A Addiction Lynn Wecker, PhD Distinguished Professor, Psychiatry and Pharmacology & Molecular Therapeutics Expertise:

� Molecular mechanisms underlying addiction

Martha E. Brown, MD Associate Professor of Psychiatry Associate Dean for Faculty Development Expertise:

� Impaired professionals/athletes � Drug testing � Substance abuse � Dual diagnosis � Disruptive physicians

Robert Moering, MD Associate Professor Expertise:

� Dual diagnosis (mental illness and substance abuse)

Acupuncture Laura Weathers, MD Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Adolescent Health Carol Bryant, PhD Professor and Co-director Florida Prevention Research Center Expertise:

� Smoking and substance abuse prevention in middle-school students

Maria Cannarozzi, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Expertise:

� General adolescent medicine

Ellen Daley, PhD Assistant Research Professor College of Public Health Expertise:

� Teen sexual health Robert McDermott, PhD Professor of Community and Family Health College of Public Health Expertise:

� Risky health behaviors – alcohol, tobacco and drug use

� Health promotion

African American Health Elizabeth Barnett, PhD Associate Professor, Epidemiology/Biostatistics College of Public Health Deanna Wathington, MD, MPH Director, Public Health Practice Program College of Public Health

Allergies and Asthma Stuart Brooks, MD Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health College of Public Health Expertise:

� Occupational asthma � Insect Allergy � Food Allergy � Sinusitis � Molds � Asthma

Marissa Couluris, DO Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Expertise:

� Childhood asthma Mark Glaum, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Expertise:

� Environmental Allergens � Hayfever � Food Allergies � Chronic Sinusitis � Asthma � Immunodeficiency

USF HEALTH MEDIA EXPERTS

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Susanna Martinez, Media Relations Director, (813) 974-2776 or smartin1@health.usf.edu, or Anne DeLotto Baier, Public Affairs Director, (813) 974-3303 or abaier@health.usf.edu

Dennis Ledford, MD Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Expertise:

� Childhood asthma � Peanut allergies � Insect Allergies � Drug Allergies � Hives � Sinusitis

Richard Lockey, MD Professor of Medicine Director, Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

� Insect Allergies � Food Allergies � Drug Alllergies � Sinusitis � Hives � Asthma, including GERD and asthma,

osteporosis and asthma, COPD � Immunodeficiency

Shyam Mohapatra, PhD Professor of Medicine Director of Basic Research, Division of Allergy and Immunology and the Joy McCann Culverhouse Airway Disease Center Expertise:

� Nanotechnology: viruses and asthma � Respiratory syncytial virus

Antoinette Spoto-Cannons, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine Expertise:

� Childhood asthma

Alzheimer’s disease Amy R. Borenstein, PhD Professor of Epidemiology Expertise:

� Genetic/environmental risk factors for Alzheimer’s

� Diet and Alzheimer’s � Cross-cultural, diverse populations and

Alzheimer’s � Prevention of Alzheimer’s

David Morgan, PhD Professor of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Director, Alzheimer’s Research Laboratory Expertise:

� Genetics of Alzheimer’s

� Alzheimer’s vaccine � Testing therapies in animal models of

Alzheimer’s disease � Genetic therapy for Alzheimer’s

James Mortimer, PhD Professor of Epidemiology College of Public Health Expertise:

� Early detection of risk factors � Alzheimer’s diagnostic imaging � Late-life weight loss and Alzheimer’s

Eric Pfeiffer, MD Professor of Psychiatry Director, USF Suncoast Alzheimer’s and Gerontology Center Pfeiffer Endowed Chair in Alzheimer’s Research Expertise:

� Evaluation and treatment of Alzheimer’s � Clinical trials � Age-related memory decline

Huntington Potter, PhD Professor of Biochemistry Pfeiffer Endowed Chair in Alzheimer’s Research Expertise:

� Role of inflammation in Alzheimer’s � Link between Alzheimer’s and Down

syndrome Amanda Smith, MD Assistant Professor of Psychiatry Assistant Director, USF Suncoast Alzheimer’s and Gerontology Center Expertise:

� Depression and Alzheimer’s � Age-related memory decline � Diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s � Non-Alzheimer’s dementias � Clinical trials

Edwin Weeber, PhD Associate Professor, Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Expertise:

� Memory formation � Alzheimer’s affect on human cognition

Anatomy Samuel Saporta, PhD Professor, Pathology and Cell Biology

Anesthesiology Enrico Camporesi, MD (Speaks Italian and French) Chair and Professor of Anesthesiology Residency Program Director, Anesthesiology Professor of Physiology and Pharmacology Associate Dean for Clinical Practice, College of Medicine/Tampa General Hospital Expertise:

� Hyperbaric medicine � Cardiac/respiratory response to exercise

Rafael Miguel, MD (speaks Spanish) Professor of Anesthesiology Director of USF Pain Medicine Program Expertise:

� Pain management � Controlled substances regulation � Board of Medicine issues

Anthrax See Bioterrorism

Anxiety Disorders David Sheehan, MD Professor of Psychiatry Jack Zak, MD Associate Professor of Psychiatry

Arthritis Frank Vasey, MD Director and Professor Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine John Carter, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine Expertise:

� Low-carb diets and osteoporosis � Rheumatoid arthritis and physical

disability

Attention Deficit Disorder Berney Wilkinson, PhD Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics Humberto Nagara, MD Professor of Psychiatry

African-American Health Deanna Wathington, MD, MPH Director, Public Health Practice Program College of Public Health

