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She [Dr. Cheshire] is well prepared; her notes are very clear and easy to understand; she follows up with physicians or RNs to discuss the plan; she is pleasant with the patients and will take extra time with them to explain what is going on, test results and what to expect going forward. A specific case reflects her thoroughness in explanations to patients with a new diagnosis. She is very detailed in her descriptions and gives the best explanation of Bell’s Palsy! We really appreciate how she manages our Neurology treatment team list. This is one thing that we have struggled with and she has mastered the management of it.

Stroke Coordinator, Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center

She [Dr. Mariecken Fowler] was kind, a pleasure to work with, and a Hawkeye fan to boot. We are looking forward to seeing her on more stroke alerts.

Stroke Coordinator, MercyOne

Dr Bradley is a pleasure to work with. Just this week, one of the ED physicians saw Dr. Bradley on screen and said, ‘Oh, she’s the best!’

Stroke Coordinator, CHI Bergan Mercy

I feel great! They really saved my life. I came out walking and talking.

Stroke Patient, Cape Coral, FL

Dr. McDonald is a pleasure to work with!

Stroke Coordinator, CHI Bergan Mercy

TeleSpecialists have improved our facility’s stroke response dramatically. We improved from administering life-saving drugs within 30 minutes 50% of the time to 80% of the time. Their physicians are an integral part of our Emergency Department team who assess the patient quickly and intervene. Our clinicians’ knowledge of stroke symptoms has increased because the TeleSpecialists talk through their assessment and treatment plans in a coordinated fashion with our team.

Stroke Coordinator, 275 Bed Hospital in Midwest

The physician was wonderful and patient with me.

Stroke Patient, HCA Oak Hill Hospital

Tanya was not 100% coherent at that time and the doctor on the screen [Dr. Yelena Vidgop] made the right decision to give her that medication. Tanya spent about 48 hours in the hospital and then was released. She is doing great. We are actually doing some moving of boxes and other things today and she is keeping up with me. I think that the technology used is a great thing, we may have had to go hours away to get that care but because of the technology, we got it taken care of right here.

Stroke Patient's Husband, St. Lucie, FL

I can’t recall his name, but he truly put me at ease, and I appreciated the time he spent with myself and my father.

Stroke Patient's Son, Cape Coral, FL

Dr. Riordan’s care was excellent. She was on camera for almost an hour and she was great. The whole team there was really good.

Stroke Patient, Apopka, FL

Using the Value Stream Mapping and the Post-it Notes helped us solve little problems that we didn’t even know existed…so that we could shave off every single second available, so that we could save as much brain as possible. 

Manager of Critical Care, Tampa, FL

Using TeleSpecialists for acute stroke services at CHRISTUS Good Shepherd Medical Center – Marshall has helped us provide our patients with neurological care at the bedside that would otherwise be unavailable. Through this service we are able to quickly evaluate patients for acute stroke while helping decrease door-to-needle times.

TeleMedicine and Stroke Coordinator, CHRISTUS Good Shepherd Marshall

“It worked so well that I actually forgot that it was on a video screen.”

Patient, NCH Baker Hospital Downtown

“We are so very pleased with TeleSpecialists service. Our times are so much better. We are hearing so many positive comments from our patients. Your physicians are wonderful and take their time with the patients.” 

Stroke Coordinator and Quality and Safety AVP, McLeod Dillon

Nattasha Acevedo, MD

Dr. Acevedo received her medical degree from the Ponce School of Medicine in Puerto Rico and did her neurology residency at Montefiore Medical Center in New York. She went on to do a clinical neurophysiology fellowship at Emory School of Medicine in Atla nta, Georgia and then joined private practice in Fort Myers, Florida. She currently resides in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She likes running, paddle boarding and spending time with family.
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Bernadette Borte, MD

Dr. Borte received her medical degree from St. Matthew’s University School of Medicine in Grand Cayman. She completed her neurology residency at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa. Her areas of interest include inpatient neurology and acute stroke. When not working, she enjoys spending time outdoors with her family. Dr. Borte joined the TeleSpecialist family in March of 2019.
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Mazen Almidani, MD

