MEDICAL CENTER MEDICAL STAFF DIRECTORY
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. Lakeland Regional Health. Together, our Promise is YOUR HEALTH.
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Eric G. Catz, M.D. Office Phone: (863) 680-7498 Appointment Phone: (863) 680-7365 Board Certified, American Board of Internal Medicine/ Certification Medical School: Univeristy of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL, M.D. Additional Degrees: University of Miami, Miami, FL, B.S. and B.A. Internship: Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, Internship, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Residency: Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, Residency; Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship: Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, Fellowship; Instructor Pulmonary Medicine Thane Htun, M.D. Lakeland Regional Health 2625 S. Florida Ave Lakeland, FL 33803 Office Phone: (863) 284-5050 Answering Service: (863) 687-1321 Fax Number: (863) 686-0490 Board Certified, American Board of Internal Medicine/ Certification Board Certified Medical School: Institute of Medicine I, Yangon, Unior of Myanmar, M.D. Internship: Cabrini Medical Center, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, Internship, Internal Medicine Residency: Cabrini Medical Center, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, Residency, Internal Medicine Fellowship: Cabrini Medical Center, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, Fellowship, Pulmonary Medicine Fellowship: Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein School of Medicine, Bronx, NY, Fellowship, Jimmy C. Chan-Pong, M.D. Lakeland Regional Health 2625 S. Florida Ave Lakeland, FL 33803 Office Phone: 863.284.5941 Fax Number: 863.284.5199 Answering Service: (863) 687-1321 Board Certified, American Board of Internal Medicine/ Certification Medical School: National University of Ireland, University College, Cork Medical School, M.B., B.Ch., B.A.O. Additional Degrees: McGill University, Montreal, Canada, B.S. Internship: Bon Secours Hospital, Cork, Ireland, Internship, General Surgery Internship: Bon Secours Hospital, Cork, Ireland, Internship, General Medicine Residency: University of Wisconsin, Marshfield, WI, Residency, Internal Medicine Fellowship: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, Fellowship, Pulmonary and Eric J. Lipson, M.D. Office Phone: (863) 680-7102 Appointment Phone: (863) 680-7102 Board Certified, American Board of Internal Medicine/ Certification Sleep Disorders Medical School: The Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, M.D. Internship: Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL, Internship, Internal Medicine Residency: Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL, Residency, Internal Medicine Fellowship: Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL, Fellowship, Sleep Medicine Fellowship: Jackson Memorial Hosipital, Miami, FL, Fellowship, Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine Roman Gimpelevich, M.D. Office Phone: (863) 680-7000 Board Certified, American Board of Internal Medicine/ Certification Medical School: Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL, M.D. Additional Degrees: University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, B.A. Internship: Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, Internship, Internal Medicine Residency: Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, Residency, Internal Medicine Fellowship: University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, Fellowship, Pulmonary and Critical Care Aung Naing, M.D. Lakeland Regional Health 2625 S. Florida Ave Lakeland, FL 33803 Office Phone: (863) 284-5050 Appointment Phone: (863) 683-5941 Answering Service: (863) 687-1321 Board Certified, American Board of Internal Medicine/ Certification Medical School: Institute of Medicine (1), Rangoon, Burma, M.B.B.S. Additional Degrees: Institute of Medicine (1), Rangoon, Burma, B.S. Internship: St. John Episcopal Hospital South Shore, Far Rockaway, NY, Internship, Internal Medicine Residency: St. John Episcopal Hospital South Shore, Far Rockaway, NY, Residency, Internal Medicine Fellowship: State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn, NY, Fellowship, Pulmonary and Lakeland Regional Medical Center www.lrmc.com 1
Richard L. Rutherford, M.D. Office Phone: (863) 680-7426 Appointment Phone: (863) 680-7365 Medical School: Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, M.D. Additional Degrees: University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, B.S. Internship: Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, Internship, Internal Medicine; Residency: Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, Residency, Internal Medicine Fellowship: Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, Clinical Fellow, Pulmonary Disease Lakeland Regional Medical Center www.lrmc.com 2
Index Catz, Eric G., M.D. 1 Chan-Pong, Jimmy C., M.D. 1 Gimpelevich, Roman, M.D. 1 Htun, Thane, M.D. 1 Lipson, Eric J., M.D. 1 Naing, Aung, M.D. 1 Rutherford, Richard L., M.D. 2 Lakeland Regional Medical Center www.lrmc.com 3