Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition of Tampa Bay

Tampa Office: (813) 870-4438

Serving: Tampa, Wesley Chapel, Lakeland, and Odessa


Brandon Office: (813) 324-2613

Serving: Brandon, Riverview, and Sarasota

Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. & 1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

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About Our Doctors



Thiru S. Arasu, MD


Thiru Arasu

1968 - 1974 Stanley Medical College, Madras, India

1974 - 1977 University of Chicago Hospital at Wyler Children Hospital, Chicago, IL - Pediatric Training

1977 - 1979 Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Indianapolis, IN - Pediatric Gastroenterology Training

1984 State of Florida Medical License
1980 Board Certified in Pediatrics
2005 Board Certified Pediatric Gastroenterology
2007 Pediatric Advanced Life Support Certified

St. Joseph's Children's Hospital - Tampa, FL
Florida Hospital - Fletcher
Brandon Regional Hospital - Brandon, FL

Rosa J. Cuenca, MD


1979 - 1982 Universidad Central Del Este, San Pedro de Macoris, Doctor of Medicine

1989 - 1990 Metro Health Medical Center, Cleveland, OH - Pediatric Training

1990 - 1992 Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, Cleveland, OH - Pediatric Gastroenterology

1995 - State of Florida Medical License

St. Joseph's Children's Hospital - Tampa, FL
Brandon Regional Hospital - Brandon, FL

Shivinder Narwal, MD

Shivinder Narwal

1977 - 1983 Punjab University, Dav College Chandigarh India

1993-1996 Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Columbia University, New York

1994-1996 The Presbyterian Hospital of the City of New York, Visiting Fellow - Pediatrics

2013 State of Florida Medical License
2003 Board Certified in Pediatrics
2007 Board Certified Pediatric Gastroenterology

St. Joseph's Children's Hospital - Tampa, FL
Brandon Regional Hospital - Brandon, FL

Samit B. Patel, MD

Samit B. Patel

2009 - 2014 Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland

2014 – 2017 Pediatric Residency - Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ. 

2017 – 2020 Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellowship - University of Florida at Orlando Health, Arnold Palmer Hospital, Orlando, FL

2017 State of Florida Medical License
2018 Board Certified in Pediatrics
Board Eligible Pediatric Gastroenterology

St. Joseph's Children's Hospital - Tampa, FL
Brandon Regional Hospital - Brandon, FL