Team Members

Members of the surgical critical care and cardiac intensive care teams at UF Health include faculty from the UF College of Medicine Departments of Surgery, AnesthesiologyEmergency Medicine and Pulmonary as well as other medical staff from UF Health Shands Hospital.

Critical Care Organization Leadership

Surgery Executive Director: Philip A. Efron, MD, FACS, FCCM

Anesthesiology Executive Director: Marc O. Maybauer, MD, PhD, EDIC, FCCP, FACC, FASE

Emergency Medicine Executive Director: Torben K Becker, MD, PhD, MBA, RDMS, FAWM, FAEMS

Advance Practice Provider Manager: Karah Sickler, DNP, AGACNP-BC, MHA 

Nursing Associate Vice President: Ann Malec, DNP, RN, NEA-BC


UNIT LEADERS


FACULTY


Lead ADVANCE PRACTICE PROVIDERS

  • Ryleigh Cahill
  • Marina Trevisani
  • Brittany Venegas

ADVANCED PRACTICE PROVIDERS

Critical Care Medicine
Manager: Karah Sickler

  • Nicole Agro, PA-C
  • Ryan Balbacal, APRN
  • Nailatricia Barbosa, APRN
  • Zachary Bean, APRN
  • James Beighley, APRN
  • Elida Benitez, APRN, DNP
  • L. Nicole Blixt, PA-C
  • Jacob Bukaweski, APRN
  • Ryleigh Cahill, APRN
  • Christa Campbell, PA-C
  • Leigha Fridley, APRN
  • Jake Gifford, PA-C
  • Jeremy Gordon, PA-C
  • Jillian Gross, PA-C
  • Caroli Harkness, PA-C
  • Joseph Hines, APRN
  • Derek Holden, APRN
  • Tara Hunter, APRN
  • Jay Jett, PA-C
  • Lindsey Jones, PA-C
  • Wendy Juarez, APRN
  • Lindsey Kranson, PA-C
  • Kristin Lapham, DNP, AGACNP
  • Rachelle Maracic, APRN
  • Rene Mathis, PA-C
  • Andrea McCollum, PA-C
  • Catherine Mendez, APRN
  • Jordan Meurer, APRN
  • Jennifer Minella, APRN
  • Hien Nguyen, APRN
  • Trenton Nickerson, APRN
  • Kristin Pennington, APRN
  • J. Kyle Proffitt, PA-C
  • Robyn Rattray, APRN

Critical Care Medicine (continued)

  • Alexandrea Rekas, PA-C
  • Alexander Rivera-Rosado, PA-C
  • Tiffany Scalf, APRN, DNP
  • Michelle Smith, PA-C
  • Nina Talamas, PA-C
  • Ashley Thompson, APRN, DNP
  • Marina Trevisani, DNP
  • Colleen Ugliano, APRN, DNP
  • Brittany Venegas, PA-C
  • Patricia Walker, APRN
  • Ya Quin Wang, APRN
  • Amy Westbrook, APRN

Burn and Soft Tissue

  • Tara Garrison, APRN
  • Gena Hartman, APRN
  • Chandler Smith, PA-C
  • Joanne Hollingsworth, PA-C
  • Sarah Ransom, PA-C
  • Olivia Azadikhah, PA-C
  • Will Sutton, PA-C
  • Jong Kim, APRN
  • Parker Novak, PA-C
  • Theresa Dickinson, APRN 
  • Anthony Musalo, PA-C 

Acute Care Surgery

  • Trina Entelisano, APRN
  • Blake Livingston, APRN
  • Dironada Strange, APRN
  • Jessica L. Wille, PA-C
  • Morgan Rosegger PA-C
  • Kerri Whitlock APRN

PHARMACISTS


SOCIAL WORK/CASE MANAGERS

  • John Kieslich, LCSW (Non-Transplant 4E & 4W)
  • Elizabeth Rangel, RN, CM (4W)
  • Danielle Gamble, MSW, CM (2425)
  • Betsy Boyle, LCSW (BICU)

DIETICIANS

  • Maria Fashingbauer, MS, RD, LDN, CNSC (4E,4W)

SPEECH THERAPISTS

  •            Jillian Furlong, SLP (4W,2425)
  •            Ludmila Arin, SLP (2425)
  • Jennifer Colsky, SLP (87)
  •            Ashley Crabtree, SLP (77)
  •            Tiffany Borcherds, SLP (4E)

