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Meet The Faculty

A core faculty member discusses didactic material with a family medicine resident at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida.

The Department of Family Medicine provides comprehensive medical evaluations and primary care for patients of all ages in the Jacksonville, Florida, area. Presently, the department has multiple clinics in northeast Florida. At the residency location, we have over 14 full-time faculty members, including two Medicine-Pediatric physicians.

From the program director

Family Medicine Residency program director Thomas Waller, M.D.Welcome to the Florida campus of Mayo Clinic! We are excited that you are interested in our residency program. Family medicine is not only an integral part of Mayo Clinic, but it is the foundation of the entire health care system.

Mayo Clinic provides access to the technology that all future family physicians will encounter and need to stay competitive. Our hospital has amazing state-of-the-art equipment, while our community-based family medicine center adjoins the hospital for easy access and continuity.

Our program has a robust didactic curriculum that addresses the entire spectrum of family medicine. All of our residents' schedules are blocked each week, specifically for learning and board preparation. We also provide multiple training sessions at our simulation center, which has numerous programs including obstetrical deliveries, simulated patients and scenarios, and ultrasound-guided evaluations and injections. All of these learning opportunities are designed to teach you the necessary skills to successfully join a group practice or confidently embark on a solo practice.

We have a strong group of dedicated faculty who love to teach. Many of our faculty are nationally recognized for teaching and often travel to train physicians across the country.

Our residents are a talented, cohesive group of individuals who bring life to our program. Following the Mayo Clinic ideal that "the needs of the patients come first," our residents confidently provide medical care to our local community, backed with the knowledge that they have access to experts in virtually all medical specialty areas. In addition, each of our residents learns to lead morning report and hospital rounds, deliver didactic lectures, design research and quality improvement projects, and perform community assessments.

With us, you will become a leader in family medicine, both in your community and throughout the world. You will also become a lifelong learner, enabling you to provide up-to-date, preventive care to your patients. Your Mayo Clinic education will enable you to practice anywhere — in any environment — and to deliver the type of team-based, comprehensive health care that has made Mayo Clinic world famous.

Please explore our website and contact us with any questions or comments. We look forward to meeting you.

Thomas Waller, M.D.
Family Medicine Residency Program Director

Faculty

In addition to caring for patients in their clinical practices, Mayo Clinic's faculty is committed to teaching and facilitating the growth of medical knowledge. Many of our faculty members have published and lectured extensively and are highly regarded in their fields. Each one regularly participates in our Core Curriculum Seminar. You have direct access to all family medicine faculty members as they precept and guide you throughout the Family Medicine Residency.

Advisers and mentors

Faculty advisers are assigned to provide comprehensive educational advice and personal support. You meet with your advisor periodically throughout the program to review your progress and career goals and ensure that your educational needs are being met. Also, your advisor may serve as a contact point for introducing you and your family to Jacksonville, Florida, and the Mayo Clinic system.

Visiting professors

Many prominent professors visit Mayo Clinic each year. They present their work during lectures, participate in hospital rounds, and have informal discussions with trainees. You are encouraged to take full advantage of these educational opportunities.

Program Leadership and core faculty 

Name Interests
Thomas Waller, M.D.

Thomas Waller, M.D.

Program Director
Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Vice Chair of Education, Department of Family Medicine

 

Medical school: Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, GA

Residency: Mayo Clinic, Family Medicine Residency, Jacksonville, FL

Medical interests: Women's health, hypertension, diabetes, academic medicine

 

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Joshua Keith, D.O.

Joshua Keith, D.O.

Associate Program Director
Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Didactic Curriculum Director
Cannaday Practice Site Director

 

Medical school: Midwestern University Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, Chicago, IL

Residencies: St. Joseph’s Hospital Pediatric Residency ProgramMayo Clinic, Family Medicine Residency, Jacksonville, FL

Medical interests: Obesity medicine, pediatrics, medical education, application of medical technology to patient care

 

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Stephen McMullan, M.D.

Stephen McMullan, M.D.

Associate Program Director
Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Medical Student Clerkship Director
Simulation and POCUS Director
Wellness Champion

 

Medical school: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR

Residency: Naval Hospital Jacksonville Family Medicine Residency Program, Jacksonville, FL

Medical interests: Lifestyle medicine, POCUS, communication tools, physician wellness

 

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George Pujalte, M.D.

George Pujalte, M.D.

