Each student rotating at the University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville will receive a letter from the Associate Dean for Inclusion and Equity.
Mentoring Faculty for Under Represented in Medicine Students
Anesthesiology Faculty Mentor(s)
Department:
Anesthesiology – Jacksonville
Keya A Locke MD, MBA
Assistant Professor; Medical Director, Operating Room, UF Health North
Breast Surgery Faculty Mentor(s)
Department:
Surgery – Jacksonville
Bharti Jasra MD, FACS
Assistant Professor; Section Chief, Breast Surgery
Cardiology Faculty Mentor(s)
Department:
Medicine – Jacksonville
Gladys P Velarde M.D.
Professor; Medical Director, Women's Cardiovascular Program; Program Director, Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship
Community Health and Family Medicine Faculty Mentor(s)
Department:
Community Health and Family Medicine – Jacksonville
Ross E Jones M.D.
Associate Professor; Medical Director, UF Health And Family Medicine – Elizabeth G. Means Center; Medical Director, Total Care Group; Medical Director, Community Health
Neurology Faculty Mentor(s)
Department:
Neurology – Jacksonville
Ramon E Bautista M.D., M.B.A.
Professor; Chair, Department Of Neurology; Phyllis Sohn Endowed Chair In Neuroscience; Medical Director, Epilepsy Care Center
Neurosurgery Faculty Mentor(s)
Obstetrics and Gynecology Faculty Mentor(s)
Department:
Obstetrics and Gynecology – Jacksonville
LaRae C Brown MD, MHA, FACOG
Assistant Professor; Medical Director, UF Health Women's Specialists – North
Department:
Obstetrics and Gynecology – Jacksonville
Jibri M Wiggins M.D., FACOG
Assistant Professor
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Faculty Mentor(s)
Department:
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery – Jacksonville
Rui P Fernandes MD, DMD, FACS, FRCS
Professor; Associate Chair, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; Chief, Division of Head and Neck Surgery; Program Director, Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery and Microvascular Fellowship; Director, UF Center for Reconstructive Surgery; Co-Director
Otolaryngology Faculty Mentor(s)
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Faculty Mentor(s)
Department:
Pathology – Jacksonville
Agnes E Aysola MD
Associate Professor; Medical Director, Coagulation Laboratory; Medical Director, Transfusion Medicine; Program Director, Transfusion Medicine Fellowship; Associate Program Director, Pathology Residency
Department:
Pathology – Jacksonville
Anwer M Siddiqi M.D., M.M.Sc.
Associate Professor; Program Director, Pathology Residency
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Faculty Mentor(s)
Department:
Pediatrics – Jacksonville
Michael O Gayle MD
Associate Professor; Chief, Division Of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine; Medical Director, Transport Team; Medical Director, Outreach Program, Wolfson Children's Hospital; Medical Director, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Wolfson Children's Hospital
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Faculty Mentor(s)
Department:
Emergency Medicine – Jacksonville
Emily Fontane MD
Professor; Director, Pediatric Residency Education, UF Health Jacksonville Pediatric Emergency Center
Department:
Emergency Medicine – Jacksonville
Madeline M Joseph MD
Professor; Associate Dean For Faculty Advancement And Engagement; Chief, Division Of Pediatric Bariatrics
Pediatric Infectious Diseases Faculty Mentor(s)
Department:
Pediatrics – Jacksonville
Ayesha Mirza MD
Professor; Program Director, Pediatrics Residency
Pediatrics Faculty Mentor(s)
Psychiatry Faculty Mentor(s)
Surgery Faculty Mentor(s)
Department:
Surgery – Jacksonville
Ruchir Puri MD, MS, FACS
Associate Professor; Program Director, General Surgery Residency; Associate Program Director, Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship