RenalTransplant near Gainesville, FL

Care Philosophy: I was always interested in physical fitness and sports since playing travel ice hockey as a goalie since I was 10 years old. When I started college at Binghamton University I did not know what career path I wanted to follow, but enjoyed psychology in Highschool and pursued a bachelor's of art in Psychology. While at Binghamton University I began working at the campus rec center as a group fitness instructor and then also pursued a minor in health and wellness studies. Throughout majority of my college career I was still undecided on my future profession then in winter of 2015 I went skiing and suffered a shoulder injury. I began physical therapy to rehabilitate my shoulder. As a patient I was able to observe the clinic and decided to begin shadowing my physical therapist and fell in love with outpatient physical therapy. After graduating Binghamton with my bachelor's I went to Middlesex and Rutgers to finish my prerequisites for Physical Therapy. I was then accepted to Rutgers University and quickly became interested in earning my board certified orthopedic clinical specialist (OCS) title. I am now in the Orthopedic Residency through Professional Physical Therapy/NYIT on track to sit for my OCS in March of 2022. I look forward to continuing to enhance my career and my clinical skills to better assist my patients in their rehabilitation goals!

Care Philosophy: Rahila Essani, MD, FACS, FASCRS, is board-certified colorectal surgeon. Dr Essani earned her medical degree from the Aga Khan University Medical College in Karachi, Pakistan. She completed three research fellowships at the University of Southern California, where she also completed her internship and residency in surgery. She finished a second residency in general surgery. She completed her colorectal surgery fellowship program at Grant Medical Center, Ohio. She also completed a fellowship in advanced management of rectal cancer at Lankenau Hospital, PA. Dr Essani developed the rectal cancer program and the robotic general and colorectal program at Baylor Scott and White Clinic in Temple, Texas.