STETSON ALUMNI IN THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS
Brian Derby '03 demonstrates an ocular exam for Lauren Leffler '06, Kristy Wesighan '06 and Dylan Nugent '04 at USF College of Medicine's new clinical assessment center.
Over the past3 years,53 Stetson graduates have been admitted to health professional schools!
Dental
Jonathan AlvarezUniversity of Iowa
Nathan HarperUniversity of Southern California
Mary Kay ShieldsUniversity of Louisville
Michael GostigianNova Southeastern University
Medicine (MD)
Jonathan CharlesUniversidad Autonoma de Guadalajara
Matt Deyo-SvendsenUniversity of Minnesota-Duluth
Francesca DimouUniversity of South Florida
Tricia DornéFlorida State University
James DunlopUniversity of Vermont
Brittany EwingUniversity of Louisville
Gail FerekUniversity of Florida
Adam HolersFlorida State University
Carlton LewisUniversity of Florida
Alex LeoneUniversity of Florida
Billy McSwainVanderbilt University
Maureen O'ShaughnessyUniversity of Miami
Chris Riccard Ross University
Andres RodriguezMedical University of South Carolina
Christina Schafer University of Miami
Medicine (DO)
Joseph Biondolillo Nova Southeastern University
Jeffrey CaraLake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (Bradenton campus)
Erica Horstman Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (Atlanta campus)
Margot LaCava West Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Donny Lock Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (Bradenton campus)
Brandon Paritz Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (Atlanta campus)
Pauline Powers Des Moines Health Sciences University
David StewartLake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (Bradenton campus)
Medical Technology
Nadia AbdulaalSt. Vincent's Hospital in Jacksonville
Suzi DuwaikShands Jacksonville
Nursing
Rachel Dykes University of Central Florida
Kelsey KramerVanderbilt University
Nurse Practitioner
Jaime MarkhamVirginia Commonwealth University
Occupational Therapy
Allison BartelsonFlorida International University
Jessica RaubUniversity of Texas, Galveston
Pharmacy
Brian Leonard University of Florida
Physical Therapy
J.J. HirshUniversity of Central Florida
Jamie NesbitWashington University
Jessica WhitelyUniversity of St. Augustine
Physician Assistant
Alicia BriggsNova Southeastern University (Ft. Myers campus)
Kara KobylkaNova Southeastern University (Orlando campus)
Audra LeedyNova Southeastern University (Orlando campus)
Weslyn LefflerAlderson-Broaddus
Alicia SirmansUniversity of Florida
Laurel TalbottDuke University
Julianne Turnbull Nova Southeastern University (Naples campus)
Melissa WarnerNova Southeastern University (Orlando campus)
Podiatric Medicine
Kristina SandersTemple University
Matt VillaniTemple University
Public Health
Meredith CobbOhio State University (Vet Public Health)
Alex JuuselaSt. George's University
Veterinary Medicine
Lee EmoryUniversity of Tennessee
John RandUniversity of Florida
Kristina StacyRoss University
In addition to those listed on the previous page, the 26 alumni listed below are currently attending or have just graduated from health professional school.
Medical (MD) school: Michael Clamp '05 and Alexa Clapp '06 (Univ. Florida); Craig Jabaley '06 (Univ. Miami); Lauren Leffler '06 and Kristy Wesighan '06 (Univ. South Florida); Sonja Dickens '06 (Ross Univ.).
Medical (DO) school: Emily Pitts '05 and Rick Pratt '05 (Lake Erie COM-Bradenton); Terri Carlson '05 (Philadelphia COM); Rob Kent '05 (Des Moines COM).
Chiropractic school: Jessica Ciancitto '06 (Southern California University of Health Sciences).
Dental school: Joseph Delmond '06 and Amy Luce '05 (Univ. Florida); David Jackson '06 (Nova Southeastern Univ.).
Medical Technology: Aaron Odegard '06 (St. Vincent's Hospital in Jacksonville).
Optometry school: Serena Cox '06 and Tessa Payne '07 (Philadelphia).
Pharmacy school: Matt Soto '06 (Univ. Florida); Becky O'Neill '06 (Nova Southeastern Univ.); Kyle Lamm '05 (Wingate).
Physical Therapy: Jennifer Ford '06 (Univ. St. Augustine); Nguyen-Vu Dinh '06 (Emory); Marilyn Lyndsey '05 (Miami).
Podiatry: Zahra Esmail (Iowa).
Veterinary Medicine:Courtney Rouhier '06 and Jessica Josephs '05 (Univ. Florida).
What some of our other recent graduates are doing is indicated below.
Graduated from medical school within the past few years and are currently practicing medicine:
Florida State University: Courtney Nall '03.
Univ. Florida: Rebecca Biddinger '04, Matthew Smith '03, and Katarzyna Walosik '03.
Univ. Miami: Farah Raheim '03 and John Kowalczyk '05.
Univ. South Florida: Brian Derby '03, Dominic Mastroianni '03, Dylan Nugent '05, and Kurtis Mohr '01.
Nova Southeastern DO program: James Cunningham '00 and Amber DeChambeau '02.
Other: Kunal Jani '04 (Mayo Clinic); Steven Hernandez '02 (Ponce Univ.); Andre Uflacker '05 (Medical Univ. of South Carolina); Dharshini Yogendra '05 (St. Georges Univ.); Chad Abbey '01 (West Virginia COM); Joy Bang '99 (New England COM); Jennifer Korody '02, Gerald Keller '05, Eli Loch '05, Jim Skorczewski '04, and Bianca Tribuzio '05 (Lake Erie COM); Stephanie May '05 (Nova Southeastern Univ.).
Currently a health care professional:
Patti West '02 (New York Chiropractic College) is a chiropractor.
Janessa Ellis '03 (St. Vincent's Hospital in Jacksonville) is a medical technologist.
Rachel Dujon '02 and Rachel Dykes (Univ. Central Florida) are nurses.
Kelly Jacobi '03 (Nova Southeastern Univ.) is an optometrist.
Claudia Battello '02 and Michael Bowen '03 (Univ. Florida); Michael Crooks '04 (Univ. Georgia); Melissa Edwards '03 (Florida A&M Univ.); Eric Larson '03 (Nova Southeastern Univ.); and Maria Sikking '03 (Mercer Univ.) are pharmacists.
Mary Nabhan '04 (Univ. St. Augustine) and Jamie Raether '04 (Florida International Univ.) are physical therapists.
Joanna Calderon '05 and Amy Garten '05 (Barry Univ.) are physician assistants.
Everette Bannister '03 (Ross Univ.); Allison Martin '03 and Kara Moore '04 (Univ. Florida); and Jacqueline Shoppa '02 (Kansas State Univ.) are veterinarians.
William Palmer '07 (Dragon Rises, Gainesville) is practicing Oriental Medicine.
Michelle Crozier '06 (St. Louis) is a Volusia County public health official.