Dr. Almidani is board certified in pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics and board certified in epilepsy, as well as neurology with special  qualification in child neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.  Dr. Almidani is happily married with 4 children. His oldest son has autism and his daughter has complicated seizures; both were a drive for him to become a neurologist. Dr. Almidani enjoys soccer, running and spending time with his family. He is very involved with his sons’ therapy and helping with daily challenges. He is double board certified in Pediatric and Adult Neurology and Epilepsy. He sees children and adults. He also participates in charities for children in Syria who may be underprivileged and/or affected by the war. Dr. Almidani joined TeleSpecialists in August 2020.
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Amanda Cheshire, MD

Dr. Cheshire received her medical degree from the University of Louisville School of Medicine in Louisville, Kentucky. She completed her neurology residency at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. She did a fellowship in neurophysiology at the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Cheshire is double board certified in neurology and clinical neurophysiology. She enjoys traveling, reading and music. She currently resides in Viera, Florida.  Dr. Cheshire joined TeleSpecialists in June 2019.
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Jessica Floyd, MD

Dr. Floyd completed her neurology residency at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida followed by fellowship training in clinical neurophysiology with focus in EEG and epilepsy at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina. She has particular interest in hospital neurology and patient education as well as the blossoming specialty of lifestyle medicine. She strives to take advantage of every encounter with patients and medical staff to empower them to do their own research into how daily thoughts, choices, and habits can add up to create greater and longer-lasting brain and neurologic health for ourselves and our loved ones. She lives in Florence, South Carolina with her awesome husband of 13 plus years and three beautiful children. She is an avid yogi, astrologer, and lover of food and all things neurology! Dr. Floyd joined the TeleSpecialist family in July 2017.
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Nancy Futrell, MD

Dr. Futrell received her medical degree from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah. She also did her neurology residency at the University of Utah as well as a research fellowship in cerebral vascular disease at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Florida. She currently resides in Salt Lake City, Utah. She has authored 2 books and 50 peer reviewed papers. 
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Rebecca Jimenez-Sanders, MD

Dr. Jimenez Sanders received her undergraduate degree from Emory University, and her medical degree from the San Juan Bautista School of Medicine in Puerto Rico. She completed her neurology residency at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida, where she also did a specialized headache medicine and facial pain fellowship. She currently resides in Tampa, Florida with her husband and her two daughters. She is also fluent in Spanish and Italian languages, and enjoys photography, baking, boating, and biking.
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Cory Lamar, MD

Dr. Lamar received his medical degree from Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee. He completed his internship and residency at Wake Forest Baptist Health in Winston Salem, North Carolina. Following residency, he completed a clinical fellowship in neurophysiology, with a concentration in epilepsy. He currently resides in Florida and enjoys outdoor activities.
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Clifford Meyers, MD

Dr. Meyers received his medical degree from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island and his MBA from the Simon School of Business at the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York. He completed his neurology residency at the University of Rochester, where he also did a neurophysiology fellowship. Dr. Meyers resides in Webster, New York with his wife and daughter. When not doing teleneurology, he enjoys playing sports with his wife and daughter.
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Tao Tong, MD

Dr. Tong received her medical degree from the University of Miami School of Medicine in Miami, Florida. She completed her neurology residency at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Florida, where she also did a neuromuscular/EMG fellowship.  She currently resides in College Station, Texas. Dr. Tong is married with two boys. She enjoys spending time with her family, traveling and reading.
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Shubhangi Chumble, MD

Dr. Chumble attended BJ Medical School. She is a board certified neurologist with a subspeciality interest in sleep medicine. Dr. Chumble did her residency at Howard University in Washington DC and has practiced neurology since 2001 in private and corporate settings. She lives in Melbourne, Florida and loves the sunshine state. Her hobbies include yoga, meditation, cooking , traveling and meeting new people. She also loves to do stained glass, pottery and painting. She joined TeleSpecialists in June 2019.
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