Elizabeth Barnett, PhD Associate Professor, Epidemiology/Biostatistics College of Public Health Expertise:

� Racial and ethnic disparities in cardiovascular disease/stroke

Anorexia See Eating Disorders

Antioxidants Paula Bickford, PhD Professor USF Center for Excellence in Aging and Brain Repair Expertise:

� Effects of antioxidants in diet on aging and diseases of aging

Autism Danielle Sutton, PhD Coordinator, Autism Spectrum Assessment & Treatment Clinic, Silver Child Development Center, Department of Psychiatry Berney Wilkinson, PhD Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics Clinical Psychologist Brenda Curtwright, PhD, CCC-SLP Instructor/Speech language pathologist Silver Child Development Center, Department of Psychiatry

Avian flu John Sinnott, MD Professor and Director Division of Infectious Diseases Jacqueline Cattani, PhD Professor of Public Health Director, Center for Biological Defense Expertise:

� Surveillance � Quarantines

Lillian Stark, PhD Assistant Professor of Global Health Director of Virology, Tampa Branch Laboratory, Florida Department of Health

B Birth Defects Judith Ranells, MD Associate Professor of Pediatrics Expertise:

� Genetics of birth defects Kimberlea Hauser Associate in Pediatrics USF Birth Defects Surveillance Program Expertise:

� Folic acid � Rates of birth defects in Florida � Florida Birth Defect Registry (FBDR) � Birth defects surveillance and

methodologies

Biodefense/ Bioterrorism Jacqueline Cattani, PhD Professor or Public Health Director, USF Center for Biological Defense Expertise:

� Early detection of bioterrorism attacks and emerging infectious diseases

� Public health preparedness/response Andy Cannons, PhD Assistant Professor and Scientific Director USF Center for Biological Defense Expertise:

� Anthrax � Smallpox � Laboratory screening of biological

agents John Sinnott, MD Professor of Medicine Director, Division of Infectious Diseases Expertise:

� History of biological warfare � Diagnosis and treatment � Smallpox

Birth Control Ellen Daley, PhD Assistant Research Professor College of Public Health Expertise:

� Health education and contraceptive use

Catherine Lynch, MD Associate Professor of Ob/Gyn J.K Williams, MD Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Bites and Stings Richard Lockey, MD Distinguished Professor of Medicine Director, Division of Allergy and Immunology

Brain Repair Paul Sanberg, DSc, PhD Director, USF Center for Excellence in Aging and Brain Repair Distinguished University Professor Expertise:

� Brain resilience to trauma � Therapeutic potential of stem cells

Bulimia See Eating Disorders

C Cancer screening Richard Roetzheim, MD Professor of Family Medicine

Childhood injuries Eric Coris, MD Director, Division of Primary Care Sports Medicine Associate Professor, Family Medicine and Othopaedics & Sports Medicine Expertise:

� Primary care sports medicine � Heat-related illness � Concussions � Inadequate nutrition in female athletes � Performance-enhancing drugs � Sports safety for young athletes

Rani Gereige, MD

� Pediatric sports injuries Karen Liller, PhD Associate Dean of Academic Affairs College of Public Health Expertise:

� Injury surveillance and prevention � Unintentional Injuries in children and

young adults

Cloning Paul Sanberg, DSc, PhD Director, USF Center for Excellence in Aging and Brain Repair Distinguished University Professor

Cosmetic/Reconstructive surgery David Smith, MD Professor of Surgery Director, Plastic Surgery Division Expertise:

� Burns and wound healing � Breast reconstruction � Body contouring � Dermabrasion

Kathy Hall, MD Clinical Instructor, Department of Otolaryngology Expertise:

� Facial cosmetic, plastic and reconstructive surgery

Critical care David Solomon, MD Professor of Medicine Director, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

D

Dementia See Alzheimer ’s disease

Depression Carlos Santana, MD Associate Professor of Psychiatry Jack Zak, MD Associate Professor of Psychiatry

Dermatology Neil Fenske, MD Professor of Medicine and Chair Department of Dermatology Expertise:

� Skin cancer prevention/treatment � Wrinkle treatments and other

appearance therapies � Psoriasis � Eczema � Sunscreen standards

Diabetes Barbara Hansen, PhD Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics Director, Center for Preclinical Research Expertise:

� Metabolic syndrome � Prediabetes � Link between obesity and Type II

diabetes John Malone, MD Professor of Medicine Co-director, USF Diabetes Center Expertise:

� Juvenile diabetes Anthony Morrison, MD Professor of Medicine Co-director, USF Diabetes Center Expertise:

� Adult diabetes Frank Diamond, MD Professor of Pediatrics Expertise:

� Link between childhood diabetes and obesity

Joanne Vaccaro-Kish, RN, CDE Education Coordinator, USF Diabetes Center Specialties:

� Screening � Nutrition � Blood sugar control

Disaster preparedness Thomas Mason, PhD Director, Global Center for Disaster Management and Humanitarian Action Steve Morris, MD Project Director, Disaster and Bioterrorism Training, College of Nursing

Disparities in Health Elizabeth Barnett, PhD Associate Professor, Epidemiology/Biostatistics College of Public Health Expertise:

� Racial and ethnic disparities in cardiovascular disease/stroke

Donna Petersen, ScD Dean and Professor College of Public Health Expertise:

� Children with special health needs Cynthia Selleck, DSN, ARNP Program Director, Area Health Education Center College of Medicine Expertise:

� Relationship between lack of underrepresented minorities in health professions and disparities in care

