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Melinda Fawcett

Williamson, Lamb participate in VA Research Day

Friday, November 3rd the Malcom Randall VA Medical Center hosted Research Day as a part of an annual observance of National VA Research Week. This year’s theme, “Cutting-Edge Care Through Research,” celebrated the outstanding VA Research accomplishments, which have greatly improved Veterans’ lives and advanced medical care for all.

Networks of Care

UF’s Street Psychiatry Program, led by Dawn-Christi Bruijnzeel, MD ’01, an associate professor at UF and associate chief of psychiatry with the Malcom Randall Veterans Affairs Medical Center, is bringing essential psychiatric care directly to people who are homeless in Gainesville.

Happy Halloween!

Please enjoy these photos from the various celebrations that took place throughout the department on Halloween! Image Gallery…

Dr. Kar Appointed AACAP Robert L. Stubblefield, MD Delegate

University of Florida, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow, Jeena Kar, DO has been appointed the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry’s (AACAP) Robert L. Stubblefield, MD Delegate to the American Medical Association’s (AMA) Resident and Fellow Section. Jeena Kar, DO Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow…

25 Years of Collaboration and Innovation

The McKnight Brain Institute’s 25th Anniversary Celebration recognizes our past accomplishments as we look to the future with a renewed focus on changing neural disorders from untreatable to treatable, incurable to curable and inevitable to preventable.

Opioid deaths become harder to treat as new drug combo spreads

“They’re combining it with Fentanyl to make a whole new drug combo,” said Dr. Kent Mathias, UF Department of Psychiatry. “This is what gets all the attention. People commented that it’s rotten flesh. It will not only cause you to die faster but it will also really…

Dr. De Faria receives AMWA INSPIRE Award

Ludmila De Faria, MD has been named one of the American Medical Women’s Association’s (AMWA) 65 women physicians recognized for inspiring others as they lead the way forward in medicine and healthcare.