Meet the Team - Panira Healthcare Clinic
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Meet the Team

Medical Staff

Dr. Viswanathan Chokkavelu “Dr. Velu”, MD
Medical Director, Board Certified Internal Medicine, and Infectious Disease Physician

 

Dr. Velu is a graduate from Madras Medical College-Chennai-S in India. He has his Internal Medicine Residency in India and Valley Medical Center, Ohio. Then, he has an Infectious Disease Fellowship at Morristown Memorial Center in New Jersey. Dr.Velu is passionate about Public Health and infectious disease, particularly, HIV/AIDS. He has more than 20 years of experience in both fields. He moved from Ohio to Fort-Myers where he lives full-time. Dr. Velu enjoys doing research and teaching students.

Dr. Don Lee Bradke, MD
Board-Certified Internal Medicine

 

Dr. Bradke is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine. He is board certified Internal Medicine Physician and served 2 years as the Chief of Internal Medicine for Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota. He then practiced Internal Medicine in New Orleans for 20 years and subsequently for 7 years in Oklahoma City. In 1999, he moved to northern Indiana and retired in 2016 as the Medical Director for Emergency Services at a critical care hospital there. He now lives in Naples full time and enjoys serving the patients who visit PANIRA Clinic and mentoring medical students, nurse practitioner and physician assistant students who train with PANIRA.

Dr. Raman K. Dhillon-Gill, DO
Osteopathic Physician, and Board-Certified in Family Practice 

 

Raman Dhillon-Gill is an Osteopathic Physician. She is Family Medicine Residency trained and Board Certified in this specialty. Dr. Dhillon-Gill attended medical school at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. She comes to us with a multitude of medical experiences in the practices of OB/GYN, Pediatrics, Urgent Care, Addiction, Occupational Medicine, Behavioral Health as well as the Sexual Health of both men and women.

Lawrence James Egger, PA-C Physician Assistant-Certified

 

Lawrence received his Physician Assistant education at the Trevecca Nazarene University. He has more than 30 years of experience in express care, emergency medicine, urgent care, and family medicine. Lawrence treats adults and children over the age of 12 months. His medical knowledge and experience help him to provide unique and professional medical care when serving his patients. Lawrence is a patient advocate; he ensures that all his patients are treated with dignity and respect.

Geneve Mongene-Egger, RN/BSN
N
urse

 

Geneve received her nursing education at Florida Southwestern State College (previously named Edison State College); she has more than 7 years of experience in emergency care, urgent care, intensive care, neurology and medical-surgical care.  She also has extensive experience in healthcare administration.

Ludmilla Gabriel, APRN-C
Certified Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

 

Miya is a graduate from the Chamberlain University. She has more than 13 years in healthcare and emergency nursing. She is professionally affiliated with Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, the American Nurse Practitioners Association and more. She specializes in Family Practice; sees patients that have needs in acute, chronic, and preventative care. She is passionate about the well-being of her patients and looks forward to serving her community and providing excellent care to you and your family.

Founders

Lawrence Egger, PA-C, President/CEO

Geneve Mongene-Egger, RN/BSN, Vice-President/COO

Board of Directors

Dr. Denise McNulty, Interim Chair

Jim Kelleher, Esq, Vice Chairman, Attorney

Dennis Sanders, Interim Treasurer

Joseph Hoffman, Interim Secretary

AJ Attavar, Marketing/Development

Consultants

John Paul, CPA/MBA, iCFO Consulting Inc.

Tatiana Robles, MD Reimbursement Associates

Staff

Lawrence Egger, PA-C, President/CEO

Geneve Mongene-Egger, RN/BSN, Vice-President/COO

Dr. Viswanathan Chokkavelu, Volunteer Medical Director, Internal
Medicine/Infectious Disease Physician

Dr. Don Lee Bradke, Volunteer Internal Medicine Physician

Dr. Ramandeep Dhillon-Gill, Family Medicine

Ludmilla Gabriel, APRN

Faniol Rebecca, Registered Nurse/BSN

Maday Duenas, Medical Assistant

Elizabeth Obermann, Medical Receptionist

Terry Sherman, Medical Receptionist

Abel Navarro, Billing/Accounting

Past Chairs

Lawrence Egger, Co-Founder, October 2015, Non-Voting

Geneve Mongene-Egger, Co-Founder, October 2015, Non-Voting

Tim Philbrick, August 2019 – July 2022

Work with Us

Panira Healthcare Clinic is looking to add family practitioners, specialty physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants to our team. If you’re interested in contributing to a purpose-driven practice, call us today to learn more.