Deanna Wathington, MD, MPH Director, Public Health Practice Program College of Public Health

Domestic violence Martha Coulter, DrPH, MSW Professor, College of Public Health Director, Harrell Center for the Study of Domestic Violence

Drug abuse See Addiction

Drug interactions/safety Kevin Sneed, PharmD Clinical Director and Assistant Dean Division of Clinical Pharmacology Department of Family Medicine

E Eastern Equine Encephalitis Thomas Unnasch, PhD Professor, Global Health

Eating Disorders Pauline Powers, MD Professor of Psychiatry Expertise:

� Anorexia � Bulimia

End-of-Life Care Susan McMillan, PhD, RN Professor of Nursing Expertise:

� Pain � Palliative care � Hospice � Caregivers of hospice patients

Robert Walker, MD Director, Division of Medical Ethics & Humanities Professor of Medicine Expertise:

Discontinuation of life-prolonging measures Jay Wolfson, DrPH, JD Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Public Health Expertise:

� Living wills and DNRs

Emergency medicine Lewis Flint, MD Professor of Surgery Director, Trauma Surgery Division Kelly O’Keefe, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine Director of Emergency Medicine Residency

Environmental health Stuart Brooks, MD Professor of Public Health Expertise: � Pesticides � Effect of environmental pollutants on lungs

Epilepsy Selim Benbadis, MD Associate Professor of Neurology Director, USF/TGH Epilepsy Center Fernando L. Vale, MD Associate Professor of Neurosurgery Expertise:

� Epilepsy Surgery

Ergonomics Thomas Bernard, PhD Chair and Professor Environmental and Occupational Health

Esophagus disorders See Swallowing Disorders

Eye diseases See Ophthalmology

F Family medicine H. James Brownlee, MD Chair and Professor of Family Medicine Eric Coris, MD Director, Division of Primary Care Sports Medicine Associate Professor, Family Medicine and Othopaedics & Sports Medicine Expertise:

� Primary care sports medicine � Heat-related illness � Concussions � Inadequate nutrition in female athletes � Performance-enhancing drugs � Sports safety for young athletes

Flu John Sinnott, MD Professor and Director Division of Infectious Diseases Douglas Holt, MD Professor of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases

G Gene therapy David Morgan, PhD Professor of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Director, Alzheimer’s Research Laboratory Expertise:

� Genetics of Alzheimer’s � Alzheimer’s vaccine � Testing therapies in animal models of

Alzheimer’s disease � Gene Therapy for Alzheimer’s

Shyam Mohapatra, PhD Professor of Medicine Director of Research, Division of Allergy and Immunology Expertise:

� Genetic vaccine for asthma � Cancer gene therapy

Geriatric medicine Claudia Beghe, MD Director, Division of Geriatric Medicine

Professor of Medicine Expertise:

� Long-term care � Alzheimer’s disease

Janine Overcash, PhD, ARNP Assistant Professor of Nursing Expertise:

� Assessment of senior patients � Prevention of disability related to chronic

illnesses

Global health Ann DeBaldo, PhD Associate Vice President for International Programs, USF Health Expertise:

� Cross-cultural aspects of health Boo Kwa, PhD Chair and Professor, Global Health College of Public Health Expertise:

� Parasitic diseases � Tropical public health

Dennis Kyle, PhD Professor, Global Health Expertise:

� Parasitic diseases � Combination drug therapy for malaria

and leishmaniasis

John Sinnott, MD Director, Division of Infectious Diseases Professor of Medicine Expertise:

� Emerging infectious diseases � Travel medicine

Growth Hormones Barry Bercu, MD Professor of Pediatrics

H Hand and wrist injuries Robert Belsole, MD Professor of Surgery

Hearing and Balance Disorders K. Paul Boyev, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology

Head & Neck Cancer Thomas V. McCaffrey, MD, PhD Professor and Chair Department of Otolaryngology

Heart Disease Theresa Beckie, PhD, ARNP Associate Professor of Nursing Expertise:

� Prevention � Cardiac rehabilitation for women

Elizabeth Barnett, PhD Associate Professor, Epidemiology/Biostatistics College of Public Health Expertise:

� Racial and ethnic disparities in cardiovascular disease/stroke

Anne Curtis, MD Professor of Medicine Director, Division of Cardiology Expertise:

� Heart rhythm disorders � Women and heart disease � Pacemakers and defibrillators � Risk factors for heart disease

Maya Guglin, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine Division of Cardiology Expertise:

� Congestive heart failure Charles Lambert, MD Professor of Medicine Medical Director of Pepin Heart Hospital and Kiran C. Patel Research Institute, UCH Expertise:

� Interventional cardiology � Stents vs. bypass surgery � Angioplasty � Sex and heart disease

Douglas Schocken, MD Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology Expertise:

� Congestive heart failure � Heart attacks � Prevention

Heat stress/illness Eric Coris, MD Director, Division of Primary Care Sports Medicine Associate Professor, Family Medicine and Othopaedics & Sports Medicine

� Heat illness prevention in athletes � Heat stroke

Thomas Bernard, PhD Chair and Professor Environmental and Occupational Health Expertise:

� Preventing heat stress in workers � Body’s response to heat stress � Protective suits and heat stress

Hepatitis John Toney, MD Associate Professor of Medicine Director of Health Care Epidemiology, James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital

HIV-AIDS John Sinnott, MD Professor and Director Division of Infectious Diseases Patricia Emmanuel, MD Professor of Pediatrics Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases Expertise:

