Staff member Geri Underhill retires after 35 years
Thank you Geri for your hard work and dedication to the UF Department of Psychiatry – We wish you the best!
View ArticleCongratulations to our Resident of the Month for December 2015
Bruce Bassi, MD Congratulations to Bruce Bassi, MD our resident of the month for December.
View ArticleJody L. Brown, MD named new Chief of Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Jody L. Brown, MDClinical Associate Professor & Chief, Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry We are pleased to announce Dr. Jody Brown’s new leadership role as Chief for the Division of...
View ArticleDr. Teitelbaum awarded Pottash Professorship
Scott Alan Teitelbaum, MD Scott Alan Teitelbaum, MD has been awarded the Pottash Professorship in the Department of Psychiatry. Established in 1991 by Carter A. Pottash, MD, a distinguished...
View Article2016 Florida Psychiatric Society Meeting and Resident Retreat
Residents and Fellows gather for a Leadership Huddle as part of the resident retreat activities The Florida Psychiatric Society (FPS) held its Spring CME meeting April 8th – 10th at the Wyndham Grand...
View Article2016 Undergraduate Research Forum
First place went to Michael Lattanzi for his poster “Modulation of Repetitive Behaviors Through Pharmacological Manipulation of the Indirect Basal Ganglia Pathway.” Lattanzi works with Department of...
View ArticleInaugural Richard C. Christensen, MD Lecture & Advocacy Day
Richard C. Christensen, MD, MA Friday, April 22nd marked the Inaugural Richard C. Christensen, MD Memorial Lecture Program and Advocacy Day. Held at the McKnight Brain Institute, this was an all-day...
View ArticleDr. Thornton Appointed Associate Chief of Staff
Joseph E. Thornton, M.D. Effective May 1, 2016, Dr. Joseph Thornton was appointed Associate Chief of Staff for the Mental Health Service Line (MHSL) at the North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health...
View ArticleUF Faculty graduate from Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine®...
Sonal Tuli, M.D., M.Ed; Michael Good, M.D., and Carol Mathews, M.D. at ELAM Graduation The University of Florida, College of Medicine had two faculty members graduate April 14, 2016 from the Executive...
View ArticleMedical pros hope addiction treatment just got a needed boost
In mid-March, the American Board of Medical Specialties officially recognized addiction medicine as a medical subspecialty, a decision that will mean increased training and board certification for...
View Article2016 Psychiatry Residents
We are very pleased to announce the Psychiatry Residency Program’s successful outcome in this year’s Match. The match of 12 incoming PGY1s requires a lot of recruiting and support from Faculty,...
View Article16th Annual Celebration of Excellence in Medical Education
Last night, The Society for Teaching Scholars hosted the Sixteenth Annual Celebration of Excellence in Medical Education Reception in the Steven M. Scott M.D. And Rebecca J. Scott Commons of the George...
View Article2016 UF Health Patient Safety & Quality Week
March 14th – 18th was Patient Safety & Quality Week at UF Health. This annual quality and safety event is held each year at a variety of UF Health locations and the College of Medicine with several...
View ArticleAddiction medicine leader honored
UF HEALTH NEWS & NOTES – Scott Teitelbaum, M.D., UF Health Florida Recovery Center medical director and UF College of Medicine psychiatry professor, has been awarded the Pottash professorship in...
View ArticleParent child interactive therapy helps improve families’ lives
GAINESVILLE, Fla -- Sometimes a child's behavioral problems can get out of hand, but now there's a new kind of interactive therapy available for parents and children at UF Health's Medical Psychology...
View ArticleEmergency Need for Blood Donations of All Types
The immediate need for blood donations in Orlando is being met with help from blood centers in other communities, including LifeSouth Community Blood Centers in Gainesville. However, LifeSouth already...
View ArticleRegina Bussing, M.D., named Chair of the UF Department of Psychiatry
Regina Bussing, MD, Chair and Professor, Department of Psychiatry GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida College of Medicine leaders have appointed Regina Bussing, M.D., chair of the department of...
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