Faculty Bios

Faculty

Joseph A Tyndall, MD, MPH, FACEP

Associate Professor

Chairman for the Dept. of Emergency Medicine
Chief of Emergency Services- Shands at the University of Florida

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Dr. Thomas Payton, MD, MBA, FACEP
Assistant Professor

Vice Chair of Clinical Operations - Shands at the University of Florida

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Bobby Desai, MD, FACEP

Assistant Professor

Residency Program Director

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Latha Ganti Stead, MD, MS, FACEP

Professor

Chief of Division for Clinical Research

 

PubMed Bibliography and Publications

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Donna Carden, MD

Professor

Director of Faculty Development

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Lars Beattie, MD, MS, FACEP

Assistant Professor

Associate Residency Program Director

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Matthew Ryan, MD, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Associate Residency Program Director
Director of Medical Student Clerkship Program

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Megan Brown, DO

Assistant Professor

Pediatric Emergency Medicine 

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Marie-Carmelle Elie, MD, RDMS FACEP
Assistant Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
Critical Care, Hospice and Palliative Medicine

 

Link: Dr. Elie’s Publications and Citations

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Beth Nealon Ellis, MD 

Assistant Professor 

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Michael Falgiani, MD

Assistant Professor
Assistant Medical Director

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Tricia Falgiani, MD

Assistant Professor

Pediatric Emergency Medicine

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Kevin Ferguson, MD, FACEP

 Associate Professor for Emergency Medicine and Anesthesiology

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Eika Flach, MD

Assistant Professor

Co-Director of Ultrasonography Program

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Robyn Hoelle, MD

Assistant Professor

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Carolyn K. Holland, MD, MEd
Assistant Professor
Physician Director of Quality Assurance

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Karen Laauwe

Assistant Professor

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Jennifer Light, MD / FAAP

Assistant Professor 
Medical Director, Pediatric ED
Chief, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine

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Judy Lucas, MD

Assistant Professor

Pediatric Emergency Medicine

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Charles W. Luetke, MD

Assistant Professor

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Michael Marchick, MD

Assistant Professor

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David A. Meurer, MD

Assistant Professor
Medical Director for ShandsCair Adult Team
Medical Director for Gainesville Fire & Rescue Regional Response HazMat

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Leslie Connor Nickels, MD, RDMS

Assistant Professor

Co-Director of Ultrasonography Program 

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Candice Norman, MD

Assistant Professor

Pediatric Emergency Medicine 

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Rohit Patel, MD 

Assistant professor of Emergency Medicine and Anesthesiology

Co director of EM CCM Critical Care Fellowship Program

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Richard Petrik, MD

Assistant Professor 

Co-Director of Medical Student Clerkship Program             

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John Slish MD / EMT-T / TCCC-I / ILO

Assistant Professor
NASA Flight Crew Physician Team
Assistant Medical Director of Tactical Medicine Gainesville Fire Rescue
SWAT team Physician for Gainesville Police Dept and ACSO, and auxiliary officer

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Christi Van Dillen, MD

Assistant Professor

EMS Director for Alachua County

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