August 2019 New faculty

 List of new faculty members from August 2019 for Faculty Newsletter
Aging & Geriatric Research
Name:  Mariam Mufti, M.D.
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Department:  Aging & Geriatric Research
Rank:  Clinical Assistant Professor
Specialty:
Location obtained MD:
Biostatistics
Name:  Wei Xue, Ph.D. (start date 8/1/19)
wei
Department:  Biostatistics
Rank:  Research Assistant Professor
Location obtained PhD:  Michigan State University
Dermatology
Name:  Patricia Missall, M.D., Ph.D.
Missall
Department:  Dermatology
Rank:  Clinical Assistant Professor
Specialty:  General dermatology and dermatopathology
Location obtained MD and PhD:  Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Name:  Leah Persad, D.O.
Persad
Department:  Dermatology
Rank:  Clinical Assistant Professor
Specialty:  General dermatology and dermatopathology
Location obtained DO:  University of North Texas Health Science Center
Medicine
Name:  Gabrielle Graves, M.D.
Graves
Department:  Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Rank:  Clinical Assistant Professor
Specialty:  Interstitial Lung Disease
Location obtained MD:  Medical College of Wisconsin
Name:  Susheela Hadigal, M.D.
Hadigal
Department:  Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Rank:  Clinical Assistant Professor
Specialty:  Internal Medicine
Location obtained MD:  Kakatiya Medical College, India
Name:  Alex, Parker, M.D.
Parker
Department:  Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Rank:  Clinical Assistant Professor
Specialty:  Heart failure
Location obtained MD:  Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
Name:  Matthew Covey, M.D.
covey
Department:  Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine
Rank:  Clinical Assistant Professor
Location obtained MD:  University of Texas Medical School
Neurosurgery
Name:  Linchun Jin, M.D., Ph.D.
Jin
Department:  Neurosurgery
Rank:  Assistant Scientist
Specialty:  Immunotherapy—T Cell therapy in brain tumors
Location obtained MD & PhD:  Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Name:  Jessica Heft, M.D.
Heft
Department:  Obstetrics and Gynecology
Rank:  Clinical Assistant Professor
Specialty:  Female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery
Location obtained MD:  University of South Florida
Name:  Michelle Larzelere, M.D.
Larzelere
Department:  Obstetrics and Gynecology
Rank:  Clinical Assistant Professor
Specialty:  Academic Specialist of General Obstetrics and Gynecology
Location obtained MD:  University of Virginia
Ophthalmology
Name:  Jinghua Chen, M.D., Ph.D.
Chen
Department:  Ophthalmology
Rank:  Clinical Assistant Professor
Specialty:  Vitreoretinal diseases
Location obtained MD & PhD:  Health Science Center of Peking University, Beijing, China
Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
Name:  Andrew Dubin, M.D.
Dubin
Department:  Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
Rank:  Professor
Specialty:  Physical medicine and rehabilitation
Location obtained MD:  Albany Medical College
Otolaryngology
Name:  Brian Hughley, MD
Hughley
Department:  Otolaryngology
Rank:  Clinical Assistant Professor
Specialty:  Division of Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery
Location obtained MD:  University of Virginia School of Medicine
Name:  Si Chen, MD
Chen
Department:  Otolaryngology
Rank:  Clinical Assistant Professor
Specialty:  Division of Otology & Neurotology
Location obtained MD:  New York University School of Medicine
Pediatrics
Name:  Christina Chadwick, M.D.
Chadwick
Department:  Pediatrics
Rank:  Clinical Assistant Professor
Specialty:  Pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology & nutrition
Location obtained MD:  Florida State University
Psychiatry
Name:  Kerri Peters, Ph.D.
Peters
Department:  Psychiatry
Rank:  Clinical Assistant Professor
Specialty:  Behavior Analyst for the UF Health Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment (UF Health CAN), and the Clinical and Research Director of the UF Behavior Analysis Research Clinic and Consultative Services (UF BARC)
Location obtained PhD:  University of Florida
Name:  Laurie Solomon, M.D.
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Department:  Psychiatry
Rank:  Clinical Assistant Professor
Specialty:
Location obtained MD:
Radiology
Name:  Gregory Schaiberger, M.D., M.B.A.
Schaiberger
Department:  Radiology
Rank:  Clinical Assistant Professor
Specialty:  Pediatric radiology
Location obtained MD:  University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Coral Gables, Florida