Dr. Robert Aportela is a pathologist that specializes in GI Pathology.  He was born in Matanzas, Cuba and earned his medical degree at the Autonomous University of Guadalajara in Mexico.  He has 39 years of experience.  He is also triple board-certified in anatomical and clinical pathology (laboratory medicine), and in the subspecialty of cytopathology, with special training in the field of cytopathology.  He has vast expertise in GI pathology, after more than 30 years of reviewing GI cases with over 150,000 biopsies interpreted.  Dr.

Dr. Manolakis specializes in gastroenterology and is certified from the American Board of Internal Medicine. She has a special interest in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and the diagnosis and subsequent management of Crohn’s disease.

Dr. Chisholm practices general gastroenterology with special interests in colorectal cancer prevention and women’s health. She is trained for multiple procedures including endoscopy, colonoscopy and capsule endoscopy. Her research interests include Barrett’s esophagus and bowel preparation. Some of her research has been presented at national meetings, including Digestive Disease Week and published in peer reviewed journals.

Dr. Maniatis completed his residency at the University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco and fellowship in gastroenterology at Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina. He has been in private practice since 1996. Dr. Maniatis has also authored numerous publications, abstracts and poster presentations.

Dr. Anhtung Chau was born in Saigon, Vietnam and immigrated to Minnesota in 1993. He attended the University of Minnesota and received a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering and a doctorate in medicine. Upon graduation, Dr. Chau completed a residency in internal medicine and worked as a hospitalist, gaining valuable experience, knowledge and patient skills. He returned to the University of Minnesota for further training in a gastroenterology and hepatology fellowship, and specializes in inflammatory bowel disease and general hepatology. In his spare time, Dr.

Dr. Mark Carter is a radiologist at Borland Groover. He received his medical degree from University of Florida College of Medicine and has been in practice for 32 years. During college, Dr. Carter received the Cum Laude Award for Scientific Exhibit at RSNA 1984 in Washington, D.C. for “Magnetic Resonance of the Pelvis” and High Honors in Chemistry. He was given membership to the Alpha Epsilon Delta Honorary Academic Tutoring Society, an honor bestowed upon a student of superior scholastic achievement.

Dr. Madhok graduated from the Armed Forces Medical College, one of the top medical schools in India, in 1984. He completed an internship at the St. Stephens Hospital in Delhi, India before pursuing further training at the Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center in Detroit, Michigan. He completed his residency in internal medicine in 1990 and fellowship in gastroenterology and hepatology in 1993. He relocated to the Jacksonville area in 1993 and has been with Borland Groover since 1997.

Dr. Cabi completed his residency at Yale University School of Medicine, Norwalk Hospital. Prior to joining Borland Groover in 1997, Dr. Cabi was on staff and teaching faculty at the University of Florida, SHANDS, Jacksonville. Dr. Cabi is an active clinical investigator, involved in research trial conducted at the Borland Groover Research Foundation.

Dr. Cabi serves as a member of the board of directors for Borland Groover and is the medical director for the Jacksonville Center for Endoscopy.

Dr. Lankarani joined Borland Groover in 2012 from the Mayo Clinic hospital. He moved to Jacksonville from Pittsburgh after finishing his training in gastroenterology at the Drexel University- West Penn Allegheny Health System. Dr. Lankarani studied internal medicine at the Johns Hopkins University-Sinai Hospital of Baltimore.

Born and raised in Lahore, Pakistan, Dr. Butt completed his residency and fellowship training in gastroenterology at the SUNY Health Science Center in Brooklyn, NY. After completion of his GI fellowship, Dr. Butt worked in the Digestive Disease Institute at Cleveland Clinic for two years. Dr. Butt holds board certifications for both the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Gastroenterology.