Meet your Palatka care team
FCCI has over 30 providers and 150 employees. These team members have strong roots in Palatka and Putnam County. Call 386.325.2836 to ask who is seeing patients at the Palatka office this week.
Yazan Khatib, MD
MD, FACC, FSCAI, FABVM, FSVM · President of FCCI, Cardiac & Endovascular Interventions
Dr. Khatib is the president of First Coast Cardiovascular Institute and a specialist in non-surgical heart and leg artery procedures. He co-founded the Save a Leg, Save a Life Foundation to help prevent amputations in people with diabetes and peripheral artery disease, and in 2018 became the first physician in Northeast Florida to offer Shockwave intravascular lithotripsy for PAD. He has spoken to the Palatka Rotary Club and also speaks Arabic and French.
Cecilia Pitts, APRN
APRN, ANCC certified · Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Cecilia Pitts joined FCCI in March 2020. Before becoming a nurse practitioner she was a registered nurse for 11 years, including at Flagler Hospital and Putnam Community Medical Center. She has lived in the Palatka area most of her life and looks forward to providing holistic care to her community.
Kortney Winkleman, APRN
APRN, AANP certified · Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Kortney Winkleman is a Putnam County native with a strong desire to better the health of Putnam County residents. She brings over 10 years of experience, including work as a cardiac floor nurse at UF Health, and is excited to return to cardiac care.
Board-certified doctors and local nurse practitioners
FCCI's team includes interventional cardiologists, endovascular specialists, general cardiologists, pulmonologists, sleep specialists, wound care providers and advanced practice providers. Schedules change, so the front desk is the best source for who is in Palatka on a given day.
Dr. Yazan Khatib, FCCI's president, is an interventional and endovascular specialist who has spoken to the Palatka Rotary Club about heart and vascular health. Cecilia Pitts, APRN, has lived in the Palatka area most of her life and worked as a nurse at Putnam Community Medical Center. Kortney Winkleman, APRN, is a Putnam County native who wants to better the health of Putnam County residents.
These providers are backed by a practice that has served Northeast Florida since 2002 and has more than 30 clinicians, so a Palatka visit connects you to the whole FCCI team when you need it.
How nurse practitioners fit in
Advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) work alongside FCCI's doctors. They see patients, review test results, adjust medicines and help you understand your plan. If you need a procedure, they work with the cardiologist who will do it. Many patients see both a doctor and an APRN over time.
To request a specific provider, just ask when you call 386.325.2836.
The same group also covers HCA Florida Putnam Hospital 24 hours a day, so a provider you met in the office may help with your care if you are ever admitted there.
You can see a nurse practitioner or physician at 205 Zeagler Drive, Suite 101 in Palatka. Call 386.325.2836 on a weekday and ask who is available for your kind of visit.
Talk with a specialist.
New patients are welcome. Call 386.325.2836, Mon to Fri, 8am to 5pm, or request a visit online.
Can I choose which provider I see?
You can ask for a specific provider when you call 386.325.2836. The front desk will match you with the first available appointment that fits.
Is Dr. Khatib connected to Palatka?
Yes. Dr. Khatib has spoken to the Palatka Rotary Club, and FCCI has supported the Rotary Club of Palatka Sunrise and the Putnam County Chamber of Commerce.
Are the providers board certified?
FCCI's physicians are board certified. Dr. Khatib holds board certifications in cardiovascular disease, interventional cardiology, endovascular medicine, vascular medicine and nuclear cardiology.