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  • Sivarao Manapragada, MD

    Sivarao Manapragada, MD, is board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and serves as a hospitalist at Orlando Health South Seminole Hospital.

    Dr. Manapragada earned his medical degree from Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, Visakhapatnam, India. He completed his residency training at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, Ohio.

    Dr. Manapragada has practiced medicine for more than 40 years. He is fluent in both Hindi and English.

    During his free time, Dr. Manapragada enjoys traveling and listening to music.

  • Jennifer Ayscue, MD

    Dr. Jennifer Ayscue is a board-certified colon and rectal surgeon with Orlando Health Colon and Rectal Institute. She is the chief of colorectal surgery for the west region at Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital. She has been a colorectal surgeon for more than 20 years and most recently served as the vice chief of quality, safety and outcomes for department surgery at a healthcare system in the Northeast. Dr. Ayscue’s extensive experience includes treating:

  • Shivani A Ruf, MD

  • What causes absent or irregular periods? Dr. Greves explains possible diagnosis and treatment options

    Most women dread their monthly menstrual period, despite it being the sole component of the body’s ability to reproduce. What exactly is a menstrual period? Menstrual periods occur when a woman matures to the point of making enough hormones. Each month, the lining of the uterus prepares for a fertilized egg. If the woman does not become pregnant, the hormones in her body will drop, and the lining of the uterus will be sloughed off and leave the body as a menstrual period.

    What’s the difference between absent periods, irregular periods and spotting? What are some common causes?

    Absent periods are periods that do not happen at all, and irregular periods are periods that happen less than six to eight times a year. And sometimes, a woman will just “spot.”

  • Dr. Anna Priebe explains HPV and how it causes cervical cancer

    Cervical cancer screening is one of the most successful cancer screening programs ever devised. Since the adoption of the Papanicolau (Pap) test in the 1960s, hpv-and-cervical-cancer-orlando-healthrates of cervical cancer in the United States have decreased by 75 percent. Currently, the American Cancer Society estimates that approximately 12,000 women in the U.S. were diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2012. Compare that to the mind-boggling 500,000 new cases of cervical cancer diagnosed worldwide each year. Pap smears work. But more on that later.

  • Do you know the symptoms of heart disease or if you are at risk? Dr. Kolli explains warning signs and prevention

    What is heart disease?

    Heart disease is any disease that affects the heart and or blood vessels of the heart. The heart has various components like muscle, valves, electrical system (conduction system) of the heart, blood vessels of the heart etc. Any of these components can be involved in the disease process.

    Why is the heart so important?

    The heart is a unique organ in the body, which is responsible for the supply of oxygen and nutrients to the rest of the body. Every organ in the body depends on the heart for supply of nutrients, so that it can function adequately.

    What are the common forms of heart disease?

    Some of the common forms of heart disease include the following:

  • Dr. Akash Nanda, Radiation Oncologist, Discusses Proton Therapy Center

    At the Orlando Health Cancer Institute, we are committed to providing unparalleled care to patients with cancer. Our multidisciplinary approach sets us apart from other local centers in Florida. Our breadth of expertise from subspecialty-trained oncologists results in an evidence-based, consensus-driven approach to cancer care for our patients.

  • Not Feeling Well? Don’t Rely on Dr. Google To Diagnose Your Condition

    You’ve had a pounding headache for hours, and you start to worry. So you go online and look up your symptoms. That’s when the panic sets in: You have brain cancer.

  • Rut E Almonte Ceron, APRN

  • Orlando Health Cancer Institute – Dr. Phillips