16 UF COMJ faculty members receive promotions for 2023-24

The University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville is pleased to announce sixteen faculty members have received promotions effective July 1, 2023.

The promotion and tenure 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. Their contributions are greatly appreciated and are a core component of UF’s success as a preeminent institution of higher learning.

Promotion to professor

Emily Fontane, MD, department of emergency medicine

Gunjan Gandhi, MBBS, MS, department of medicine

Amie Hoefnagel, MD, department of anesthesiology

Mariam Louis, MD, department of medicine

Dawn Sollee, PharmD, department of emergency medicine

Promotion to associate professor

Matthew Feldhammer, PhD, department of pathology and laboratory medicine

Francesco Franchi MBChB, department of medicine, division of cardiology

Ross Jones, MD, department of community health and family medicine

Deanna McCullough, MD, department of obstetrics and gynecology

Jeet Patel, MD, department of radiology

Fabiana Rollini, MBChB, department of medicine, division of cardiology

Sanket Shah, MBBS, department of pediatrics

Ruchira Singh, MBBS, MS, department of obstetrics and gynecology

Elisa Sottile, MD, department of medicine

Matthew Warrick, MD, department of anesthesiology

Jason Widrich, MD, MBA, department of anesthesiology

Featured Faculty

Emily Fontane
Department: Emergency Medicine – Jacksonville

Emily Fontane MD

Professor; Director, Pediatric Residency Education, UF Health Jacksonville Pediatric Emergency Center
Gunjan Y Gandhi
Department: Medicine – Jacksonville

Gunjan Y Gandhi M.D., M.S.

Professor; Program Director, Endocrinology Fellowship
Phone: (904) 244-3702
Amie Hoefnagel
Department: Anesthesiology – Jacksonville

Amie Hoefnagel MD

Professor; Program Director, Anesthesia Residency; Associate Chair, Education
Phone: (585) 576-0085
Mariam Louis
Department: Medicine – Jacksonville

Mariam Louis M.D.

Professor; Medical Director, Sleep Lab
Phone: (904) 244-4075
Dawn R Sollee
Department: Emergency Medicine – Jacksonville

Dawn R Sollee Pharm.D., DABAT, FAACT

Professor and Director of the Florida/USVI Poison Information Center – Jacksonville
Phone: (904) 244-4465
Matthew Feldhammer
Department: Pathology – Jacksonville

Matthew Feldhammer PhD

Associate Professor; Medical Director, Clinical Chemistry, Toxicology And Point-of-Care Testing
Phone: (904) 244-5076
Francesco Franchi
Department: Medicine – Jacksonville

Francesco Franchi MD

Associate Professor; Program Director, General Cardiovascular Care Fellowship; Medical Director, UF Health North Cardiovascular Center
Phone: (904) 244-2060
Ross E Jones
Department: Community Health and Family Medicine – Jacksonville

Ross E Jones M.D., MPH, FAAFP

Associate Professor; Medical Director, UF Health Family Medicine and Pediatrics – Oakleaf
Phone: (904) 633-0823
Deanna C McCullough
Department: Obstetrics and Gynecology – Jacksonville

Deanna C McCullough M.D., FACOG

Associate Professor
Phone: (904) 244-5642
Fabiana Rollini
Department: Medicine – Jacksonville

Fabiana Rollini M.B.Ch.B. (M.D.)

Associate Professor; Medical Director, Cardiovascular Center Inpatient Services (CCU)
Phone: (904) 244-2060
Ruchira Singh
Department: Obstetrics and Gynecology – Jacksonville

Ruchira Singh M.D., FACOG, URPS, FACS

Associate Professor; Chief, Division Of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery
Phone: (904) 244-3109
Elisa M Sottile
Department: Medicine – Jacksonville

Elisa M Sottile M.D.

Associate Professor; Assistant Dean For Medical Education, Office Of Educational Affairs; Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency
Phone: (904) 244-8233
Matthew D Warrick
Department: Anesthesiology – Jacksonville

Matthew D Warrick M.D.

Associate Professor; Program Director, Anesthesiology Residency; Medical Director, Acute Pain Service; Program Director, Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Management Fellowship
Phone: (813) 546-4632
Jason B Widrich
Department: Anesthesiology – Jacksonville

Jason B Widrich M.D., M.B.A.

Associate Professor
Phone: (904) 244-5431