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      • Dr. Daniel Haim, M.D., F.C.C.P.
      • Dr. Daniel T. Layish, M.D., F.A.C.P., F.C.C.P.
      • Dr. Francisco J. Calimano, M.D., F.C.C.P.
      • Dr. Francisco J. Remy, M.D., F.C.C.P.
      • Dr. Ahmed Masood, M.D., F.C.C.P.
      • Dr. Syed I. Mobin, M.D., F.C.C.P.
      • Dr. Eugene Go, M.D., F.C.C.P.
      • Dr. Steven Vu, M.D., F.C.C.P.
      • Dr. Mahmood Ali, M.D., F.C.C.P.
      • Dr. Ruel B. Garcia, M.D., F.C.C.P.
      • Dr. Kevin DeBoer, DO, F.C.C.P., F.A.C.O.I.
      • Dr. Roberto Santos, M.D., F.C.C.P.
      • Dr. Hadi Chohan, M.D., F.C.C.P.
      • Dr. Alvaro Martin, M.D.
    • Nurse Practitioners and Physicians Assistants
      • Alexandra Quinonez – APRN
      • Amanda Poole – APRN
      • Catherine Grissom – APRN, AGACNP-BC
      • Duangdow Cumemanie – APRN
      • Frances Armstrong – DNP, APRN, AGACNP-BC
      • Kira A. Croff – APRN
      • Latasha Anderson – APRN
      • Lauren Hunter – APRN, AGACNP-BC
      • Levi Marcellin – APRN
      • Loretta Bacchiocchi – APRN, MPH
      • Naomi Ringer – APRN
      • Nicole Bonilla Jimenez – APRN
      • Ria Unzalu – APRN
      • Ricardo L. Llewellyn – APRN, AGACNP-BC
      • Rosalin Hernandez – APRN, AGPCNP-BC
      • Rebecca Lopez – DNP, APRN, AGPCNP-BC
      • Zhonghua Liu – APRN
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      Phone 407-841-1100
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Central Florida Pulmonary Group, P.A.

  • Home
  • Services
    • CFPG Institute of Sleep Medicine
      • National Sleep Foundation Online Insomnia Resource Center
    • Computed Tomography (CT) Scan
    • Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) Scan
    • Interventional Pulmonary and Complex Airway Program
    • Pulmonary Function Lab
    • CFPG Adult Cystic Fibrosis Center
    • Laboratory
    • Research/Clinical Trials
  • Patient Forms
    • Online Appointment Request Form
    • Telemedicine Appointments
    • Appointments By Phone
    • Prescription Refill Form
    • Medical Insurance
    • Patient Forms
    • Payments
    • Educational Links
  • Providers
    • Our Founder
    • About Us
    • Physicians
      • Dr. Daniel Haim, M.D., F.C.C.P.
      • Dr. Daniel T. Layish, M.D., F.A.C.P., F.C.C.P.
      • Dr. Francisco J. Calimano, M.D., F.C.C.P.
      • Dr. Francisco J. Remy, M.D., F.C.C.P.
      • Dr. Ahmed Masood, M.D., F.C.C.P.
      • Dr. Syed I. Mobin, M.D., F.C.C.P.
      • Dr. Eugene Go, M.D., F.C.C.P.
      • Dr. Steven Vu, M.D., F.C.C.P.
      • Dr. Mahmood Ali, M.D., F.C.C.P.
      • Dr. Ruel B. Garcia, M.D., F.C.C.P.
      • Dr. Kevin DeBoer, DO, F.C.C.P., F.A.C.O.I.
      • Dr. Roberto Santos, M.D., F.C.C.P.
      • Dr. Hadi Chohan, M.D., F.C.C.P.
      • Dr. Alvaro Martin, M.D.
    • Nurse Practitioners and Physicians Assistants
      • Alexandra Quinonez – APRN
      • Amanda Poole – APRN
      • Catherine Grissom – APRN, AGACNP-BC
      • Duangdow Cumemanie – APRN
      • Frances Armstrong – DNP, APRN, AGACNP-BC
      • Kira A. Croff – APRN
      • Latasha Anderson – APRN
      • Lauren Hunter – APRN, AGACNP-BC
      • Levi Marcellin – APRN
      • Loretta Bacchiocchi – APRN, MPH
      • Naomi Ringer – APRN
      • Nicole Bonilla Jimenez – APRN
      • Ria Unzalu – APRN
      • Ricardo L. Llewellyn – APRN, AGACNP-BC
      • Rosalin Hernandez – APRN, AGPCNP-BC
      • Rebecca Lopez – DNP, APRN, AGPCNP-BC
      • Zhonghua Liu – APRN
  • News
    • Publications
  • Locations
    • Downtown Orlando Location
      Phone 407-841-1100
    • Altamonte Springs Location
      Phone 407-841-1100
    • East Orlando Location
      Phone 407-841-1100
    • Sand Lake Office
      Phone 407-841-1100
  • Contact
    • Ask The Nurse A Question
    • Online Appointment Request Form
    • Prescription Refill Form
    • Jobs

Our Founder

Robert D. Bast, M.D.

Founder of Central Florida Pulmonary Group, P.A. in 1982 Orlando, Florida

Dr. Robert “Buddy” Bast, President and founder of Central Florida Pulmonary Group, P.A., in Orlando, Florida was inspirational throughout his career. Although we all felt enormous loss by his passing, we share the deepest gratitude to have been lead by his insight and unfailing dedication to the practice of medicine.

Before his untimely death in 2002 from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), often referred to as “Lou Gehrig’s disease,” he was a brilliant physician, and enjoyed teaching and interacting with all kinds of people – staff, patients, friends and family.

Dr. Bast was board certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine. Throughout his professional career, he served on numerous medical committees at Orlando Regional Medical Center, Florida Hospital, and Winter Park Memorial, as well as, serving as a member for countless prominent national medical societies. Additionally, he served as Chief of the Pulmonary Division, Chairman of the Department of Medicine and Medical Director of Critical Care for Orlando Regional Healthcare Systems.

On the 27th day of August 2003 we held a ceremony in his honor to dedicate and rename our business office in his memory. In attendance to help us in the celebration of his professional and personal life was his wife, Carol Bast, his two children, Christopher and Kathryn, and numerous other family members, friends and colleagues.

Dr. Bast’s dream to build one of the finest pulmonary practices in Orlando still continues in all of us today as Central Florida Pulmonary Group remains committed to the community and to the fight against ALS, which we do in his honor.

Undergraduate

University of Wisconsin 1968-1972

Medical Degree

University of Wisconsin 1972-1976

Internship

University of Florida 1976-1977

Internal Medicine Residency

University of Florida 1977-1979

Pulmonary Medicine Fellowship

New York University Medical Center 1979-1981
Bellevue Hospital Medical Center

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