� HIV in children/adolescents Jose Montero, MD (speaks Spanish) Associate Professor of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases Diane Straub, MD, MPH Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Chief, Division of Adolescent Medicine Expertise:

� HIV in children/adolescents John Toney, MD Associate Professor of Medicine Director of Health Care Epidemiology, James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital

Hispanic health issues Roberto Gonzalez, MD (speaks Spanish) Assistant Professor of Medicine

Hormone replacement therapy J.K Williams, MD Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology Catherine Lynch, MD Associate Professor of Ob/Gyn Anna Parsons, MD Associate Professor of Ob/Gyn Expertise:

� Alternatives to HRT

Hot flushes James Mayer, MD Associate Professor of Ob/Gyn

Huntington’s disease Juan Sanchez-Ramos, PhD, MD Professor of Neurology Director, Huntington’s Disease Center of Excellence

Hurricanes See Disaster Preparedness

Immunity Gary Litman, PhD Hines Professor of Pediatrics Expertise:

� Genetics of immunity

Implantable Defibrillators Anne Curtis, MD Professor of Medicine Director, Division of Cardiology

Indoor air quality Steve Mlynarek, Ph.D, CIH, QEP Associate Professor, Environmental & Occupational Health College of Public Health

In vitro fertilization Shayne Plosker, MD Associate Professor of Ob/Gyn Director, Division of Reproductive Medicine and Infertility James Mayer, MD Associate Professor of OB/GYN Division of Reproductive Medicine and Infertility

Celso Silva, MD (speaks Spanish) Assistant Professor of OB/GYN Division of Reproductive Medicine and Infertility

Infectious diseases John Sinnott, MD Professor and Director Division of Infectious Diseases Douglas Holt, MD Professor of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases Expertise:

� Food Poisoning � Meningitis � Hepatitis � MRSA

Jose Montero, MD (speaks Spanish) Associate Professor of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases Richard L Oehler, MD, FIDSA Assistant Professor of Medicine Assistant Epidemiologist, Infectious Disease Section, James A. Haley Veterans Hospital Ana Paula Velez, MD (speaks Spanish) Expertise:

� Infections in neutropenic patients � Bone marrow transplants

Infertility David Keefe, MD Chair and Professor Obstetrics and Gynecology James Mayer, MD Associate Professor of OB/GYN Division of Reproductive Medicine

� Invitro fertilization (IVF) Shayne Plosker, MD Associate Professor of Ob/Gyn Director, Division of Reproductive Medicine and Infertility Expertise:

� Invitro fertilization (IVF) � Fertility preservation � Preimplantation diagnosis

Celso Silva, MD (speaks Spanish) Assistant Professor of OB/GYN Division of Reproductive Medicine and Infertility Expertise:

� Invitro fertilization (IVF) � Preimplantation genetic diagnosis � Impact of aging on fertility

Insomnia W. McDowell Anderson, MD Professor of Medicine Expertise:

� Sleep disorders

Robert Moering, PsyD Assistant Professor of Psychiatry Expertise:

� Insomnia and depression

Internal medicine Allan Goldman, MD Chair and Professor, Internal Medicine Maria Cannarozzi, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Expertise:

� General adolescent medicine Roberto Gonzalez, MD (speaks Spanish) Assistant Professor of Medicine Expertise:

� General internal medicine � Hispanic health issues

International health See Global Health.

K Kidney diseases Jacques Durr, MD Director, Nephrology and Hypertension Associate Professor of Medicine

L

Labor See Obstetrics and Gynecology

Lou Gehrig’s disease (ALS) Juan Sanchez-Ramos, MD Professor of Neurology

Low vision See Ophthalmology

Lung diseases David Solomon, MD Professor and Director Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Stuart Brooks, MD Professor of Public Health and Medicine

Lyme disease John Sinnott, MD Professor and Director Division of Infectious Diseases

M Malaria John Adams, PhD Professor, Global Health Expertise:

� Malaria genetics and vaccine development

Dennis Kyle, PhD Professor, Global Health Expertise:

� Combination drug therapy for malaria Wil Milhous, PhD Professor, Global Health Associate Dean for Research, Public Health Expertise:

� Malaria drug discovery trends � Global tracking of drug-resistant malaria

Marijuana Thomas Klein, PhD Professor of Molecular Medicine Expertise:

� Marijuana and immunity � Medical marijuana

Medical Education Bryan Bognar, MD Interim Vice Dean of Education College of Medicine Expertise:

� Physician-Patient Communication � Use of technology in medical education � Evidence-based medicine

Steven Specter, PhD Professor and Associate Dean for Admissions and Student Affairs, College of Medicine Expertise:

� Trends in medical school admissions and enrollment

� Medical licensure examinations Marvin “Ted” Williams, PhD Professor and Associate Vice President for Diversity and Equal Opportunity College of Medicine Expertise:

� Diversity in medical school applicants/students

� Cultural competency in medical education

Medical Ethics Lois Nixon, PhD, MPH Professor, Medical Ethics & Humanities Robert Walker, MD Director, Division of Medical Ethics & Humanities Professor of Medicine Expertise:

� End-of-life issues

Medicare Jay Wolfson, DrPH, JD Professor of Public Health and Medicine Expertise:

� Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit � Health Policy and Law

Etienne Pracht, PhD Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Mgmt. College of Public Health Alan Sear, PhD Associate Professor of Health Policy and Mgmt. College of Public Health Expertise:

