FSU Medical Alumni Board
The purpose for creating the FSU Medical Alumni group for the College of Medicine is to reach out to and engage alumni in the advancement of the College of Medicine. The College of Medicine’s Medical Alumni Board is created in structure, organization, and sets of duties and responsibilities to assist the Dean in advocating and advancing the mission of the college. It is desired that the Board will be a resource of creativity, providing input. It is intended that the Board shall include those alumni of the Program in Medical Sciences or of the College of Medicine, who serve or have served as leaders in health care. For more information, please contact alumni@med.fsu.edu .
Executive Committee
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CHAIR
Rudy Hehn, M.D. Thomasville, GA PIMS ’78 – Family Medicine |
CHAIR-ELECT Charles Ritchie, M.D. Jacksonville, FL COM '08 - Interventional Radiology |
TREASURER Elizabeth Dickens, M.D. Tallahassee, FL COM '10 – Family Medicine |
SECRETARY Laura Davis, M.D. Blountstown, FL COM '13 – Family Medicine |
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IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
Ric Adkins, M.D. Melbourne, FL PIMS ‘81 – Anesthesiology |
ELECTED DIRECTORMatthew Lee, M.D. Tallahassee, FL COM '06 - Orthopedic Surgery |
ELECTED DIRECTORStephanie Lee, M.D. Tallahassee, FL COM '06 - Obstetrics & Gynecology |
Board Members

Brandon Allen, M.D.
Gainesville, FL
COM '10 – Emergency Medicine

Ric Newman, M.D.
Milton, FL
PIMS '83 – Gastroenterology

Kara Brooks, M.D.
Crestview, FL
COM '06 – Family Medicine

Millicent Nowak, PA
Pensacola, FL
COM '20

Jacksonville, FL
COM '08 – Pediatrics

Adam Engel, M.D.
Houston, TX
COM '15 – Radiology

Ben Smith, PA-C
Tallahassee, FL
PA Program Director

Mark Gallagher, M.D.
Stuart, FL
COM '09 – Emergency Medicine

Edward St. Mary, M.D.
Melbourne, FL
PIMS '79 – Orthopedic Surgery

Diana Krblich, M.D.
Sarasota, FL
COM '10 – Family Medicine

Sanam Zahedi, M.D.
Fort Lauderdale, FL
COM '14 – Plastic Surgery

Lexie Mannix, M.D.
Jacksonville, FL
COM ’14 – Emergency Medicine

Ariel Hoffman, M.D.
Fort Benning, GA
COM '17 – Family Medicine
Student Board Members
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Andy Asher M.D. Class of 2025 |
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Virendra Chudasama M.D. Class of 2028 |
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Zachary Hooper M.D. Class of 2026 |
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Maria Martinez PA Class of 2025 |
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Jackson Gill M.D. Class of 2027 |
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Katie Zelsman PA Class of 2026 |