Meet our physicians and nurse practitioners.

Dr. Kathryn Syed is a board-certified Family Medicine physician providing comprehensive primary care in St Petersburg, Florida. With over 12 years of experience, she is dedicated to helping patients of all ages achieve optimal health through personalized, compassionate, and preventive medical care.

Serving the Tampa Bay community since 2014, Dr. Syed offers a full range of primary care services, including annual physicals, chronic disease management, women’s health, men’s health, geriatric care, and preventive medicine. She takes a patient-centered approach, focusing on long-term relationships and tailored treatment plans that support each individual’s unique health goals.

Dr. Syed is a Spanish-speaking primary care physician in St. Petersburg, FL — fluent in both English and Spanish, she provides bilingual medical care to Hispanic patients and Spanish-speaking families across St. Petersburg, Clearwater, and the greater Tampa Bay region. Patients searching for a Spanish-speaking doctor in St. Petersburg will find a welcoming, language-accessible environment where every concern can be discussed in the language they feel most comfortable in.

Specialized Services

In addition to primary care, Dr. Syed performs in-office musculoskeletal injections for joint and soft tissue conditions, including:

• Shoulder pain
• Knee pain
• Elbow conditions
• Trigger finger

These minimally invasive treatments help reduce pain, improve mobility, and often eliminate the need for specialist referrals.

Originally from Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, Dr. Syed earned her medical degree from Iberoamerican University in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and completed her Family Medicine residency at Piedmont Columbus Regional in Columbus, Georgia.

Patients choose Dr. Syed for her attentive, approachable care style and her commitment to creating a welcoming, respectful environment where every patient feels heard and supported.

Dylan Dinesh, MD is a board-certified family medicine physician and the President and Medical Director of Affiliated Health Clinics, a multispecialty primary care practice serving St. Petersburg and Pinellas County, Florida. A St. Petersburg native, Dr. Dinesh earned his medical degree with high honors from Ross University School of Medicine and completed his residency in Family Medicine at Indiana University, where he served as Chief Resident.

As a family physician, Dr. Dinesh provides comprehensive care for adults including preventive medicine, chronic disease management, acute care, medical weight loss, and IV therapy. He emphasizes continuity of care, following his patients across office, hospital, and skilled nursing settings — serving as an Attending Physician at St. Anthony’s Hospital and Bayfront Medical Center — and coordinates closely with Affiliated Health Clinics’ integrated psychiatry and specialty services to treat the whole patient. Dr. Dinesh is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine.

Melissa is a board-certified APRN with six years of clinical experience in Adult and Geriatric medicine and a Master of Science in Nursing from Maryville University. She focuses on diagnosing and managing acute and chronic conditions, prescribing medications, and supporting preventive health for adult and older patients.

Jason E. Patel, MD is a board-certified psychiatrist and psychotherapist whose passion is treating mental health conditions of all types. His areas of focus include geriatric psychiatry, community mental health as well as consultation-liaison psychiatry for those that are medically admitted at healthcare facilities.

Dr. Patel is a local of Pinellas county, graduating from Palm Harbor University High School. He was admitted to the University of South Florida’s prestigious Honors program in medicine, where he completed his bachelors of science degree as well as his medical degree at USF’s Morsani College of Medicine in Tampa, FL. He completed his residency at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI where he also received a fellowship in psychodynamic psychotherapy and participated in the Healthcare Administration Scholars Program. When he’s not caring for patients, Dr. Patel enjoys spending time with his family outdoors.