RESPIRATORY THERAPY

  •  Alicia Carpenter, RRT  
  • Amber Kiel, RRT  
  • Amy Tillis, RRT  
  • Asia Emory, RRT  
  • Audra Harp, RRT  
  • Benjamin Robinson III, RRT  
  • Blair Smith, RRT  
  • Brandon Lampasone, RRT Charge Therapist  
  • Brandon Olenick, BS, RRT, ACCS – Charge Therapist  
  • Breanna Pare, BS, RRT  
  • Brooke Russell, RRT  
  • Caiylen Knight, RRT  
  • Ceri Borde, BS, RRT  
  • Christina Sheridan, RRT, Charge Therapist  
  • Christopher Regich, RRT  
  • Darwin Deland, RRT  
  • Eugene Robinson, RRT, Charge Therapist  
  • Evie Gillman, RRT  
  • Hannah Evans, RRT  
  • Heather Turner, RRT, Charge Therapist  
  • Janice Dawson, RRT  
  • Jeanelle Millender, BS, RRT  
  • Jeffery Duncan, RRT  
  • Jessica McElhenny, RRT  
  • Jinglei Xu, RRT  
  • Joseph Bivins, RRT  
  • Joseph Bodine, RRT  
  • Kaitlynn Wishart, RRT  
  • Kanya Legree, RRT  
  • Katherine Keen, RRT  
  • Kimberly Miedema, BS, RRT  
  • La’Deshia Hightower, RRT  
  • Leanna Garcia, RRT  
  • Lily Brown, RRT  
  • Lorenzo Hernandez, RRT  
  • Louis Jerico, RRT
  •  Madison Shays, RRT  
  • Makaela Sellers, RRT  
  • Marc Cooper, RRT Charge Therapist  
  • Marc Taylor, RRT  
  • Megan Rosa, RRT  
  • Melanie Boykin, RRT  
  • Michele Letourneau, RRT  
  • Ngoc Chau, RRT  
  • Nicholas Sanders, RRT  
  • Nolan Bullock, RRT  
  • Owen Hays, RRT  
  • Pajeria Littles, RRT  
  • Phuong Nguyen, RRT, Charge Therapist  
  • Priscilla Rodriguez-Vega, RRT  
  • Rachel Bradley, RRT  
  • Rebecca Lynn, RRT  
  • Rin Cutter, RRT  
  • Robert Galluscio, RRT  
  • Ryan Miller, RRT  
  • Sarah Gaines-Hintz, RRT  
  • Sarah Keyser, RRT  
  • Sarah Thompson, RRT  
  • Scott Dykes, RRT  
  • Simuel Burgett, RRT  
  • Susanne Wilson, RRT  
  • Sylmaica Hall, RRT  
  • Sylvia Byrd, RRT  
  • Taylor Walker, RRT  
  • Trevor Finley, RRT
  • Camilla Kirkpatrick BS, RRT, Supervisor
  • Justin Gilmore, RRT, Supervisor
  • Justin Terry, BS, RRT, Supervisor
  • Mary Vey, BS, RRT, ACCS, Supervisor
  • Mike Ivey, BS, RRT, Supervisor
  • Winburn Guilfoyle, BS, RRT, Supervisor
  • Lynette Hildebrandt, BS, RRT, Coordinator

PHYSICAL THERAPY & OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

  • Darren Austria, DPT (77,87)
  • Carly Autrey, DPT, NCS (46)
  • Katie Bay, PT, DPT (46,77,87)
  • Mary Bradberry, OTD (2425)
  • Anna Campbell, DPT (4E,4W)
  • Nicole Carter, DPT, CCS (46,77,87)
  • Samone Cowart, OTD, OTR/L (46)
  • Lauren Duffield, MOT, OTR/L (46,77,87)
  • Tony DePiero, OT (2425)
  • Justin Froiseth, DPT (77,87)
  • Katherine Guillory, PT (2425)
  • Jessica Yauch, MOT (46,87)
  • Cassie Paulus, MOT (2425)
  • Katelyn Travaglini, DPT (2425)
  • Andrew Bauer, DPT (4E,4W)
  • Mallorie Campbell (4E)
  • Katie McGee, OT (2425)
  • Crystal Motes, MOT (77,87)
  • Laura Register, OT (4E,4W)
  • Amy Schreffler, DPT, NCS (46,87)
  • Justin Sherry, PT (2425)
  • Kristen Sherwood, MOT (77,87)
  • Ryan Traxler, MOT, OTR/L (77,87)
  • Lauren Walker, MOT (77,87)
  • Orrin Whitten, DPT (4E,4W)
  • Adam Zipper, OT (4E,4W)
  • Meredith Kelly, DPT (2425)
  • Andrew McKay, DPT (2425)
  • Cheryl Sampsell, PT (2425)
  • Jennifer Bauer, OT (4E,4W)
  • Karl Leitheiser, PTA (4E)
  • Jon Phillips, DPT (4E,4W)

Administration

  • Ashley Byers, Acute Care Surgery/Burn Administrative Specialist
  • Zachary Frey, Emergency Medicine CCM Administrative Assistant
  • Nicole Reed, Acute Care Surgery/CCM Administrative Specialist
  • Ada Yoder, Acute Care Surgery/Trauma Administrative Specialist