Our Team

Jeffrey B. Neustadt, MD
Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon
St. Petersburg Office, Tampa Office

Gregory V. Hahn, MD
Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon
St. Petersburg Office, Tampa Office

Drew E. Warnick, MD
Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon
St. Petersburg Office, Tampa Office, JHAC Outpatient Care of Sarasota

Paul L. Benfanti, MD
Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon
St. Petersburg Office, Tampa Office, JHAC Outpatient Care of East Lake, JHAC Outpatient Care of Pasco

Lee G. Phillips, MD
Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon
St. Petersburg Office, Tampa Office, JHAC Outpatient Care of Sarasota

Daniel C. Bland, MD
Orthopaedic Surgeon
St. Petersburg Office, Tampa Office, JHAC Outpatient Care of East Lake, JHAC Outpatient Care of Pasco

Sheila M. Love, MD
Emeritus

Scott W. Beck, MD
Emeritus

Cody Thompson, PA-C
Certified Physician Assistant

In December 2005 Cody started at COSSA after graduating from Towson University Physician Assistant program in Baltimore, Maryland. He was President of his 2005 graduating class and helped organize efforts in raising more than $10,000 for charities such as Toys For Tots, Bea Gaddy's Foundation for the Homeless and Adopt a Family. Cody was raised in St. Petersburg and graduated with his Bachelor's degree from University of South Florida.

Jacquelyn Carney, PA-C
Certified Physician Assistant

Jacquelyn graduated from the Physician Assistant Program at Nova Southeastern University’s Fort Lauderdale chapter in 2011. She spent her first three years working in Johns Hopkins All Children’s Pediatric Intensive Care Unit before joining us in January 2015. She was raised in Houston, Texas and got a Bachelor of Science from the University of Notre Dame.

Lauren Williams, PA-C
Certified Physician Assistant

Lauren graduated with her master’s degree in Physician Assistant studies from South University of Tampa in 2017. Lauren was raised in Northern California and moved to Florida to attend Florida State University. She graduated in 2013 with her Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science with a minor in Child Development. She was recreational director of a children’s special needs summer camp and helped put on various philanthropic events to raise money for guardian ad litem while in college.

Cara Semelsberger, PA-C
Certified Physician Assistant

Cara is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, where she received her bachelor’s degree in Rehabilitation Science and her Master’s degree in Physician Assistant Studies. She was the treasurer of her 2016 physician assistant class. During her education, she also completed medical mission work in Costa Rica and studied European healthcare systems while abroad in Ireland. Born and raised in Pennsylvania, she moved to St. Petersburg in 2017 and joined our practice shortly after.

Chandler Melton, PA-C
Certified Physician Assistant

Chandler joined the practice in January 2019. Chandler graduated with her master’s degree in Physician Assistant studies from Keiser University in Fort Lauderdale in December 2018 and obtained her bachelor’s degree in psychology with a minor in biological science at the University of Alabama in 2015. Chandler was born and raised in Lakeland, Florida.

Savannah Poor, PA-C
Certified Physician Assistant

Savannah graduated from the University of South Florida in 2015 with a Bachelors of Science in Integrative Biology. She was part of the inaugural Physician Assistant class with USF’s Morsani College of Medicine. Prior to moving to Tampa for college, she grew up in Orlando FL. Her clinical experience prior to PA school consisted of being a CNA and research, including a summer research internship at Mote Marine Laboratory studying sea turtle health and toxicology.

Scott Mullen, RN
Nurse

Raena Steffen, MS, LAT, ATC, CKTP
Certified Athletic Trainer

Raena graduated from the University of South Florida in 2009 with a Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training, and a minor in Public Health. She was part of the inaugural Master of Science in Advanced Athletic Training class in the USF Morsani College of Medicine, graduating in 2013. She has experience in multiple clinical settings, including the physician practice, rehabilitation clinic, secondary schools, national-team sports, education, and research. Raena is the West Coast Representative for the Athletic Trainers’ Association of Florida, as well as an active member of the Junior League of Tampa.