� Medicare Reimbursement � Medicare HMOs

Melanoma See Skin Cancer

Memory disorders See Alzheimer’s disease

Men’s health H. James Brownlee, MD Chair and Professor, Family Medicine

Menopause Catherine Lynch, MD Associate Professor of Ob/Gyn Anna Parsons, MD Associate Professor of Ob/Gyn

Mental health See Psychiatry

Migraines Maria-Carmen Wilson, MD Associate Professor of Neurology

Molds Richard Lockey, MD Professor of Medicine Director, Division of Allergy and Immunology Steve Mlynarek, Ph.D, CIH, QEP Associate Professor, Environmental & Occupational Health College of Public Health

Movement disorders See Parkinson’s disease

N Nanomedicine Shyam Mohapatra, PhD Professor of Medicine Director of Basic Research, Division of Allergy and Immunology and the Joy McCann Culverhouse Airway Disease Center Expertise:

� Nanotechnology: viruses and asthma � Respiratory syncytial virus � Nanotechnology to diagnose and treat

cancers � Engineering nanoparticles for targeted

gene/drug delivery

Native-American Health Joan Gregory, PhD, ARNP Associate Professor of Nursing

Neonatology Lewis Rubin, MD Professor of Pediatrics and Chief of Neonatology Expertise:

� NICU care � Effects of genetic and environmental

factors on fetal and newborn growth � Nutrition and birth weight

Neurology Clifton Gooch, MD Professor and Chair, Neurology Expertise:

� Lou Gehrig’s disease (ALS) � Peripheral neuropathy � Neuromuscular diseases � Myasthenia gravis

Robert Hauser, MD Professor of Neurology Director, USF Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center Lara Katzin, MD Assistant Professor of Neurology Expertise:

� Numbness and tingling � Peripheral neuropathy � Neuromuscular diseases

Juan Sanchez-Ramos, PhD, MD Professor of Neurology Expertise:

� Parkinson’s disease � Huntington’s disease

Michael Sloan, MD Professor of Neurology Director of Stroke Program at USF/TGH Expertise:

� Stroke � Interventional neurology

Theresa Zesiewicz, MD Associate Professor of Neurology Expertise:

� Essential tremor � Parkinson’s disease � Friedreichs ataxia

Nicotine Lynn Wecker, PhD Professor, Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology

Expertise: � Nicotine and addiction � Therapeutic effects of nicotine-related

compounds � Nicotine replacement therapy for

smoking cessation Paul Sanberg, DSc, PhD Professor and Director Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair Expertise:

� Potential therapeutic benefits of nicotine

Doug Shytle, PhD Assistant Professor of Psychiatry Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair Silver Child Development Center Expertise:

� Nicotine and Tourette’s syndrome � Nicotine and Attention Deficit Disorder � Nicotine and depression

Nursing education Patricia Burns, PhD, RN Dean and Professor College of Nursing Mary Webb, PhD, RN Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Nursing Expertise:

� Advanced nursing education � Trends in nursing education

Nursing shortage Patricia Burns, PhD, RN Dean and Professor College of Nursing

Nutrition Janie Norman Nutritionist and Diabetes Educator USF Diabetes Center Expertise:

� Diets � Transfat

O Obesity Duane Eichler, PhD Professor of Molecular Medicine Expertise:

� Genetics of obesity

Frank Diamond, MD Professor of Pediatrics Expertise:

� Link between obesity and childhood diabetes

Denise Edwards, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine Director, USF Healthy Weight Clinic Michel Murr, MD Professor of Surgery Expertise:

� Gastric bypass surgery

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder John Zak, MD Associate Professor of Psychiatry

Obstetrics and Gynecology Mitchel Hoffman, MD Professor of Og/Gyn Expertise:

� Ovarian, cervical and uterine cancers David Keefe, MD Chair and Professor of Ob/Gyn Expertise:

� Reproductive endocrinology and infertility

� In-vitro fertilization

Catherine Lynch, MD Associate Professor of Ob/Gyn Expertise:

� General Ob/Gyn � Urological gynecology � Contraceptive and hormonal therapy � Menopause

James Mayer, MD Associate Professor of Ob/Gyn Expertise:

� Adolescent gynecology � Reproductive endocrinology and

infertility Ana Parsons, MD Associate Professor of Ob/Gyn Expertise:

� Gynecologic imaging � Contraceptive and hormonal therapy � Uterine fibroids and ovarian cysts

Michael Parsons, MD Professor of Ob/Gyn Expertise:

� High-risk pregnancy Shayne Plosker, MD Associate Professor of Ob/Gyn Director, Division of Reproductive Medicine Expertise:

� Invitro fertilization � Fertility preservation � Preimplantation diagnosis

J.K. Williams, MD Professor of Ob/Gyn Expertise:

� Contraceptive and hormonal therapy

Occupational Health Stuart Brooks, MD Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health College of Public Health

Ophthalmology Bruce Anderson, O.D. Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology Expertise:

� Low vision � Contact lenses

Peter R. Pavan, MD Chair and Professor, Ophthalmology Expertise:

� Macular Degeneration � Uveitis � Retinal disorders

Burton Goldstein, MD Associate Professor of Ophthalmology Expertise:

� Vision and diabetes � Retinal disorders

Orthopedics Larry Collins, PA-C, ATC Physician Assistant, Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine Center Expertise:

� Care, prevention and treatment of sports-related injuries

� Athletic training � Physician assistants

Ed Homan, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Expertise:

� Hip and knee replacements � Politics and medicine

David Leffers, MD Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Expertise:

