HCMA Officers

Michael Cromer, M.D.

President

Dr. Michael Cromer, born in Indiana, has been in practice since 1989.  He is a Family Medicine physician with Wellmed Medical Group in the Carrollwood area of Tampa.  He graduated from the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine in Tulsa in 1986 and completed his post-graduate training through the Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg, Florida.  Dr. Cromer is also Board Certified in Addiction Medicine and serves as the Medical Director for Passport Health located in Tampa.

Joel Silverfield, M.D.

President-Elect

Dr. Silverfield, an Internal Medicine/Rheumatologist in Tampa, was born in Montgomery, Alabama. Dr. Silverfield attended medical school, internship, and residency at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia and went on to complete a fellowship at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Silverfield is a renowned research investigator in clinical trials involving patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and other autoimmune disorders. He has resided in Tampa since 1982.

Eva Crooke, M.D.

Dr. Eva Crooke practices Obstetrics & Gynecology with The Woman’s Group, an all-female practice in Tampa. A Tampa Bay native, Dr. Crooke was born in St. Petersburg. She remained in the area, receiving her medical degree in 2008 and completing her internship and residency at the University of South Florida.

Alejandra Kalik, M.D.

Treasurer

Dr. Alejandra Kalik practices Pathology with Ruffolo, Hooper, & Associates. Born in Argentina, Dr. Kalik completed all of her medical training in Tampa at the University of South Florida College of Medicine, graduating medical school in 1989 and completing her post-graduate training in 1994. She also served as Chief of Staff at Memorial Hospital from 2012-2016.

Raviender Bukkapatnam, MD

Secretary

Dr. Raviender Bukkapatnam is a Urological Surgeon with Florida Urology Partners. Born in Miami, he graduated from the University of Alabama Medical School in 1998. He completed his post-graduate training through the University of South Florida in Tampa and the University of California at Los Angeles in 2004. Dr. Bukkapatnam also served as Chief of Staff at Tampa General Hospital from 2016 –2018.

Jayant Rao, M.D.

Immediate Past President

Dr. Jayant Rao is an Emergency Room physician with Emergency Medical Associates of Tampa Bay. Born in Rochester, New York, he moved south to receive his medical degree from the University of Florida in Gainesville. He stayed in Florida, completing his internship and residency through the Orlando Regional Medical Center in 2010.

Malcolm Root, M.D.

Chairman, Board of Trustees

Dr. Root, a urologist, was born in Bogota, Colombia. He attended medical school at Pennsylvania State University in Hershey and interned at the Hershey Medical Center. He completed his training in urology with a residency at the University of South Florida in Tampa. Dr. Root has been in practice in Tampa since 1992.
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