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2005
Christie Alexander , M . D ., is president of the Florida Academy of Family Physicians .
Nari Heshmati , M . D ., is enrolled in an executive MBA program at Seattle University while continuing his clinical practice and various leadership roles .
2007
Robin Albritton , M . D ., has been inducted as a faculty member into the Chapman Chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society at the FSU College of Medicine for 2021 . Albritton teaches FSU medical students in Marianna , where he is a family physician . In 2015 , Albritton received the College of Medicine ’ s Distinguished Alumni Award .
Adam Langley , M . D ., and Gary Visser , M . D ., are recognized on the 2020 Seminole 100 List of the fastest-growing businesses owned or managed by Florida State alumni for their practice – PremierMED in Ocoee .
Courtney Nall , M . D ., and husband Christopher Connelly welcomed their second child , Frances “ Frannie ” Kathryn Connelly , on April 14 .
Stephen Patrick , M . D ., is director of the Vanderbilt Center for Child Health Policy , an associate professor of pediatrics and health policy at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and an attending neonatologist at Monroe Carell Jr . Children ’ s Hospital at Vanderbilt . He also currently serves as an adjunct physician for policy research at RAND Corporation and is a guest researcher at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . Patrick was one of two pediatricians to be awarded Weill Cornell Medicine ’ s fifth annual Gale and Ira Drukier Prize in Children ’ s Health Research . The award honors earlycareer pediatricians whose research has made important contributions toward improving the health of children and adolescents .
2008
Marc Bernstein , M . D ., is practicing at Gastroenterology Associates of Sarasota .
Andrew Galligan , M . D ., was nominated to be an Alpha Omega Alpha ( AOA ) member and completed a Leadership Education and Development ( LEAD ) certificate program .
2009
Irmanie Hemphill , M . D ., and husband Richard Hemphill Jr . welcomed their first son , Richard Hemphill III , in March 2019 . In
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February they moved back to South Florida , where she practices telemedicine in Pembroke Pines .
H . William Higgins , M . D ., and wife Kachiu Lee Higgins welcomed their third child , Parker Lawson Higgins , on Dec . 12 , 2019 . He is an Assistant Professor of Dermatology Mohs Micrographic Surgeon at the University of Pennsylvania and was awarded the American Society of Dermatologic Surgery ’ s Presidents Award .
Steele Lancaster , M . D ., owns North Florida Rehab Solutions in Tallahassee , where he is a hospitalist .
Melissa ( Catenacci ) Liebowitz , M . D ., is director of quality for the Division of Neonatology , and serves as medical director for the Intensive Care Nursery Follow-up Clinic , at the University of San Francisco Benioff Children ’ s Hospital . Liebowitz completed the pediatrics residency program at UCSF in 2012 and a fellowship in neonatal-perinatal medicine in 2017 . She is assistant clinical professor of pediatrics in the Division of Neonatology , and recently received the division ’ s Fellow Teaching Award .
Rees Porta , M . D ., has transitioned off activeduty status and is working as a civilian general surgeon at the Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma , Washington .
Stefanie Prada , M . D ., and husband Ryan Panek welcomed their second child , Derek Ryan Panek , in August .
Dolly P . White , M . D ., is a physician at Good Samaritan Health Center of Cobb County in Marietta , Georgia .
2010
Matthew Buck , M . D ., was named chief of staff at Memorial Hospital and Manor in Bainbridge , Georgia , in February .
Kate Ross , M . D ., got married to Joel Gerber in March .
Justin Ruoss , M . D ., completed his diagnostic radiology residency at UF College of Medicine and is now working at Doctors Imaging Group in Gainesville . He is board-certified in pediatrics and board-eligible for radiology .
Stephenie Scully , M . D ., is medical director of acute mental-health services at Naval Medical Center San Diego .
Eilene Weibley , M . D ., recently moved to Atlanta and is a family physician at Emory University Hospital .
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2011
Brett Armstrong , M . D ., and wife Sarah Hester Armstrong welcomed a baby boy , Wells Cameron Armstrong , on Feb . 24 .
Alvaro Miguel Bada , M . D ., married Courtney Whelan in November 2019 in Sarasota .
Rachel Cartechine , M . D ., has returned to her hometown to continue her career in obstetrics and gynecology after working in private practice in Orlando . She is now practicing at Health First Medical Group in Melbourne , Florida .
Mary Crocker , M . D ., welcomed her first child , Evelyn Daisy Bernice Crocker , in February with her husband , Jonny .
Komal D ’ Souza , M . D ., married Martin Zacharia on May 31 in Evanston , Illinois .
Glivery Mary ( Ivey ) Gayahan Elvambuena , M . D ., welcomed her second child , Augustine Elvambuena , on Nov . 12 , 2019 .
Jeremy C . Jones , M . D ., is a medical oncologist / hematologist who specializes in treating gastrointestinal malignancies at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville . He and his wife , Shannon Jones , welcomed a daughter , Lillian Catheryn , on May 26 .
Ashley Lucke , M . D ., was selected for a threeweek public health policy fellowship at George Washington University specially designed for doctors . She also completed her fetal neurology fellowship at Children ’ s National Medical Center in Washington , D . C ., and is an assistant professor at the University of Texas at Austin .
Zita Magloire , M . D ., is serving as chair of the AAFP Obstetrics Member Interest Group , a subcommittee member of the Georgia Perinatal Quality Collaborative Maternal and Neonatal Task Force and is chief of staff-elect at Grady General Hospital in Cairo , Georgia .
Gregory Peters , M . D ., and Abby Peters , M . D ., welcomed their third child , Hannah Elizabeth Peters , on Feb . 17 .
Lisa Rubinsak , M . D ., is a gynecologyoncology fellow at Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit .
2012
John Abraham , M . D ., was recently appointed as Maryland ’ s medical director of Medicaid .
Michelle Allen , M . D ., is a pediatrician at Grady Health System ’ s Comprehensive Care Center at Camp Creek and is an assistant professor of pediatrics at Emory University School of Medicine .
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