� Sports medicine � Knee injuries � Aging athlete

Charles Nofsinger, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Expertise:

� Sports medicine � Shoulder injuries � Elbow injuries

Robert A. Pedowitz, MD, PhD Professor and Chair, Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Expertise:

� Sports medicine/arthroscopy � Knee surgery � Shoulder surgery

Osteoporosis Joanne Valeriano-Marcet, MD Associate Professor of Medicine Division of Rheumatology

Ovarian cancer Mitchel Hoffman, MD Professor of Ob/Gyn Patricia Kruk, PhD Associate Professor, Pathology and Cell Biology Expertise:

� Early detection of ovarian cancer � BCL-2 protein

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Pacemakers Anne Curtis, MD Professor of Medicine Director, Division of Cardiology

Pain Rafael Miguel, MD Professor of Anesthesiology Director, USF Pain Medicine Program Expertise:

� Pain management Maria-Carmen Wilson, MD (speaks Spanish) Associate Professor of Neurology Expertise:

� Headache pain, including migraines Harry van Loveren Chair and Professor, Neurosurgery Expertise:

� Facial pain

Pancreatic cancer Alexander Rosemurgy, MD Professor of Surgery

Parkinson’s disease Robert Hauser, MD Professor of Neurology Director, USF Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center Juan Sanchez-Ramos, PhD, MD Ellis Professor in Parkinson’s Disease Research Department of Neurology Theresa Zesiewicz, MD Associate Professor of Neurology Expertise:

� Essential Tremor

Pathology Santo Nicosia, MD Chair and Professor Pathology and Cell Biology Expertise:

� Pathobiology of ovarian cancer � Gynecological pathology

Amyn Rojiani, MD, PhD Professor of Pathology Director of Neuropathology and Autopsy Expertise:

� Brain disorders: tumors, infections, toxicity

� Muscle and nerve disorders � Autopsy pathology

Patient safety Audrey Nelson, PhD, RN Director, Patient Safety Center of Inquiry James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital Expertise:

� Preventing falls in elderly and disabled Jay Wolfson, DrPh, JD Distinguished Service Professor, Public Health and Medicine Director, Suncoast Center for Patient Safety Expertise:

� Preventing medication errors and fall-related injuries

� Creating culture of safety in health care

Peanut allergy Dennis Ledford, MD Professor of Medicine

Pediatrics Robert M Nelson Jr., MD Chair and Professor of Pediatrics Expertise:

� Neonatology Lori Bowers, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Expertise:

� Genetic syndromes Maria Cannarozzi, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Expertise:

� Adolescent health and nutrition � Childhood obesity � School performance (learning

disabilities, testing issues, ADHD) Sharon Dabrow, MD Associate Professor of Pediatrics

� General pediatrics: immunizations, development, etc.

Frank Diamond, MD Professor of Pediatrics Expertise:

� Obesity and childhood diabetes � Link between childhood obesity and d-

diabetes Denise Edwards, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine Director, USF Healthy Weight Clinic

Expertise: � Childhood obesity

Patricia Emmanuel, MD Professor of Pediatrics Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases Expertise:

� HIV in children/adolescents Rani Gereige, MD Associate Professor of Pediatrics Expertise:

� General pediatrics: immunizations, development, etc.

� Pediatric sports injuries John Malone, MD Professor of Pediatrics Co-Director, USF Diabetes Center Expertise:

� Childhood diabetes Judith Ranells, MD Associate Professor of Pediatrics Expertise:

� Genetic syndromes Laura Weathers, MD Associate Professor of Pediatrics Expertise:

� Pediatric acupuncture � Newborn screenings � Childhood immunizations

Pelvic pain Gerard DiLeo, MD Director, Chronic Pelvic Pain Clinic Lennox Hoyte, MD Associate Professor of OB/GYN Director, Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery

� Pelvic floor disorders � Uterine prolapse � Overactive bladder syndromes

Stuart Hart, MD Assistant Professor of OB/GYN Division of Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery

� Painful bladder syndrome � Pelvic floor disorders � Laparoscopic Gyn surgery

Ana Parsons, MD Associate Professor of OB/GYN

Pesticides Stuart Brooks, MD Professor, Environmental & Occupational Health College of Public Health

Pharmacology and Therapeutics David Morgan, PhD Professor, Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Expertise:

� Alzheimer’s drug development

Lynn Wecker, PhD Professor, Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Expertise:

� Drugs and the brain � Neuropsychopharmacology

Edwin Weeber, PhD Associate Professor, Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Expertise:

� Affect of neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric disorders on human cognition

� Genetic techniques to study learning and memory

Physical Therapy Education William S. Quillen, PT, PhD, SCS, FACSM Associate Dean, College of Medicine School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences Professor & Director Expertise:

� Physical Therapy Education � Hormonal influences on musculoskeletal

injuries � Sports-related injuries in the pediatric

and adolescent athlete

Physiology Bruce Lindsey, PhD Chair and Professor, Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Expertise:

� Nervous system, brain stem network

Post-traumatic stress syndrome Glenn Smith, PhD Assistant Professor of Psychiatry (affiliate) Clinical psychologist, James A. Haley VA Hospital

Premature babies Robert M. Nelson Jr., MD Chair and Professor of Pediatrics Wendy Nembhard, PhD, MPH Assistant Professor, College of Public Health Expertise:

� Link between stress and premature deliveries

Psychiatric disorders Martha Brown, MD Associate Professor of Psychiatry Expertise:

