UF Health Jacksonville Executive Team
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UF Health Jacksonville is a private, not-for-profit hospital affiliated with the University of Florida. lt is part of UF Health, the Southeast’s most comprehensive academic health center, with campuses in Jacksonville and Gainesville.
The hospital’s origins date to 1870 as Florida’s first non-military hospital, known then as Duval
County Hospital and Asylum. Today, UF Health Jacksonville is a leader in the education of health
professionals, a hub for clinical research and a unique provider of high-quality patient care.
Combining its strengths with the UF College of Medicine – Jacksonville, it offers residents in
Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia all the benefits of an academic health center.
Leon L. Haley Jr., M.D., M.H.S.A., C.P.E., FACEP
Chief Executive Officer
Dean, UF College of Medicine - Jacksonville
Dean Cocchi, M.B.A., C.P.A.
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Jon DeBardeleben, J.D.
Vice President and Senior Counsel
Cynthia Gerdik, D.N.P., M.B.A., R.N., NE-BC
Associate Vice President, Nursing
Kelly R. Gray-Eurom, M.D., M.M.M., FACEP
Chief Quality Officer
Assistant Dean for Quality and Safety, UF College of Medicine - Jacksonville
Robert A. Hervey, MBA
Associate Vice President, Real Estate and Facilities
Thanh T. Hogan, Pharm.D.
Vice President, Clinical Operations
Rita James
Vice President, Ambulatory Care
Patrice Jones, D.N.P., R.N., NE-BC
Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer
Ann-Marie A. Knight, MHA, FACHE
Vice President, Community Engagement and Chief Diversity Officer, UF Health Jacksonville
Linda Lawson, M.S.N., R.N., NEA-BC
Associate Vice President, Nursing
Wayne Marshall, M.B.A.
Vice President, UF Health North
Greg Miller,
M.B.A.
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
David J. Vukich,
M.D., FACEP
Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
Senior Associate Dean for Hospital Affairs, UF College of Medicine - Jacksonville
Lesli A. Ward
Vice President, Human Resources
L. Kendall Webb, M.D.
Chief Medical Information Officer
Assistant Dean for Clinical Informatics, UF College of Medicine - Jacksonville
UF Health Jacksonville Board of Directors
- David R. Nelson, M.D. (Chair)
- Leon L. Haley Jr., M.D., MHSA, C.P.E., FACEP (CEO, Dean)
- Theodore A. Bass, M.D.
- Michelle M. Boynton
- Toni Crawford
- Linda R. Edwards, M.D.
- Nat Glover
- Beth McCague
- Ashley B. Norse, M.D.
- Rahul Patel, Esq.
- Michael S. Santarone
- Christopher B. Scuderi, D.O.
- Kendall Spencer
