USF Department of OB/GYN

Dr. Jeffrey Lester graduated from the University of South Florida with a bachelor degree in finance in 1996. He returned to USF in 1997 to earn a degree in chemistry, completed in 2004. Dr. Lester attended Ross University School of Medicine and graduated with a doctor of medicine degree in June 2004. In July 2004 he started his internal medicine residency at the University of Oklahoma in Tulsa and became board certified in internal medicine in 2007. He completed his training in medical genetics at the University of Miami in 2009. In November 2009 Dr. Lester moved to Maryland and worked for Family Health Centers of Baltimore, a small community health center serving with the National Health Service Corps for three years treating low income, indigent patients in internal medicine. In September 2013 Dr. Lester joined the Tampa General Medical Group to open the Sun City Center location. He is a general internist and sees patients 18 years of age and older.

Dr. Lester treats patients 18 years of age and older.
Dr. Lester is recognized by the NCQA Diabetes Recognition Program.

Dr. Castro is a board-certified family medicine physician. He attended medical school at Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine in Glendale, AZ and completed his residency at Largo Medical Center in Largo, FL. Dr. Castro's professional research experience includes multiple studies at the University of Michigan Cancer Center in the diagnosis and treatment of head and neck cancer. Dr. Castro's special areas of focus include:
- osteopathic manipulation and trigger point injections
- sports medicine and joint infection
- dermatologic procedures

Dr. Castro is a member of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP).

Dr. Castro treats patients of all ages.

Dr. Sauer Choe is a board-certified internal medicine and pediatrics physician. She attended medical school at the College of Osteopathic Medicine at Kansas City University in Kansas City, MO. She completed her residency at the University of South Florida in Tampa, FL. As an undergraduate, Dr. Sauer Choe received her bachelor of science degree in cellular molecular biology from Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, MO.
Dr. Sauer is a member of the American College of Physicians and the American Academy of Pediatrics. She is proficient in medical Spanish.

Dr. Sharma is a board-certified family medicine physician. She completed her bachelor of science degree in biology at the University of Toledo in Toledo, OH. After completing her doctor of medicine degree at Ross University School of Medicine in Dominica, West Indies, Dr. Sharma competed her residency at the University of Chicago (Northshore) Family Medicine Residency Program in Glenview, IL. She is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians and the American College of Physicians.

Dr. Sharma's professional interests include broad spectrum family medicine, educating medical students and residents, and integrative medicine. Her personal interest include international travel, teaching, music, singing, meditation, swimming, Yoga and cooking. She is proficient in English, Hindi and Punjabi.

Dr. Sharma treats patients of all ages.