14 UF COMJ faculty members receive promotions for 2019-2020

Fourteen faculty members at the University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville have received promotions that take effect Monday, July 1. Three will assume the rank of professor and 11 will become associate professors.

The promotion process is a rigorous review of the faculty members’ clinical accomplishments; scholarship of teaching and learning; research; and service to the university, society and the profession.

“The promotions recognize their valuable contributions to the University of Florida, the College of Medicine – Jacksonville, the state of Florida and the nation,” said Leon L. Haley Jr., MD, MHSA, dean of the college and CEO of UF Health Jacksonville. “Please help me congratulate these individuals as we look forward to their future achievements.”

Promotion to professor

Promotion to associate professor

Featured Faculty

David A Caro
Department: Emergency Medicine – Jacksonville

David A Caro MD

Professor; Assistant Dean for the Office of Graduate Medical Education; Associate Chair, Educational Affairs
Phone: (904) 244-4106
Joseph A Costa
Department: Urology – Jacksonville

Joseph A Costa DO

Professor; Assistant Dean for Clinical Informatics; Program Director, Urology Residency
Phone: (904) 383-1016
Josef Cortez
Department: MD-CME

Josef Cortez MD

Associate Professor
Phone: (904) 244-4242
Amie Hoefnagel
Department: Anesthesiology – Jacksonville

Amie Hoefnagel MD

Professor; Program Director, Anesthesia Residency; Associate Chair, Education
Phone: (585) 576-0085
Jay D Khadpe
Department: Emergency Medicine – Jacksonville

Jay D Khadpe MD

Associate Professor
John D Murray
Department: Surgery – Jacksonville

John D Murray MD

Professor; Chief, Division of Plastic Surgery
Phone: (904) 244-5502
Jinous Saremian
Department: Pathology – Jacksonville

Jinous Saremian MD

Associate Professor; Medical Director, Cytopathology; Interim Medical Director, Coagulation Laboratory and Transfusion Medicine
Phone: (904) 244-4216
Daryoush Tavanaiepour
Department: Neurosurgery – Jacksonville

Daryoush Tavanaiepour M.D.

Associate Professor; Chair, Department of Neurosurgery; Medical Director, Neuro-Oncology; Medical Director, Movement Disorders
Phone: (904) 383-1022