� Addictions Francisco Fernandez, MD (speaks Spanish) Chair and Professor, Psychiatry Expertise:

� Psychosomatic Medicine (mind-body connection)

� Neuro-AIDS � Hispanics and AIDS

Brian Keefe, MD

Assistant Professor and Director of Residency

Training, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Expertise: � Forensic psychiatry

� Insanity defense

� Suicide

� Psychology of violence

� Psychopharmacology

� Impact of psychiatric illness in patients with acute or chronic disease

Robert Moering, MD Associate Professor of Psychiatry Expertise:

� Dual diagnosis (mental illness and substance abuse)

� Depression and insomnia � Behavioral therapy

Wade Myers, MD Chief, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Associate Professor of Psychiatry Expertise:

� Forensic psychiatry � Mental health issues and the law (i.e.

insanity defense) � Violence in children and adolescents

Pauline Powers, MD Professor of Psychiatry Expertise:

� Eating disorders � Neuropsychiatric impact of electrical

injuries (lightning) David Sheehan, MD Professor of Psychiatry Expertise:

� Anxiety and mood disorders � Phobias � Psychopharmacology

Berney Wilkinson, PhD Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics Expertise:

� School performance/behavior issues � Attention deficit disorder � Disruptive behavior disorders � Learning problems � Parenting � Violence and aggression in children and

adolesents Jack Zak, MD Associate Professor of Psychiatry Expertise

� Obsessive compulsive disorders � Depression � Anxiety

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Todd Hazelton, MD Chair and Associate Professor, Radiology

� Diagnostic radiology � Imaging of heart and lungs

Martin L. Silbiger, MD, MBA Professor Emeritus, Radiology Expertise:

� Diagnostic radiology � Body scans

Rashes Neil Fenske, MD Professor of Medicine Chair, Department of Dermatology

Reproductive health David Keefe, MD Chair and Professor of OB/GYN Shayne Plosker, MD Associate Professor of Ob/Gyn Expertise:

� Invitro fertilization � Fertility preservation � Preimplantation diagnosis

Residency training Peter Fabri, MD Associate Dean, Graduate Medical Education Professor of Surgery Expertise:

� Trends in residency training � Shortages in specialty physicians � Resident work hours

Respiratory diseases Stuart Brooks, MD Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health College of Public Health David Solomon, MD Professor of Medicine Director, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Restless legs Robert Hauser, MD Professor of Neurology Director, USF Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center

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SARS John Sinnott, MD Professor and Director Division of Infectious Diseases

Seizures Selim Benbadis, MD Associate Professor of Neurology Director, USF/TGH Epilepsy Center

Senior health issues See Geriatric Medicine

Sepsis John Sinnott, MD Professor and Director Division of Infectious Diseases

STDs John Toney, MD Associate Professor of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases Expertise:

� HIV � Syphilis � Gonorrhea � Chlamydia

Ellen Daley, PhD Assistant Research Professor College of Public Health Expertise:

� Health education and STD prevention � HPV

Shingles John Toney, MD Associate Professor of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases

Sinus and Nasal Disorders Thomas V. McCaffrey, MD, PhD Professor and Chair Department of Otolaryngology

Skin aging Neil Fenske, MD Professor of Medicine Chair, Department of Dermatology

Skin cancer Neil Fenske, MD Professor of Medicine Chair, Department of Dermatology Richard Roetzheim, MD Professor of Family Medicine Expertise:

� Sun protection for children � Skin cancer prevention and screening

Sleep disorders W. McDowell Anderson, MD Professor of Medicine Sleep Lab Director, Tampa General Hospital and James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital Cheryl Carlucci, MD Assistant Professor of Neurology Tapan A. Padhya, MD Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology Ear, Nose & Throat Center

Smallpox See Bioterrorism.

Snoring W. McDowell Anderson, MD Professor of Medicine Sleep Lab Director, Tampa General Hospital and James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital Tapan Padhya, MD Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology Ear, Nose & Throat Center

Speech and Language Disorders Brenda Curtwright, PhD, CCC-SLP Instructor/Speech language pathologist Department of Psychiatry, Silver Child Development Center Expertise:

� Asperger’s Disorder � Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder � Coexisting psychiatric/behavior

disorders

Spinal cord injury Samuel Saporta, PhD Professor of Pathology and Cell Biology Expertise:

� Cell therapies for spinal cord injury

Sports medicine Larry Collins, PA-C, ATC Physician Assistant, Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine Center Expertise:

� Care, prevention and treatment of sports-related injuries

� Athletic training

Eric Coris, MD Director, Division of Primary Care Sports Medicine Associate Professor, Family Medicine and Othopaedics & Sports Medicine Expertise:

� Primary care sports medicine � Heat-related illness � Concussions � Inadequate nutrition in female athletes � Performance-enhancing drugs � Sports safety for young athletes � Extreme sports

Jeff Konin, PhD, ATC, PT Executive Director, Sports Medicine and Athletic Related Trauma Institute at USF Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Director, Athletic Training Education Program Expertise:

� Sports safety and injury prevention � Athletic training � Physical therapy � Youth sports injuries � Appropriate medical coverage for

sporting events � Sports medicine administration

David Leffers, MD Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Expertise:

� Sports medicine � Knee injuries � Aging athlete

Karen Liller, PhD Associate Dean of Academic Affairs College of Public Health Expertise:

� Pediatric sports injury surveillance and prevention

Charles Nofsinger, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Expertise:

� Shoulder injuries � Elbow injuries

Robert A. Pedowitz, MD, PhD Professor and Chair, Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Expertise:

