Hurt and Van Durme are joined in the class by the following :
Geden Franck ( M . D ., ’ 14 ), a member of the inaugural , 10-member Bridge to Clinical Medicine graduating class ( 2010 ), is a double board-certified physician and is the head sports medicine physician at Memorial Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine in Fort Lauderdale .
Geden Franck ( M . D ., ' 14 )
The son of Haitian immigrants , the Miami native gives back to his community by serving as physician to the powerhouse Northwestern High football team , for whom he played . He also serves as the head doctor for Florida Memorial University athletics and has previously worked with the Miami Dolphins , Miami Marlins and University of Miami athletic teams .
appropriate screening modalities for individuals with dense breast tissue . In addition , the organization offers financial assistance for supplemental screening to remove existing barriers .
Joseph Camps ( PIMS ‘ 79 ) retired from private practice in 2024 after 34 years as a urologist and urological oncologist in Tallahassee and has deep roots in its medical community , as well as Florida State University . Captain of FSU coach Bobby Bowden ’ s inaugural 1976 football team , he began his medical education at FSU before graduating from the University of Florida College of Medicine , completing residency at the University of North Carolina followed by a fellowship at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Texas .
He has been a board member of Seminole Boosters and FSU Board of Trustees , was on the presidential search committee which hired FSU President Richard McCullough in 2021 and was a commencement speaker at the university ’ s April 2024 graduation ceremony . Camps currently serves on the Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare ( TMH ) Board of Directors as vice president and chief academic officer and is actively engaged in the development of the new medical initiative between FSU and TMH .
With the addition of the five new inductees , the FSU Medical Hall of Fame now counts 40 among its ranks , which includes 12 who were recognized between 2014-2019 with the Distinguished Alumni Award .
Shoshana Hallowell ( M . D ., ’ 10 ) is a minimally invasive and robotic general and bariatric surgeon at Ascension St . John Hospital in Detroit , who literally practices what she preaches . A breast cancer survivor , she turned her attention to advocacy , starting with her sister and mother . Like herself , they had dense breast tissue , elevating their risk . MRI results revealed both had breast cancer .
In 2022 Hallowell launched the 501c3 nonprofit , Operation Breast Density , with a mission of educating patients , health care providers and physicians about the importance of
Joseph Camps ( PIMS ' 79 )
Shoshana Hallowell ( M . D ., ' 10 )
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