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2025 Faculty Promotions

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The University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville is pleased to announce the promotion of 16 faculty, effective July 1, 2025.

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.

Please join us in congratulating these individuals as we look forward to their future achievements.

Promotion to professor

Mark G. Bandyk MD, MPH, MS, Department of Urology

Alexandra D. Beier DO, FACOS, Department of Neurosurgery, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery

Reetu Grewal MD, FAAFP, Department of Community Health and Family Medicine

Carmen L. Isache MD, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease

Firas G. Madbak MD, FACS, FCCM, FCCP, Department of Surgery, Division of Acute Care Surgery

John D. Murray MD, Department of Surgery Division of Plastic Surgery

Pramod K. Reddy MD, Department of Medicine

Vandana K. Seeram MBBS, MD, Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine

Fern J. Webb PhD, Department of Surgery

Promotion to associate professor

Anthony Bunnell MD, DMD, FACS, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Division of Head and Neck Surgery

Jonathan A. Clare MD, Department of Emergency Medicine

Bruno De Souza Ribeiro MD, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology

Karina E Hew MD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology

Vishal Jaikaransingh MBBS, MD, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology

Matthew P. Kochuba MD, FACS, Department of Surgery, Division of Acute Care Surgery

Kirsten O’Neil MD, Department of Anesthesiology

Featured Faculty

Fern J Webb
Department: Surgery – Jacksonville

Fern J Webb Ph.D.

Professor; Co-Director, Center for Healthcare Evaluation and Engagement Research
Phone: (904) 244-9859
Anthony Bunnell
Department: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery – Jacksonville

Anthony Bunnell M.D., D.M.D., FACS

Professor; Associate Program Director, Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery and Microvascular Fellowship; Clerkship Director
Phone: (904) 244-3216
Reetu Grewal
Department: Community Health and Family Medicine – Jacksonville

Reetu Grewal M.D., FAAFP

Professor
Phone: (904) 427-0391
Carmen Isache
Department: Medicine – Jacksonville

Carmen Isache M.D.

Professor; Chief, Division of Infectious Disease; Program Director, Infectious Disease Fellowship
Phone: (904) 253-1040
Firas G Madbak
Department: Surgery – Jacksonville

Firas G Madbak MD, FACS, FCCP, FCCM

Professor; Chief, Division of Acute Care Surgery
Phone: (904) 244-3416
John D Murray
Department: Surgery – Jacksonville

John D Murray MD

Professor; Chief, Division of Plastic Surgery
Phone: (904) 244-5502
Pramod K Reddy
Department: Medicine – Jacksonville

Pramod K Reddy M.D.

Professor; Medical Director, Consultative Services
Phone: (904) 244-3530
Vandana K Seeram
Department: Medicine – Jacksonville

Vandana K Seeram M.D.

Professor; Chief, Division Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine; Medical Director, Pulmonary Function Lab; Program Director, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
Phone: (904) 244-4075
Karina E Hew
Department: Obstetrics and Gynecology – Jacksonville

Karina E Hew M.D.

Associate Professor; Chief, Division Of Gynecologic Oncology
Phone: (904) 244-3035
Bruno De Souza Ribeiro
Department: Medicine – Jacksonville

Bruno De Souza Ribeiro M.D.

Associate Professor; Chief, Division of Gastroenterology; Medical Director, Gastrointestinal Laboratory
Phone: (904) 427-7275
Vishal Jaikaransingh
Department: Medicine – Jacksonville

Vishal Jaikaransingh MD

Associate Professor; Associate Program Director, Nephrology Fellowship
Phone: (904) 244-8846
Matthew P Kochuba
Department: Surgery – Jacksonville

Matthew P Kochuba MD, FACS

Associate Professor; Program Director, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship; Assistant Medical Director, Extracorporeal Life Support Services; Medical Director, Surgery Intensive Care Unit
Phone: (904) 244-3943
Kirsten O'Neil
Department: Anesthesiology – Jacksonville

Kirsten O'Neil M.D.

Associate Professor; Medical Director, Clinical Anesthesia Operation, Downtown Campus
Phone: (904) 244-5431
Mark G Bandyk
Department: Urology – Jacksonville

Mark G Bandyk MD, MPH, MS

Professor
Phone: (904) 383-1016
Jonathan A Clare
Department: Emergency Medicine – Jacksonville

Jonathan A Clare MD

Associate Professor
Phone: (904) 244-5044