Each year, Morton Plant Mease Health Care Foundation honors four outstanding physicians with the Distinguished Physician Leadership Award.
These physicians exemplify unparalleled excellence in clinical practice, leadership and outstanding service to the hospitals and community. Nominations are made by members of Morton Plant Mease Health Care Foundation and health system boards, and the medical executive committees.
Mease Hospitals physician Aland Fernandez, MD was honored with the Dr. Bernard A. Macik Jr. Distinguished Physician Leadership Award at this year's Annual Meeting. Click the image above to hear from Dr. Aland Fernandez.
Mease Hospitals physician David E. Cutting, MD was honored with the Dr. Bernard A. Macik Jr. Distinguished Physician Leadership Award at this year's Annual Meeting. Click the above to hear from Dr. David E. Cutting.
Morton Plant Hospital physician Brian Charity, DO was honored with the Dr. Leslie L. Weiss Distinguished Physician Leadership Award at this year's Annual Meeting. Click the image above to hear from Dr. Brian Charity.
Morton Plant Hospital physician Joshua Rovin, MD, FACS was honored with the Dr. Mitchell M. Weiss Distinguished Physician Leadership Award at this year's Annual Meeting. Click the image above to hear from Dr. Joshua Rovin.
Morton Plant North Bay Hospital physician Kirk Nelson, DO was honored with the hospital's Distinguished Physician Leadership Award at this year's Annual Meeting. Click the image above to hear from Dr. Kirk Nelson.
For more than 45 years, Morton Plant Mease Health Care Foundation has provided philanthropic support to the not-for-profit hospitals of Morton Plant Mease Health Care, including Morton Plant, Clearwater; Mease Dunedin; Mease Countryside, Safety Harbor and Morton Plant North Bay, New Port Richey. The close connection between the hospitals of Morton Plant Mease and their neighbors reveal a unique spirit of giving – a relationship characterized by people caring for the hospitals that care for them.
Donor information is kept strictly confidential. We will not share or sell a donor’s personal information with anyone else, nor send donor mailings on behalf of other organizations without written consent from the donor.
A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES ON THEIR WEBSITE (www.FloridaConsumerHelp.com) OR AT 1-800-435-7352. REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL OR RECOMMENDATION BY THE STATE. MORTON PLANT MEASE HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION, FLORIDA REGISTRATION #CH321 RECEIVES 100% OF ALL CONTRIBUTIONS AND DOES NOT USE PROFESSIONAL FUNDRAISING SOLICITORS. Please write, email or call us if you wish to have your name removed from the list to receive fund-raising requests supporting the hospitals of Morton Plant Mease Health Care and their affiliates.
©2026
Morton Plant Mease Health Care Foundation . All Rights Reserved. Site Credit: A440 Creative