The Medical Alumni Association Board of Directors works to advance the causes of medical education while fostering a spirit of cordiality and good fellowship among College of Medicine alumni. Board members include representatives from the College of Medicine and Housestaff alumni, School of Physician Assistant Studies alumni, faculty and current students. The Board meets twice a year and members are elected to a four-year term, beginning in the Spring.
For more information, please contact Heather Holcomb, Senior Director of Medical Alumni Affairs. Interested in serving on the Alumni Board or want to nominate someone? Please fill out our nomination form.
Executive Committee
president
Shireen Madani Sims, M.D. ’01
Gainesville, FL Obstetrics & Gynecology
Past President
Mark Michels, M.D. ’85
Palm Beach Gardens, FL Ophthalmology
President-elect
Brian Taschner, M.D. ’98
Fort Myers, FL Cardiology
Secretary
Patricia M. Calhoun, M.D. ’89
Jacksonville, FL Family Practice
Board Members at Large
Robert Black, M.D. ’95
Clearwater, FL Cardiology
Gary Gomez, M.D. ’02
Fort Lauderdale, FL Anesthesiology
Jude Masannat, Ph.D. ’17
Tampa, FL Oncology
James G. Floyd, MD ’81
Orlando, FL Orthopaedic Surgery
Holly Neville, M.D. ’96
Miami, FL Pediatric Surgery
Sonja Rasmussen, M.D. ’90
Gainesville, FL Pediatrics
Robert Cooper, M.D. ’84
Indialantic, FL Surgery
Herbert Knauf III, M.D. ’92
Clearwater, FL Ophthalmology
Kathy Connery, PA ’77
Gainesville, FL Hematology
Rhodes M. Kriete, M.D. ’88
Indialantic, FL Nephrology
Sarah Vinson, M.D. ’07
Atlanta, GA Psychiatry
Honorary Board Members
Mark A. Adkins, M.D. ’82
Kinston, NC Radiology
Sunil N. Joshi, M.D. ’98
Jacksonville, FL Allergy & Immunology
Wendie Moore, M.D. ’92
Ocala, FL Radiology
David A. Libert, M.D. ’82
Maitland, FL Family Practice
Gina M. Sevigny, M.D. ’94
Ormond Beach, FL Dermatology
James B. Duke, M.D. ’85
Ocala, FL Orthopaedic Surgery
Faculty Board Members
Dean, College of Medicine
Colleen G. Koch, M.D., M.S., M.B.A.
Gainesville, FL Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
Associate Dean for Student Affairs
Shelley Wells Collins, M.D.
Gainesville, FL Pediatrics
Senior Associate Dean for Educational Affairs
Joseph Fantone, M.D.
Gainesville, FL Pathology
Student Board Members
Medical College Council President