Executive Team

  • Robert T Hasty, DO, FACOI, FACP

    Dr. Hasty attended the University of Miami where he completed his undergraduate studies with honors as a triple science major in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Chemistry and Biology in 1996. He then went on to receive his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) at Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2000.

    He subsequently trained at Mt. Sinai Medical Center where he completed his training in Internal Medicine while receiving the Resident of the Year award for three straight years as well as receiving the Howard Kane Resident of the Year, being the first osteopathic physician ever to win that award in over forty years of academic medical training at Mt. Sinai. He also served as Chief Intern as well as Chief Resident during his training.

    Dr. Hasty began his career as a Hospitalist & Internist for Cogent Healthcare at Lee Memorial Health Systems in Fort Myers, FL. He soon became Associate Lead Physician for Cogent Healthcare. Dr. Hasty had what he described as a “calling” to become an academic physician and joined NSU College of Osteopathic Medicine in March 2005. He served as the Founding Program Director of the Palmetto General Hospital Internal Medicine Residency Program and helped develop several other graduate medical education programs. He also served as the Vice Chair of the Internal Medicine Department at NSU. He was awarded the NSU Stuey Award for Co-Curricular Advisor of the Year in 2009. He was the recipient of the coveted Golden Apple Award by the graduation class of NSU-COM in 2008 and again in 2009 and 2011.

    In 2013, Dr. Hasty became the Vice President of Medical Education and the Regional Associate Dean and later as Associate Dean for Postgraduate Affairs for Campbell University Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine in North Carolina. During his tenure at Campbell University, he created 383 residency positions in 20 programs at 7 organizations and led the university to be awarded the AOA STAR award for the strategic planning that has created medical education opportunities in North Carolina for the next generation of osteopathic physicians. He has served on various boards, including the American College of Osteopathic Internists and the Association of Osteopathic Directors and Medical Educators. Dr. Hasty was the Founding Dean and Chief Academic Officer of the Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine (ICOM), Idaho’s first medical school.

    Dr. Hasty currently serves as the Dean & Chief Academic Officer of the Orlando College of Osteopathic Medicine (OCOM) and is the President of the American College of Osteopathic Internists. Dr. Hasty is board certified in internal medicine and is a Fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Internists as well as the American College of Physicians.

  • Daniel Newhaller, DO

    President & CEO

    Dr. Newhaller is a healthcare executive with nearly 20 years of experience in senior healthcare leadership roles as well as other administrative and leadership experiences focused on creating exceptional experiences and outcomes for patients.

    Prior to joining OCOM, he was a Senior Vice President for a national emergency medicine and hospitalist company focused on providing high-quality and compassionate acute care to patients and hospitals across the country.

    He was also the President & Co-Founder of Aldan Emergency Physicians, a multi-hospital Emergency Medicine group that he developed and ran for nearly 10 years that created some of the highest quality and compassionate care for the patients that they served.

    Dr. Newhaller attended medical school at the Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine. After medical school, he completed his residency training in Internal Medicine at the University of Florida. He practiced for many years as an emergency medicine physician and was Medical Director at a number of Emergency Departments. He is licensed as an osteopathic physician in the State of Florida and is board certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine.

  • Anna Addonisio, MBA, CPA

    Chief Financial Officer

    Anna Addonisio, MBA, CPA is the Chief Financial Officer for OCOM, bringing a broad range of higher education administration and corporate leadership experience that spans nearly thirty years.

    As the college’s Chief Financial Officer, Addonisio responsible for financial solvency through the development, oversight, planning, and implementation of robust fiscal policies. Her roles encompass administering best practices for OCOM's finances, developing strategic plans to improve the company’s overall financial health. She also provides leadership and direction for the Business Office and Human Resources.

    For over twenty years, Addonisio served in leadership roles within the State Universities of New York (SUNY), most recently as the VP for Finance and Administration at SUNY Cortland. In that role, she served as the Chief Financial Officer for the division of Finance and Management overseeing the areas of the Business Office, Facilities Management, Human Resources, Auxiliary Services, and Risk Management.

    Previously, she had worked as Associate Vice Provost at SUNY Binghamton University and Senior Associate Dean for Finance and Operations at Binghamton’s Harpur College of Arts and Sciences. In this role, she directed and oversaw fiscal, human resources, and operational functions for a college of more than 10,000 students, twenty-six departments, and fourteen programs.

    Addonisio earned both her bachelor’s degree in accounting and her M.B.A. from Binghamton University. She is a certified public accountant since 1993. During the 2015-16 academic year, Addonisio was a fellow with the American Council on Education, further developing her leadership skills at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. She earned her certificate in the Harvard Graduate School of Education’s Institute for Management and Leadership in Education.