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, Anesthesiology, Emergency Medicine and Medicine as well as other medical staff from UF Health Shands Hospital.
UNIT LEADERS
- Laurie Bates, MSN, RN, CCRN (4E Nurse Manager)
- Lynn Westhoff, MSN, MHA, RN, CCRN (4E SICU Clinical Leader)
- Carolina Alyassin, MSN, RN, CCRN (4E SICU Nurse Educator)
- Jessica Hall, MSN, RN, CCRN (4E SICU Educator)
- Peggy Marker, MSN, RN, CNML (4W Nurse Manager)
- Adriana Carter BSN, RN, CCRN (4W Clinical Leader)
- Jessica Bell, BSN, RN, CCRN (Unit 76 Nurse Manager)
- Sara A. Lowe, BSN, RN, CCRN (Unit 76 Clinical Leader)
- Meghan Bailey, BSN, RN, CCRN (Unit 76 Clinical Nurse Educator)
- Wesley Teutsch BSN, RN CCRN (Unit 77 Interim Nurse Manager)
- Amber Smith, BSN, RN, CCRN (Unit 77 Clinical Leader)
- David Knott, BSN, RN (Unit 87 Interim Nurse Manager)
- Cristina Conable, BSN, RN, CCRN (Unit 87 Clinical Leader)
- Mike Clay, BSN, RN (Unit 87 Nurse Educator)
- Angela Larson, PHD, APRN, CNS, RN, ACCNS-AG, CCNS, CCRN (Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist)
- Philip A. Efron, MD, FACS, FCCM (Medical Director)
- Sean Kiley, MD (Co-Medical Director)
- Alicia M. Mohr, MD, FACS, FCCM (Co-Medical Director)
- Rohit Patel, MD (Co-Medical Director)
- Andres Pelaez, MD (Co-Medical Director)
FACULTY
- Hassan Alnuaimat, MD
- Torben K. Becker, MD, PhD, FAWM
- Azra Bihorac, MD, FASN, FCCM
- Meghan Brennan, MD
- Scott C. Brakenridge, MD, FACS
- Joshua S. Carson, MD
- Irina Murray-Casanova, MD
- Satish Chandraskekaran, MD
- Chasen Croft, MD, FACS
- Daniel Demos, MD
- Ian Driscoll, MD
- Philip A. Efron, MD, FACS, FCCM
- Marie-Carmelle Elie, MD, FACEP, FCCM, RDMS
- Amir Emtiazjoo, MD
- Matthew Hernandez, MD
- Sean Kiley, MD
- Christine M. Lin, MD
- Tiago Machuca, MD, PhD
- Meir Meerkov, MD
- Alicia M. Mohr, MD, FACS, FCCM
- Frederick A, Moore, MD, FACS, MCCM
- David W. Mozingo, MD, FACS
- Sravanthi Nandavaram, MD
- Andres Pelaez, MD
- Martin Rosenthal, MD
- Abbas Shahmohammadi, MD
- Steve Smith, MD, FACS
- Arvin Trippensee, DO
- Michael Walters, MD
- Erin Vanzant, MD
ADVANCED PRACTICE PROVIDERS
Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
- Tamara Bateh, PA
- Lauren Decker, ARNP
- Vanessa Hoppner, PA-C
- Kae Pearson, ARNP
- Matthew Pfeiffer, ARNP (PRN)
- Melinda Phillips, ARNP
- Kevin Reilly, PA-C
- Carrie Rollins, ARNP
- Brandon Simpson, PA
- Tracy Taylor, PA-C (PRN)
Acute Care Surgery
- L. Khristy Axford, APRN
- Blake Livingston, APRN, MSN, AGACNP-BC, CEN
- Chris Munoz, ARPN
- Jessica L. Wille, PA-C
PHARMACISTS
- Jenny Ashton, PharmD, BCPS (Unit 76/77)
- Maureen Converse, PharmD (Unit 87)
- Melissa John, PharmD (Unit 76/77)
- Stephen J. Lemon, PharmD, BCPS (Unit 4W; (Chief of Acute Care Surgery Clinical Pharmacy Services)
- Kelly Maguigan, PharmD, BCCCP (Unit 4E)
- Bethany Shoulders, PharmD, BCCCP (Unit 4W)
- Stacy A Voils, PharmD, BCPS, FCCM (Unit 4W)
- Erin M. Wright, PharmD, BCPS (Chief of Cardiovascular & Neuromedicine Clinical Pharmacy Services)
SOCIAL WORK/CASE MANAGERS
- Marji Gibson, RN
- Lauren Gilman, MSW, LCSW
- Aaron Helsel, MSW
DIETICIANS
- Michelle Brown, MS, RD, LDN, CNSC
- Neysha Diaz
- Kristen Drake
SPEECH THERAPISTS
- Brent Baldwin MA, CCC/SLP
- Bethany Fischer, MA, CCC/SLP
- Dana Griffis MA CCC/SLP
- Katelyn Parham MA, CF/SLP
RESPIRATORY THERAPY
- Kimberly Blanch, RRT
- Glen Blanchard, RRT
- Susan Brennen, RRT
- Gene Burgett, RRT
- Alicia Carpenter, RRT
- Janice Dawson, RRT
- Lisa Glover, RRT
- Brittany Graziano, RRT
- Michael Harris, RRT
- Valerie Keister, RRT
- Richard Lowe, RRT
- Eric Martin, RRT
- Dwight Mills, RRT
- Aisha Peets, RRT
- Jennifer Studstill, RRT
- Robert Sullivan, RRT, ACCS
- Stephanie Swilley, RRT
- Justin Terry, RRT
- Lindsey Thomas, RRT
UF HEALTH HEART & VASCULAR HOSPITAL CARDIAC, VASCULAR AND PULMONARY ICU (UNITS 76,77,87): PHYSICAL/OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
- Olivia Blanchette, DPT
- Michelle Cangialosi, DPT
- Nicole Carter, PT, CCS
- Justin Froiseth, DPT
- Tony Garcia, MOT
- Katy Harding, OT
- Diane Jett, DPT
- Hannah Mora, DPT
- Crystal Motes, MOT
- Jessica Palaschak, MOT
- Becca Patterson, PTA
- Kristen Sherwood, MOT
- Ryan Traxler, MOT
- Samantha Underwood, DPT
UF HEALTH SHANDS CANCER CENTER ICU (4 EAST AND 4 WEST): PHYSICAL/OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
- Andrew Bauer, DPT
- Anna Campbell, DPT
- Sherri Deem, PT
- Bethany Johnson, OT
- Jennifer Lotz, OT
- Katie McGee, OT
- John Phillips, DPT
- Bethany Tiell, OT
- Orrin Whitten, DPT
- Adam Zipper, OT
Administration
- Ada Malcolm Yoder, Acute Care Surgery/Surgical Critical Care Administrative Specialist
Advanced Practice Providers for Critical Care
