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Psychiatry Trainees appointed to Housestaff Council Executive Committee

Two of our trainees have been appointed to the Housestaff Council Executive Committee. PGY-3 Georgio Legerme, MD has been appointed as Vice Chair for Community Outreach and Belonging and Addiction Medicine Fellow Steven Suastegui, MD is Member at Large. The Housestaff Council was founded in July 2019…

2023 IOCDF Conference

The International OCD Foundation held their 28th Annual OCD Conference the first week of July in San Francisco. Several of our faculty and members of our staff attended to present and represent our program. The Annual IOCDF Conference is the largest national event focused solely…

Positive Psychiatry in College Mental Health

Tools to enhance positive feelings and behaviors are critical to well-being, Marica Morris, MD offers some examples of how college psychiatrists can use positive psychiatry to help their students.

Welcome New Trainees

We’d like to welcome our new Psychiatry Interns, Addiction Medicine Fellows, and Child and Adolescent Fellows! Psychiatry Interns Addiction Medicine Fellows Left side of table: Vito D’Angelo, Steven Suastegui, Chiraag Vyas, Dimy Fluyau (Program Director). Right side: Mariaclara Bago, Kaivalya Vyas, Colin Murphy, and Jonathan Shirman.

2023 Year in Review

We congratulate our graduates for a job well done and wish them every success in their future careers. Thank you to the Program Directors for their dedication to training competent specialists in our field. Thanks to the faculty who provide outstanding training as we are send out…

Faculty Updates

We have some exciting updates to announce for some of our faculty members!…

Drs. Carr and Merlo receive promotions

Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, Joseph Glover, announced the promotions of several University of Florida faculty members including two department of psychiatry faculty members. Brent Carr, MD has been promoted to Clinical Associate Professor and Lisa Merlo, PhD has earned the rank of Research Professor.

Welcome New Faculty and Staff

We would like to take this opportunity to welcome the new Faculty and Staff that have joined the department. New Faculty Welcome Dr. Young Jo to his new position as Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry. Dr. Jo will provide psychiatric consult-liaison services to…

2023 Chief Appreciation and Residency Award Ceremony

On June 16th Residency Education held their Annual Resident Awards and Recognition Luncheon following the PGY-4 Grand Rounds. Several of the residents and faculty were recognized for their hard work and contributions to the program during the 2022-23 academic year. Administrative Chief Residents Kent Mathias, MD &…