Welcome to the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine in the department of medicine at the University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville.
Patient Care
Our division provides professional services to UF Health Jacksonville, a 695-bed tertiary care teaching hospital serving Northeast Florida and the greater Jacksonville area.
Education
Our division offers an ACGME-accredited pulmonary disease and critical care medicine fellowship program and is also involved in the department of medicine’s internal medicine residency program and undergraduate medical education elective/clerkship courses for third- and fourth-year medical students.
Research
The research interests of the division focus on participation in prospective clinical trials in critical care medicine and in the area of reducing medical errors and optimizing end of life decisions, as well as mentoring resident-driven case reports and presentations. A dedicated clinical research coordinator is available for enrollment in various ongoing clinical trials. For more information please contact:
Brandi Wells, MPH, CCRC
Clinical Research Coordinator
Office of Research Affairs
University of Florida-College of Medicine – Jacksonville
Phone: (904) 244-4693
Brandi.Wells@jax.ufl.edu
In the Media
- An All-Around Clinician – September 05, 2024
- Jacksonville sleep doctor says melatonin doesn’t do what you think it does – Published 11/7/2022 in “First Coast News”
- Yes, there is such a thing as a perfect nap – Published 11/4/2022 in “First Coast News”
- 27-year-old man released from UF Health after 164 day bout with COVID-19 – Published 2/1/2022 in “First Coast News”
- He spent 164 days battling COVID at a Jacksonville hospital. Now, he wants others to get vaccinated – Published 2/1/2022 in “Florida Times-Union”
- 27-year-old hospitalized with COVID-19 for 164 days heads home – Published 2/1/2022 in “Action News”
Video: UF Health Jacksonville Critical Care Team
Contact Us
For information on the University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville division of pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine, please contact:
Lorraine Sims
Administrative Manager
(904) 244-4075
lorraine.sims@jax.ufl.edu
Vandana K Seeram, M.D.
Interim Chief, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care And Sleep Medicine
(904) 244-4075
vandana.seeram@jax.ufl.edu
Address
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
UF College of Medicine – Jacksonville
655 West 8th Street, C54
Clinical Center, 7th Floor
Jacksonville, FL 32209
Directions
Faculty
Tracy T Ashby D.O.
Arvind Balavenkataraman MD
Noel P Curcio DO
Jaraad F Dattadeen MD
Christopher R Dorothy D.O.
Sumeet V Jain M.D., M.B.A., FACS
Sajid Kadir MBBS (M.D.)
Loan H Le D.O.
Kristyn L Lewis M.D.
Mariam Louis M.D.
Pankit Patel MD
Michael D Schweitzer Barrios M.D.
Vandana K Seeram M.D.