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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 &…

Dr. Turner teaching session for AAFP Street Medicine Outreach Online CME

Street medicine is a growing specialty that provides medical care to unsheltered people residing in shelters, encampments, parks and other public areas. As a result of the increasing need the American Academy of Family Physicians has created an online CME Course with experts in various specialties to share…

2023 APA Annual Meeting Recap

The 2023 APA Annual Meeting was held this May at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, several of our faculty and trainees were in attendance, here are some of the highlights from the meeting. Awards Ludmilla De Faria, MD was awarded the Jeanne Spurlock, MD…