcome to our new fellows! 

Gyn Onc Fellow: 
Lilla Markel, MD

MFM Fellows: 
Teresa Logue, MD, and Kriti Vedhanayagam, DO

REI Fellow:
Juan Naranjo, MD

URPS Fellow:
Jennifer Ferraro, MD

We are thrilled to have each of you join our program and look forward to the expertise, dedication, and passion you all bring to the team.

09/26/2025

Join us on October 7th for the National Midwifery Week Ask a Midwife Facebook Live Q&A event. Register @ www.tgh.org/CHWEvents

09/25/2025

We are excited to welcome Sarah Cronauer, CNM, Heather Galon, MD, and Maya Yasukawa, MD, PhD, to our department! We look forward to the contributions they will bring. Let’s extend a warm welcome and support as they begin their journey with us!

08/19/2025

We are excited to welcome our new fellows, Nabila Azeem, MD, Jasmine Eliwa, MD, Janice Hejirika, MD, Chrissy Liu, MD, and William Sanders, MD, to our department! We look forward to the contributions they will bring to our department. Let’s extend a warm welcome and support as they begin their journey with us!

08/15/2025

Happy GME Professionals’ Day!

A big thank you to our incredible GME team, Quincy Yott, Cayla Sanelli, and Chloe Mikolasik. Your dedication to our residents and fellows is truly inspiring, and we are so grateful for everything you do!

08/08/2025

Please join us in congratulating Drs. Emad Mikhail, Lauri Hochberg, and Ozlem Guzeloglu-Kayisli on their recent promotions!

We are incredibly proud of their hard work and dedication. These promotions reflect their strong commitment, excellence, and the valuable contributions they each bring to USF Health OB/GYN. Well done and well deserved!

08/06/2025

We are excited to welcome Kristin Polakoff, MS, PA-C, and Kathryn Steckel, DNP, CNM, WHNP-BC, to our department! We look forward to the contributions they will bring to our department. Let’s extend a warm welcome and support as they begin their journey with us!

08/04/2025

The 2025 Tampa Magazine Top Doctors list is out, and more than 100 USF Health physicians have been recognized!

Nearly 12,000 physicians across the Tampa Bay region were surveyed by the magazine and asked to nominate the top doctors in each specialty.

This year, 115 USF Health physicians earned recognition across 54 specialties, a testament to the exceptional clinical care delivered by the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine.

Our department is proud to celebrate six of our own faculty members named to this prestigious list: Drs. Ashley Cain, Anthony Imudia, Bri Anne McKeon, Katie Propst, Sarah Obican, and Thomas Rutherford. Congratulations to all!

07/31/2025

We are thrilled to announce Dr. Anjali Kaimal as the new Chair of our department. 

Dr. Kaimal brings a deep commitment to excellence, innovation, and mentorship. She joined USF and Tampa General Hospital to be part of a department rooted in clinical strength and inspired by discovery. Now, as Chair, she is honored to build on that legacy, advancing our research, growing clinical impact, and supporting the next generation of students and faculty in service to our extraordinary community.

Some of Dr. Kaimal’s most meaningful moments come through mentoring conversations when a colleague, student, or trainee suddenly realizes they already have the answer within them. She leads with clarity, compassion, and a passion for lifting others up. 

Please join us in welcoming Dr. Kaimal to her new role as we enter an exciting new chapter for USF Health OB/GYN.

Read the full story here: https://lnkd.in/e6isxF4Z

07/29/2025

We’re proud to share that U.S. News & World Report has released its 2025–2026 hospital rankings, and our department has made history again!

Obstetrics & Gynecology is now ranked #5 in the nation and remains #1 in Florida for the fourth year in a row. This is the highest ranking of any department at TGH this year and ever. It also marks our third consecutive year in the national top 10.

TGH continues to lead, ranked #1 in Tampa Bay, #4 in Florida, nationally ranked in 6 specialties, and recognized as high performing in 5 adult specialties and 19 out of 22 procedures and conditions.

Congratulations to all!