About Dr. Dimitriades

Dimitrios “Jimmy” Dimitriades, MD completed his medical degree at Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport and completed his family medicine residency at the Carilion Roanoke Family Medicine program via the University of Virginia. This was followed by a year of urgent care and emergency room medicine in rural West Virginia.

Dr. Dimitriades found his permanent home on the Mississippi Gulf Coast working with Memorial Hospital at Gulfport to develop a family medicine practice with an emphasis on pediatric care. He quickly developed an association with Tulane University School of Medicine, mentoring medical students for more than 15 years, later adding teaching DO students through the Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine.

About Lorie Cospelich

Lorie Cospelich has been part of the Memorial Hospital at Gulfport staff for 17 years. During that time, she has served in employee services, as office manager for three pediatric clinics and one walk-in clinic and as office manager in the hospital’s Cancer Center. She holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration with an emphasis on healthcare from Southern New Hampshire University. She was named program coordinator for the GME in March 2020.