Departmental Leadership

Anesthesiology
Robert E. Redfern, M.D.
Associate Professor
Interim Chair, Department of Anesthesiology; Assistant Medical Director, Operating Room
Specializes in Anesthesiology
Community Health & Family Medicine
Nipa R. Shah, M.D.
Associate Professor
Chair, Department of Community Health and Family Medicine
Specializes in Family Medicine
Emergency Medicine
Steven A. Godwin, M.D., FACEP
Professor
Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine; Assistant Dean, Simulation Education; Medical Director, Center for Simulation Education and Safety Research; Program Director, Patient Safety Fellowship
Specializes in Emergency Medicine
Medicine
Arshag D. Mooradian, M.D.
Professor
Chair, Department of Medicine; Medical Director, Clinical Research Unit
Specializes in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Neurology
Alan R. Berger, M.D.
Professor
Associate Dean, Research Affairs; Chair, Department of Neurology; Co-Director Shands Jacksonville Neuroscience Institute
Specializes in Clinical Neurophysiology; Neurology; Neuromuscular Medicine
Neurosurgery
Robert M. Levy, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
Chair, Department of Neurosurgery; Co-Director, Shands Jacksonville Neuroscience Institute
Specializes in Neurological Surgery
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Guy I. Benrubi, M.D., FACOG
Professor
Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs; Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Specializes in Gynecologic Oncology; Obstetrics and Gynecology
Ophthalmology
Kakarla V. Chalam, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A., FACS
Professor
Associate Dean for Veterans Affairs Affiliations; Chair, Department of Ophthalmology; Program Director, Ophthalmology Residency
Specializes in Neuroophthalmology; Ophthalmology; Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Tirbod Fattahi, M.D., D.D.S., FACS
Associate Professor
Chair, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; Program Director, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency; Clerkship Director
Specializes in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation
John S. Kirkpatrick, M.D.
Professor
Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation; Program Director, Orthopaedic Surgery Residency
Specializes in Orthopaedic Surgery; Spinal Surgery
Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Shahla Masood, M.D.
Professor
Chair, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine; Program Director, Cytopathology Fellowship; Program Director, Breast Pathology Fellowship; Medical Director, Breast Health Center: Medical Director, Cytopathology; Director of Research
Specializes in Cytopathology; Pathology - Anatomic and Clinical
Pediatrics
Mark L. Hudak, M.D.
Professor
Assistant Dean for Managed Care; Chair, Department of Pediatrics; Chief, Division of Neonatology; Associate Medical Director NICU Wolfson Children's Hospital;
Specializes in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Psychiatry
Steven P. Cuffe, M.D.
Professor
Chair, Department of Psychiatry; Program Director, Psychiatry Residency Program; Clerkship Director
Specializes in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; Psychiatry
Radiology
Barry M. McCook, M.D.
Associate Professor
Chair, Department of Radiology; Chief, Division of Functional and Molecular Imaging
Specializes in Diagnostic Radiology; Nuclear Radiology
Surgery
Michael S. Nussbaum, M.D., FACS
Professor
Chair, Department of Surgery; Program Director, Surgery Residency; Program Director, Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship
Specializes in Surgery