Vatsala S. Sastry, M.D., PA
Education
School:
1964 – 1970 Greenlawns High School – Bombay, India
1970 – 1973 P.S. 61 – New York, New York
1973 – 1976 J.B. Petit High School – Bombay, India
1976 – 1978 Mount Carmel College – Bangalore, India
Undergraduate:
1978 – 1981 Bachelor of Science – Computer Sciences and Engineering
University of Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Medical:
M.S.Ramaiah Medical School – Bangalore University, Bangalore, India –
1981 – 1985 Four and a half years Medical School (Core Curriculum)
1985 – 1987 One and a half years Compulsory Rotating Internship
Postgraduate Training:
1987 – 1988 Internship in Internal Medicine – Grant Hospital/ Rush Presbyterian St. Lukes, Chicago, Ill
1988 (July – Nov) PGY 2 in Anesthesia. Loyola – University, Chicago, Ill
1989 – Jan 1990 PGY 2 Internal Medicine – Grant Hospital/ Rush Presbyterian St. Lukes, Chicago, Ill
1990 – 1991 (Jan – Jan) PGY 3 Internal Medicine – University of Health Sciences – Chicago Medical School, Chicago, Illinois
Fellowship:
1992 – 1993 Clinical Year – University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
1993 – 1994 Research Year – University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Faculty Appointments:
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, 1996 – 2006
Division of Infectious Diseases, University of South Florida
Professional Societies:
Member of Infectious Disease Society of America
Member of American College of Physicians
Member of American Association of Asian Physicians from South Asia
Member of American Association of Physicians from India
Member of Hernando Medical Society
Lifetime member of Strathmore’s Who’s Who
VIP Member, Strathmore’s Who’s Who
Administrative Appointments:
Member – Infection Control Committee
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Member – Tuberculosis Subcommittee
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Past Appointments:
Chairman – (1) Infection Control, 1995 – 1998
Oak Hill Hospital
- Infection Control, 1995 – 1998
Brooksville Regional Hospital and Spring Hill Regional Hospital
Chairman – (1) Pharmacy Therapeutics Committee, 1995 – 1998
Brooksville Regional and Spring Hill Regional Hospital
- Oak Hill Hospital, 1997 – 1998
Member: Pharmacy Therapeutics Committee, 1997
Columbia Bayonet Point Medical Center
Vice Chairman: Department of Medicine, 1998 – 2000
Spring Hill Regional Hospital
Member: Medical Executive Committee
Spring Hill Regional Hospital, 1998 – 2000
Member: CME Committee at Oak Hill Hospital