George Teaford, M.D.
Assistant Professor
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About George Teaford
Dr. Teaford completed his undergraduate degree at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, earning a bachelors in Psychology with honors. He then completed his premedical coursework at Santa Monica College, while employed as a research coordinator in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of California Los Angeles, contributing to research on a treatment intervention being developed for low frequency drug users at risk for addiction. Dr. Teaford also spent a year working as an operating room assistant at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, GA.
He earned his medical degree at Mercer University School of Medicine in Macon, GA, then moved to Gainesville, FL to complete his psychiatry residency, and child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship training at UF. As a trainee, he engaged in a wide range of professional activities from co-authoring poster presentations and housestaff lectures, to participation in institutional and professional organization committees. After graduation, he joined the UF Department of Psychiatry faculty as an assistant clinical professor. In this role, he supervises resident and fellow clinics, oversees an early psychosis inpatient treatment team at the Shands Psychiatric Hospital, and has a faculty practice that he hopes to grow into a comprehensive first episode psychosis treatment program in the coming years.
Accomplishments
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Exemplary Faculty Teaching Award
University of Florida, Department of Psychiatry
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Ralph Maurer Award for Excellence in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida
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Quality and Safety Star Award, August
Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida
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Quality and Safety Star Award, February
Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida
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2nd Place, Annual UF Department of Psychiatry Quality Improvement Day
Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida
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Dr. W. Grady Carter Award in Academic Execellence
Department of Psychiatry, Mercer University School of Medicine
Teaching Profile
Courses Taught
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MDU4004 – Physician Shadowing
College of Medicine
Board Certifications
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Child and Adolescent PsychiatryAmerican Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
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PsychiatryAmerican Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Clinical Profile
Specialties
- Adult Psychiatry
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Psychiatry
Areas of Interest
- Adolescent depression
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Bipolar Disorder
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder in Children
- Major Depression
- Psychosis
- Schizophrenia
- School-Age Children Development
- Social Anxiety Disorder
Research Profile
0009-0009-1251-3472
Grants
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FY26 Coordinated Specialty Care (CSC) for Early Serious Mental Illness (ESMI) – First Episode Psychosis (FEP).
Active
- Role:
- Principal Investigator
- Funding:
- LSF HEALTH SYSTEMS via SUBSTANCE ABUSE MENTAL HLTH SER ADMIN
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Coordinated Specialty Care (CSC) for Early Serious Mental Illness (ESMI) – First Episode Psychosis (FEP).
- Role:
- Principal Investigator
- Funding:
- LSF HEALTH SYSTEMS via SUBSTANCE ABUSE MENTAL HLTH SER ADMIN
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Coordinated Specialty Care (CSC) for Early Serious Mental Illness (ESMI) First Episode Psychosis (FEP).
- Role:
- Principal Investigator
- Funding:
- LSF HEALTH SYSTEMS via SUBSTANCE ABUSE MENTAL HLTH SER ADMIN
Education
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Fellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
University of Florida, College of Medicine
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Residency, Psychiatry
University of Florida College of Medicine
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Doctor of Medicine
Mercer University School of Medicine
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Bachelor of Arts
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Associate of Science
Young Harris College, Georgia
Contact Details
- Business:
- (352) 265-4357
- Business:
- hteaford@ufl.edu
- Business Mailing:
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PO Box 103424
GAINESVILLE FL 32610 - Business Street:
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4037 NW 86TH TER
GAINESVILLE FL 32606