Linda R. Edwards M.D. Associate Professor & Dean, College of Medicine - Jacksonville Department: Department of Medicine Business Phone: (904) 244-3131 Business Email: linda.edwards@jax.ufl.edu Appointments and Locations Board Certifications Internal Medicine Show More Clinical Profile Specialties Internal Medicine Interests Clinical Special Interests: Domestic violence Show More Publications 2021A Primary Care Approach to Constipation in Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.Advances in medicine.2021():3248052-[DOI] 10.1155/2021/3248052.[PMID] 34820456.1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2021Etiology and Management of Behavioral Disorder in Adults With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.Cureus.13(3):e14221-[DOI] 10.7759/cureus.14221.[PMID] 33816039.1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2021Management of Muscle Spasms in Adult Patients with Cerebral Palsy.Southern medical journal.114(12):777-782[DOI] 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001335.[PMID] 34853854.PubMed·Publisher's Site2021Osteoporosis in Adult Patients with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Special Considerations for Diagnosis, Prevention, and Management.Southern medical journal.114(4):246-251[DOI] 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001231.[PMID] 33787940.PubMed·Publisher's Site2021Sleep Disordered Breathing in Adults with Cerebral Palsy: What Do We Know So Far?Southern medical journal.114(6):339-342[DOI] 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001264.[PMID] 34075423.1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2021Tuesdays Are Great for Teaching Tips: A Spaced Education Strategy for Faculty Development.Journal of graduate medical education.13(3):434-435[DOI] 10.4300/JGME-D-20-01249.1.[PMID] 34178279.1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2021Upper Gastrointestinal Disorders in Adult Patients with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.Cureus.13(6):e15384-[DOI] 10.7759/cureus.15384.[PMID] 34094790.1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2020Gynecological Care and Contraception Considerations in Women with Cerebral Palsy.Southern medical journal.113(11):549-552[DOI] 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001170.[PMID] 33140107.1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2019Magnesium Supplementation in Vitamin D Deficiency.American journal of therapeutics.26(1):e124-e132[DOI] 10.1097/MJT.0000000000000538.[PMID] 28471760.23 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2012Asymmetric Arthritis in a Patient With Hidradenitis SuppurativaJournal of Investigative Medicine.60():316-[DOI] .[PMID] .PubMed·Publisher's Site2010Using multiple sources of data to assess the prevalence of diabetes at the subcounty level, Duval County, Florida, 2007.Preventing chronic disease.7(5):A108-[DOI] .[PMID] 20712935.11 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2009An unusual presentation of Burkitt lymphoma.Southern medical journal.102(9):961-2[DOI] 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3181b08d9c.[PMID] 19668043.2 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2008National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Conference statement: hydroxyurea treatment for sickle cell disease.Annals of internal medicine.148(12):932-8[DOI] .[PMID] 18458271.217 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2008NIH consensus development statement on hydroxyurea treatment for sickle cell disease.NIH consensus and state-of-the-science statements.25(1):1-30[DOI] .[PMID] 18309362.28 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site Show More Office Information Academic Office 3rd Floor, Faculty Clinic653 West 8th Street, L21Jacksonville, FL 32209(904) 244-3530 linda.edwards@jax.ufl.edu Executive Assistant Nancy Stover(904) 244-3131nancy.stover@jax.ufl.edu GME Office 4th Floor, LRC653-1 West 8th Street, L15Jacksonville, FL 32209Phone: (904) 244-3149Fax: (904) 244-4771 linda.edwards@jax.ufl.edu Academic Assistant Charity Snodgrass(904) 244-3149Charity.Snodgrass@jax.ufl.edu Show More Education Medical Degree1981 · East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USAInternal Medicine Residency1984 · Jacksonville Health Education Programs (JHEP), Jacksonville, FL, USA Show More News August 2, 2021 Linda Edwards, MD, named to one-year term as dean of the UF College of Medicine – Jacksonville July 23, 2021 Faculty development enables educators to better equip tomorrow’s providers July 13, 2021 UF COMJ faculty receive patient quality and safety award May 13, 2021 Graduating medical student relives the thrill of Match Day while preparing to train in Jacksonville November 6, 2020 Faculty and resident physicians recognized by DCMS Media Coverage April 1, 2022 Patient care demand paves way for $210 million hospital addition to UF Health North Jacksonville Florida Times-Union April 8, 2019 Strengthening the Doctor-Patient Relationship: A Spotlight on DCMS Member Dr. Linda Edwards MD Life November 7, 2014 2014 JBJ Health Care Heroes: Dr. Linda Edwards, UF College of Medicine Jacksonville Jacksonville Business Journal October 2, 2014 Meet the 2014 JBJ Health Care Heroes of the First Coast Jacksonville Business Journal April 19, 2011 Gators in the City: With three colleges, Shands Jacksonville, the UF Proton Therapy Institute and dozens of clinics... 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