Associate Program Director of Family Medicine
Associate Program Director of Sports Medicine Fellowship
Associate Professor of Family Medicine
Vice Chair of Research, Department of Family Medicine

 

Medical school: University of the Philippines, Quezon City, Philippines

Residency: Mount Sinai Family Practice Residency, Chicago, IL

Fellowship: University of Michigan Sports Medicine Fellowship, Ann Arbor, MI

Medical interests: Tendonopathy treatments, technology use in sports medicine, sports psychology

 

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Ashley Walker, M.D.

Ashley Walker, M.D.

Associate Program Director
Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Chair of the Clinical Competency Committee
Hospital Director for Family Medicine

 

Medical school: Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI

Residency: Mayo Clinic Family Medicine Residency Program, Jacksonville, FL

Medical interests: Preventive Care, hypertension, diabetes, insomnia, wellness management

 

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Faculty

Name Interests
Therese Anderson, M.D.

Therese Anderson, M.D.

Med-Peds Faculty
Instructor in Family Medicine

 

Medical school: Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, GA

Residency: Internal Medicine-Pediatrics, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, Memphis, TN

Medical interests: Complex care of children, transitional care of medically complex children

 

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Adrianna Clapp, M.D.

Adrianna Clapp, M.D.

Precepting Faculty
Assistant Professor of Family Medicine

 

Medical school: Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI

Residency: Mayo Clinic, Family Medicine Residency, Jacksonville, FL

Medical interests: Women’s health and genetics

 

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Ramla Kasozi, M.B., Ch.B., M.P.H.

Ramla Kasozi, M.B., Ch.B., M.P.H.

Precepting Faculty
Assistant Professor of Family Medicine

 

Medical school: Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda

Residency: University of Minnesota – St. John’s Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program, St. Paul/Minneapolis, MN

Medical interests: Health inequities, health disparities, maternal health, medical education, race-based medicine

 

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Jennifer Maynard, M.D.

Jennifer Maynard, M.D.

Sports Fellowship Director
Assistant Professor of Family Medicine

 

Medical school: University of Maryland School of Medicine Baltimore, MD

Residency: Christiana Care Health Systems Residency Program, Newark, DE

Fellowship: Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship, Jacksonville, FL

Medical interests: Sports medicine, academic medicine

 

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Jeff Nadwodny, D.O.

Jeff Nadwodny, D.O.

Sports Medicine Faculty
Assistant Professor of Family Medicine

 

Medical school: Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, East Lansing, MI

Residency: Mayo Clinic, Family Medicine Residency, Jacksonville, FL

Fellowship: Mayo Clinic, Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship, Jacksonville, FL

Medical interests: Sports medicine, musculoskeletal injection procedures, point of care ultrasound

 

Sally Ann Pantin, M.D.

Sally Ann Pantin, M.D.

Precepting Faculty
Assistant Professor of Family Medicine

 

Medical school: University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA

Residency: Mayo Clinic, Family Medicine Residency, Jacksonville, FL

Medical interests: Women's health, adolescent care and wellness management

 

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R John Presutti, D.O.

John Presutti, D.O.

Family Medicine Department Chair
Precepting Faculty
Assistant Professor of Family Medicine

 

Medical school: College of Osteopathic Medicineat Nova-Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Residency: Mayo Clinic, Family Medicine Residency, Jacksonville, FL

Medical interests: Primary care genetics

 

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Anna Van Niekerk, D.O.

Anna Van Niekerk, D.O.

Precepting faculty

 

Medical school: Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA

Residency: University of California San Diego Family Medicine, San Diego, CA

Medical interests: Behavioral and mental health, cardiovascular risk reduction, community medicine, diabetes, hypertension, integrative medicine

 

Floyd Willis, M.D.

Floyd Willis, M.D.

Precepting faculty
Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Community Outreach Director

 

Medical school: Morehouse University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA

Residency: Mayo Clinic, Family Medicine Residency, Rochester, MN

Medical interests: Community outreach and engagement for research, dementia in cross cultural populations

 

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Facilities

The Mayo Clinic campus in Jacksonville, Florida, includes a state-of-the-art hospital, which opened in 2008 and has 304 beds, two comprehensive outpatient medical complexes, two active research facilities, full-service laboratories and radiology, and an on-site pharmacy.

More than 310 staff physicians at Mayo Clinic's campus in Florida represent more than 50 clinical specialties. The campus has more than 400,000 patient visits a year.

Our family medicine resident-faculty practice located on the Mayo Clinic campus is a certified Level 2 Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) by the National Committee for Quality Assurance. In addition, as an institution, we are transforming to the Mayo Model of Community Care, which encompasses many of the PCMH requirements and more.

A Mayo Clinic family medicine resident talks to a patient