� Sports medicine/arthroscopy

� Knee surgery � Shoulder surgery

William S. Quillen, PT, PhD Professor and Director School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences Expertise:

� Sports-related injuries in the pediatric and adolescent athlete

Stem cell research and transplantations Paul Sanberg, DSc, PhD Director, USF Center for Aging and Brain Repair Distinguished University Professor Expertise:

� Cell therapies for brain and heart repair � Molecular mechanisms of neurological

disorders � Differences in types of stem cell

research – embryonic and alternative � Therapeutic potential of umbilical cord

blood cells � Social, technological and economic

impact of stem cell research Juan Sanchez-Ramos, PhD, MD Ellis Professor in Parkinson’s Disease Research Department of Neurology Expertise:

� Adult stem cells, including neural and bone marrow

� Ethics and science of stem cell biology � Stem cell fact and fiction

Steroids Eric Coris, MD Director, Division of Primary Care Sports Medicine Associate Professor, Family Medicine and Othopaedics & Sports Medicine

Stroke Paul Sanberg, PhD, DSc Director, USF Center for Excellence in Aging and Brain Repair Distinguished University Professor Expertise:

� Mechanisms of stroke � Preclinical stroke studies

Michael Sloan, MD Professor of Neurology Director of Stroke Program at USF/TGH Expertise:

� Risk factors for stroke � Interventional neurology � Stroke in young adults � Neuroimaging

Substance abuse See Addiction and Adolescent Health.

Surgery Robert Belsole, MD Professor of Surgery Expertise:

� Hand and wrist surgery � Carpal tunnel syndrome

Lewis Flint, MD Director, Division of Trauma Surgery Professor of Surgery Expertise:

� Trauma and emergency medicine � Critical illness � Surgical infection

Richard Karl, MD Chair and Professor Director, Division of Surgical Oncology Expertise:

� Surgical oncology Michel Murr, MD Associate Professor of Surgery Director, Bariatric Surgery Program, Tampa General Hospital Expertise:

� Bariatric surgery Alexander Rosemurgy, MD Director, Division of General Surgery Professor of Surgery Expertise:

� Digestive disorders � Pancreatic cancer � Laparoscopic surgery � No-scar surgery

David Smith, MD Director, Division of Plastic Surgery Professor of Surgery Expertise:

� Cosmetic and reconstructive surgery � Wound healing

Heidi Stephens, MD Associate Professor of Surgery Expertise:

� Orthopedic foot and ankle surgery � Diabetic foot disorders

Fernando Vale, MD Associate Professor of Neurosurgery Expertise:

� Epilepsy surgery

Swallowing disorders H. Worth Boyce, MD Director, USF Swallowing Disorders Center Professor of Medicine Marion B. Ridley, MD, PhD Professor, Department of Otolaryngology Expertise:

� Voice swallowing disorders

Syphilis See STDs

T Teen sexual health Ellen Daley, PhD Assistant Research Professor College of Public Health Expertise:

� Contraceptive use � STD prevention

Teenage pregnancy Ellen Daley, PhD Assistant Research Professor College of Public Health

Thyroid Cancer Thomas V. McCaffery MD, PhD Professor and Chair Department of Otolaryngology Tapan A. Padhya, MD Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology Ear, Nose & Throat Center

Toxicology Ray Harbison, PhD Director, Center for Environmental/Occupational Risk Analysis & Management Professor of Public Health

Tourette’s syndrome Doug Shytle, PhD Assistant Professor of Psychiatry Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair Silver Child Development Center Expertise:

� Tourette’s syndrome and potential therapeutic benefit of nicotine

Tremors Theresa Zesiewicz, MD Associate Professor of Neurology

Tropical medicine John Sinnott, MD Professor and Director Division of Infectious Diseases

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Ulcers H. Juergen Nord, MD Chief of Digestive Diseases, Tampa General Professor of Medicine

Unintentional injuries Karen Liller, PhD Associate Dean of Academic Affairs College of Public Health

Urinary incontinence Catherine Lynch, MD Associate Professor of Ob/Gyn Expertise:

� Medical and surgical treatment � Pelvic floor disorders

Raul Ordorica, MD Associate Professor of Interdisplinary Oncology Expertise:

� Implantable device for bladder control

Uterine cancer Mitchel Hoffman, MD Professor of Ob/Gyn

Uterine fibroids Anna Parsons, MD Associate Professor of Ob/Gyn

V Vascular diseases Brad Johnson, MD Associate Professor of Surgery Expertise:

� Abdominal aortic aneurysms Murray Shames, MD Associate Professor of Vascular Surgery and Radiology Expertise:

� Varicose veins treatment � Peripheral vascular disease

Vitamins/Minerals Kevin Sneed, PharmD Clinical Director and Assistant Dean Division of Clinical Pharmacology Department of Family Medicine

W: West Nile Virus Thomas Unnasch, PhD Professor, Global Health Alberto van Olphen, DVM, PhD Assistant Professor USF Center for Biological Defense

Women’s Health Catherine M. Lynch, MD Associate Professor of Ob/Gyn Director, Division of General Ob/Gyn Expertise:

� Women’s health and gynecologic infections

Theresa Beckie, PhD, ARNP Associate Professor of Nursing Expertise:

� Women and heart disease � Depression and heart disease � Metabolic syndrome � Inflammatory biomarkers of heart

disease Anne Curtis, MD Professor of Medicine Director, Division of Cardiology Expertise:

� Women and heart disease