Meet Our Staff

Our surgeon, Dr. Rekkas, graduated from the University of Florida, then attended medical school at Florida State University. He completed a fellowship in Minimally Invasive, Bariatric and Robotic Surgery at Jackson Hospital in Miami. In his free time, Dr. Rekkas can be found fishing, boating and traveling.

Julie received her Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies from South University in Tampa. She lives in Parrish with her husband, son, dog and cat, and enjoys traveling, boating and reading in her spare time.

Advocating for our patients, Candy assists Dr. Rekkas with his weight-loss patients and supports them in preparing for the procedure by organizing their weight-loss pathway to complete the requirements for surgery. Candy has been an employee of our larger multi-specialty physician group, Manatee Physician Alliance, for 12 years. She enjoys going to the beach, spending time with her three beautiful daughters and husband, and attending her daughter’s soccer games.

Fatima has been with us since 2017. Her duties include insurance and benefit verification for new patients, scheduling, and communicating with our patients to ensure they are meeting the requirements to become successful candidates in our program. In her free time, Fatima enjoys listening to music and spending time with her family.

Kim has been an LPN for 17 years! Her role in our office is to greet patients, answer medical questions, facilitate medication refills, assist with in-office procedures and so much more. In her free time, Kim enjoys going to the beach and traveling with her two daughters.