Midway Specialty Care Center - Georgetown, Guyana

Dr. Moti Ramgopal is the Founder and Director of Midway Immunology and Research Center and the Founder/Chairman of the not-for-profit Midway Specialty Care Center in Florida and Guyana. Additionally, he is a Consultant Physician/Director of Associates in Infectious Diseases and a Clinical Professor at Florida State University College of Medicine. He also serves as an HIV Consultant for the Ministry of Health in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Dr. Ramgopal is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases with expertise in clinical research and the rapid implementation of novel, cutting-edge treatments for over 25 years. As Principal Investigator at Midway Immunology and Research Center, he has overseen 300+ clinical trials, with his research published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at various national and international conferences. His work has been published in the Lancet, Journal of Clinical Infectious Diseases, and Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. Additionally, he has presented research at the 2023 International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science and the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections. As a Consulting Physician, he is affiliated with multiple hospitals within the Treasure Coast area. His team provides comprehensive services such as wound care and outpatient IV antibiotics (OPAT). In addition, he provides opportunities for patients to transfer from inpatient care to outpatient medicine through the availability of an infusion center.

Through Midway Specialty Care Center, Dr. Ramgopal and his team embrace the initiative of ending the HIV and HCV epidemics by 2030 in critical communities throughout Florida. To expand the organization's reach, he established two clinics in Georgetown, Guyana, providing the community with new opportunities and access to various clinical and laboratory services. Due to his experiences and efforts, US News and World Reports recognized Dr. Ramgopal as a top Infectious Disease Doctor.

Dr. Ramgopal received his medical degree from the University of the West Indies Faculty of Medical Sciences and completed a Residency in Internal Medicine at Beaumont Hospital in Michigan. He then completed a Fellowship in Infectious Diseases at Jackson Memorial and the University of Miami School of Medicine.

Dr. Ramgopal is passionate about integrating healthcare from developed to underdeveloped communities, especially in the Caribbean, by introducing advancing technologies, clinical research, and trials. Originally from Guyana and previously the Medical Director of PEPFAR in Guyana, he opened a clinic in Georgetown, Guyana, in 2019 where he actively gives back to the community he grew up in. In addition, Dr. Ramgopal continues to explore opportunities to reach high-risk groups nationally and internationally by providing opportunities to practice medicine, educational training, and consultation services.

As a young doctor in internal medicine Kamela Bemaul-Sukhu was troubled by the many patients with blood disorders who at times lay in hospital beds for long periods with no real help given to them; this drove her to become specialised and today she is the only hematologist in the country. Dr Bemaul-Sukhu graduated in 2003 and worked as a general practitioner in internal medicine for a number of years at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) as there was no residency programme at the time specialising in internal medicine. Seven years ago, the first residency programme was initiated in internal medicine and infectious disease and all of those on staff for a while entered. After three years of training, she became specialised. A year later she went on to the fellowship in hematology at the McMaster University in Canada. At Midway, Dr Bemaul-Sukhu's service is outpatient and she has a clinic from Monday to Wednesday where she sees patients with bleeding disorders.

Dr. Dev Persaud is the US Panel Physician at Midway Specialty Care Center Guyana. He is specialized in adult medicine and has a master's degree in internal medicine and infectious diseases. Dr. Persaud is specially trained to solve complex diagnostic problems and comprehensively manage patients with severe long term illnesses and multiple chronic conditions.

Nurse Lois Barrow is one of our Nurses at Midway Specialty Care Center- Guyana. She began her nursing career in 1995 at the St. Joseph Mercy Hospital School of Nursing and graduated in 1999 as the Best Graduating Student. She was subsequently employed as a registered nurse at the Georgetown Public Hospital Cooperation. Her nursing career was greatly boosted when she became employed by FXB (Francois Xavier Bagnoud) Center - Guyana in 2008. The FXB agency was funded by PEPFAR specifically geared at improving the care and treatment of people living with HIV in Guyana. Here is where her experience in caring with PLWHIV began. She describes this experience as being transformative and really opening her perspectives. After the end of the FXB program, Nurse Barrow was employed by the Ministry of Health under the Pre-Cancer Screening Programme to perform Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid (VIA)- a project funded by John Hopkins University for countries with low resource settings. In 2014, she obtained her BSc in Nursing from the University of Guyana and has since further her skills and expertise through numerous training programmes, obtaining certificates in HIV Prevention/PrEP training through PANCAP (2022), Clinical Management of HIV (2022), Monitoring & Evaluation in Global Health and Project Management in Global Health (2023) through the University of Washington. She also currently organizes staff development sessions through collaborating with other entities to improve the quality of our healthcare services. Nurse Barrow was the first nurse employed by Midway Specialty Care Center and has grown with our organization from the very beginning. She is an integral part of the MSCCG patient care team.

Debra Blake is a Medical Technologist by profession and is currently employed as the Laboratory Quality Manager. She graduated from the University of Guyana in 2018 earning a BSc. in Medical Laboratory Science. Ms. Blake went on to study for certificates in Leadership and Management in Health Professional Development and Project Management in Global Health from the University of Washington in June & September 2023 respectively.

Debra has over six (6) years of experience in Clinical Laboratory Science and Quality Management Systems. Additionally, she is skilled in phlebotomy and understands the importance of maintaining a high standard of quality. Moreover, she values confidentiality, reliability and patient's experience very highly.

According to Debra, "I always keep my patient's best interest at heart and always remember that Quality is Everybody's business".

Pharmacist / AS, RPh

Amanda Doodnauth is a Pharmacist who graduated from the University of Guyana with a Distinction in An Associate Degree in Pharmacy in 2009. She has been working in the Hospital Pharmacy setting for six (6) years before venturing into the Community Pharmacy setting for three (3) years to present.

She enjoys interactions with patients and believes in providing patients with the best possible patient care as it pertains to their medications and lifestyle practices for positive health outcomes. She is passionate about her role as a pharmacist and for this reason she is an active member of the local Pharmacy body, The Guyana Pharmacist Association. She is also a proud mother of two (2) children who motivates her to be the best Pharmacist she can be for her patients.

Annastacia McLennon or Anna as she is fondly known by patients and our team started off as a medical receptionist who has worked her way up to becoming our Office Manager and Medical Biller here at our Midway Specialty Care Center Guyana Office. She also played an integral role in the development of our in-house electronic health records (EHR) system. Anna is a certified medical transcriptionist by profession and has many years of experience working in the field of healthcare. In an effort of continued learning, Anna obtained certificates in Leadership and Management in Health and Monitoring and Evaluation in Global Health from the University of Washington and is currently pursuing studies to become a phlebotomy technician, RPT. As Midway Guyana expanded, Anna was chosen to lead the team at our new branch located in Kitty, Georgetown.

Dr. Kamela Bemaul-Sukhu

Internal Medicine / Hematology
Available by Appointment

Dr. Dev Persaud

Internal Medicine / Infectious Diseases
Available by Appointment

Dr. Padmini Singh

OBGYN
Available by Appointment

Dr. Radha Sookraj

OBGYN
Available by Appointment
Wednesday - Friday 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM & Saturdays 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Dr. Kaaleshwar Ramcharran

Orthopedics
Available by Appointment
Thursdays 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Dr. Shazeema Shaw

Internal Medicine / Infectious Disease
Available by Appointment

Dr. Baldeo Singh

Rheumatologist / Nephrologist
Available by Appointment

Dr. Dawn Allicock

Pediatrician
Tuesdays & Thursday 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM