Faculty
Alfred Gitu, M.D.
Family Medicine Residency Program Director / Professor
Florida State University College of Medicine
Specialty/Field:Family Medicine
Residency:Self Regional Healthcare Family Medicine Residency
Medical School:University of Nairobi, Kenya: College of Health Sciences
Experience:Nine years of practice overseas; faculty at the Medical University of South Carolina
Areas of Interest:International medicine, inpatient medicine, procedural skills, obstetrics, rehabilitation medicine
Hometown:Nairobi, Kenya
Christina Cavanagh, M.D.
Family Medicine Residency Associate Program Director / Professor
Florida State University College of Medicine
Specialty/Field:Family Medicine
Residency:Self Regional Healthcare Family Medicine Residency Program
Medical School:University of Florida College of Medicine
Experience:Faculty with FSU Family Medicine Residency Program since 2012; 2023 President of the Florida Academy of Family Physicians; National Journal Club committee member for American Board of Family Medicine
Areas of Interest:Women's health including our maternity care service, leadership development, advocacy, lifestyle medicine
Hometown:Boynton Beach, FL
Lee Coghill, M.D.
Family Medicine Residency Associate Program Director / Global Health Fellowship Director / Associate Professor
Florida State University College of Medicine
Specialty/Field:Family Medicine
Residency:Florida State University College of Medicine Family Medicine Residency Program at Lee Health
Medical School:St. George's University School of Medicine
Experience:Global Health Fellowship at FSU COM/Lee Health
Areas of Interest:Global health, sports medicine, procedural skills, point of care ultrasound (POCUS), medical informatics
Hometown:Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
James Breen, M.D.
Associate Professor, Florida State University College of Medicine
Faculty, Family Medicine Center
Specialty/Field:Family Medicine
Internship & Residency:Brown University/Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island
Medical School:Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University (Philadelphia, PA)
Experience:Community practice in rural and urban community health centers; multispecialty practice, direct primary care practice, and academic practice
Areas of Interest:Direct primary care and new models of practice; community health and engagement with immigrant and other underserved communities
Hometown:Northern Virginia (outside the Capital Beltway)
Jennifer Dalrymple, D.O., FAAFP
Associate Professor, Florida State University College of Medicine
Faculty, Family Medicine Center
Specialty/Field:Family Medicine
Residency:Centura / St. Mary Corwin Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program
Medical School:Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Bradenton, Florida
Experience:Family Medicine Physician at Dignity Health Medical Group Nevada
Areas of Interest:Lifestyle medicine/wellness promotion--specifically nutrition, physical activity and stress management, osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT), women's health, prenatal care
Hometown:Hendersonville, NC
Haria Henry, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Florida State University College of Medicine
Faculty, Family Medicine Center
Specialty/Field:Family Medicine
Residency:Wayne State University - Urban Track
Medical School:Escuela LatinoAmericana de Medicina, Cuba
Experience:Global Health Fellowship at FSU COM/Lee Health
Areas of Interest:Global Health, Health Disparities
Hometown:Tallahassee, FL
Jacqueline Hidalgo, Psy D
Assistant Professor, Florida State University College of Medicine
Faculty, Family Medicine Center
Specialty/Field:Clinical Psychology
Fellowship:Integrated Primary Care Psychology Fellowship at the Colorado Health Foundation, Denver, Colorado
Experience:Integrated Primary Care, Health Psychology
Areas of Interest:Integrated primary care, bridging gaps in behavioral medicine for underserved populations, multicultural issues and health disparities
Hometown:Lima, Peru
Rose Anne Illes, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Florida State University College of Medicine
Faculty, Family Medicine Center
Specialty/Field:Health Psychology
Fellowship:MSU Flint Area Medical Education Consortium for Advanced Psychology Doctoral
Training:University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Experience:Health Psychologist; Served in several different practice areas including outpatient and inpatient settings; previous work in Correctional Psychology
Areas of Interest:Culturally appropriate healthcare, multicultural psychology, serving underserved communities
Hometown:Long Island, NY
Kanaga Sena MBBS
Assistant Professor, Florida State University College of Medicine
Adjunct Faculty, Family Medicine Center
Specialty/Field:Neurology
Fellowship:Neurology - Yale University SOM, Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT
Residency:Internal Medicine, Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, CT.
Medical School:University of Ceylon, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Experience:45 years experience in private practice neurology and as an educator in the field of neurology
Areas of Interest:Adult Neurology, epilepsy, inflammatory and neurodegenerative disorders.
Hometown:Jaffna, Sri Lanka
Amy Skiff, Pharm.D.
Assistant Professor, Florida State University College of Medicine
Faculty, Family Medicine Center
Specialty/Field:Pharmacotherapy
Education:Mercer University (Pharm.D.), University of Florida (MS)
Experience:Clinical Pharmacist at WellStar Douglas Hospital, Georgia; Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at Lee Health
Areas of Interest:Anticoagulation, pharmacotherapy
Hometown:Douglasville, GA
Hailon Wong, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Florida State University College of Medicine
Faculty, Family Medicine Center
Specialty/Field:Family Medicine
Medical School:University of Oklahoma
Residency:Mayo Clinic
Experience:Global Health Fellowship FSU COM @ Lee Health
Areas of Interest:Global health, care for underserved populations, medical education, POCUS, primary care
Hometown:Maracaibo, Venezuela
Arshely Fleuristal, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Florida State University College of Medicine
Faculty, Family Medicine Center
Specialty/Field:Family Medicine
Medical School:Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Residency:Community Health of South Florida
Experience:Faculty with FSU Family Medicine Residency Program
Areas of Interest:Obesity Medicine, Physician Wellbeing, Community Outreach/Engagement, Women’s Health, Trauma-Informed Care, Health Disparities, and Population Health
Hometown:Miami, FL
Contact Us
Alfred Gitu, M.D.
Program Director
alfred.gitu@med.fsu.edu
Alicia Nicholson
Program Coordinator
anicholson@fsu.edu
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Address: 2780 Cleveland Ave., Suite 709
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