About Us Overview

Staff

Associate Dean of Continuing Medical Education:

Eric Rosenberg MD, MSPH, FACP

Professor

Phone: (352) 265-0651

Email: eir@ufl.edu

Mailing Address:

Accomplishments:

Master Clinician Award
2017 · University of Florida Department of Medicine
Recognition of Outstanding Leadership in Quality and Patient Safety Award
2014 · UF Health
Elected to Society of Teaching Scholars
2013 · University of Florida College of Medicine
Exemplary Teacher Award
2004-2012 · University of Florida College of Medicine

Certifications:

Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine

Publications:

2026
Enhancing adherence to guideline-directed use of anticoagulant therapy in atrial fibrillation: a triad of quality improvement interventions in an academic outpatient setting
BMJ Open Quality
2025
Recommendations for Clinicians, Technologists, and Healthcare Organizations on the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Medicine: A Position Statement from the Society of General Internal Medicine.
Journal of general internal medicine
2025
Assessing the benefit-risk profile of newer glucose-lowering drugs: A systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized outcome trials.
Diabetes, obesity & metabolism
2025
A brief online tool to increase behavioral weight loss treatment initiation: Protocol for a cluster randomized trial.
Contemporary clinical trials
2025
Protocol for a Single-Arm Pilot Clinical Trial: Developing and Evaluating a Machine Learning Opioid Prediction & Risk-Stratification E-Platform (DEMONSTRATE)
Journal of Clinical Medicine
2024
Design and development of a machine-learning-driven opioid overdose risk prediction tool integrated in electronic health records in primary care settings.
Bioelectronic medicine
2021
Transforming the Culture of Peer Review: Implementation Across Three Departments in an Academic Health Center
Journal of Patient Safety
2021
Implementing Delirium Prevention in the Era of COVID-19.
Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD
2020
Design and Early Implementation Successes and Challenges of a Pharmacogenetics Consult Clinic.
Journal of clinical medicine
2020
Coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: staged management of surgical services for gynecology and obstetrics.
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
2019
Teaching Students How to Improve Safety and Quality in Two Children's Hospitals: Building a Pediatric Clerkship Patient Safety and Quality Experience.
Academic pediatrics
2019
CYP2D6-guided opioid therapy improves pain control in CYP2D6 intermediate and poor metabolizers: a pragmatic clinical trial.
Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics
2019
Challenges and lessons learned from clinical pharmacogenetic implementation of multiple gene-drug pairs across ambulatory care settings.
Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics
2018
A 3-minute test of cardiorespiratory fitness for use in primary care clinics.
PloS one
2018
An innovative resident-driven mortality case review curriculum to teach and drive system-based practice improvements in the United States
Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions
2017
Evaluation of the Appropriateness of Direct Oral Anticoagulant Selection and Monitoring in the Outpatient Setting
Journal of Pharmacy Technology
2017
Sodium chloride pica causing recurrent nephrolithiasis in a patient with iron deficiency anemia: a case report.
Journal of medical case reports
2016
DiaFit: The Development of a Smart App for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity
JMIR Diabetes
2016
Patient satisfaction with extended-interval warfarin monitoring.
Journal of thrombosis and thrombolysis
2015
Feasibility of Extended-interval Follow-up for Patients Receiving Warfarin.
Cardiovascular therapeutics
2012
The Challenges of Developing a Patient Safety Curriculum for Medical School
Medical Science Educator
2012
Arriving at correct conclusions: the importance of association, causality, and clinical significance.
Southern medical journal
2009
Patient Safety Education at U.S. and Canadian Medical Schools: Results From the 2006 Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine Survey
Academic Medicine
2008
Complementary and alternative medicine use by primary care patients with chronic pain.
Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.)
2007
When race matters: disagreement in pain perception between patients and their physicians in primary care.
Journal of the National Medical Association
2007
Diabetic Myonecrosis in an Orthotopic Heart Transplant Recipient
The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
2006
The Influence of Discordance in Pain Assessment on the Functional Status of Patients with Chronic Nonmalignant Pain
The American Journal of the Medical Sciences
2003
Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor-induced isolated visceral angioedema in a liver transplant recipient.
Transplantation
1998
Catatonia: Another Neuropsychiatric Presentation of Vitamin B12 Deficiency?
Psychosomatics
1994
Epidemiologic factors correlated with multiple sexual partners among women receiving prenatal care
Annals of Epidemiology
1991
Comparison of sensitivity for human cytomegalovirus of the polymerase chain reaction, traditional tube culture and shell vial assay by sequential dilutions of infected cell lines
Journal of Virological Methods
1990
Nested polymerase chain reaction assay for the detection of cytomegalovirus overcomes false positives caused by contamination with fragmented DNA
Journal of Medical Virology

Education:

2001-2003
Fellowship, General Internal Medicine Faculty Development
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
1999-2000
Chief Resident – Internal Medicine
University of Florida, Shands Hospital
1996-1999
Residency – Internal Medicine
University of Florida
1996
M.D.
University of South Florida
1992
M.S.P.H. (Master of Science in Public Health)
University of South Florida
1987
BA
University of Virginia

Assistant Dean of Continuing Medical Education

Si Chen MD

Assistant Professor, Division Of Otology/Neurotology, Assistant Dean for Continuing Medical Education

Phone: (352) 273-9000

Email: sichen1@ufl.edu

Mailing Address:

Physical Address:

Accomplishments:

Resident Teaching Award
2017 · University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine
Chandler Society Resident Research Award – 3rd Place
2017 · University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine
Annual Temporal Bone Competition Winner
2017 · University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine
Distinguished Poster Presentation
2016 · North American Skull Base Society Annual Meeting
Chandler Society Resident Research Award – 2nd Place
2016 · University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine
Annual Temporal Bone Competition Winner
2016 · University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine
Chandler Society Resident Research Award – 2nd Place
2015 · University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine
Annual Temporal Bone Competition Winner
2015 · University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine
Annual Temporal Bone Competition Winner
2014 · University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine
Presidential Citation for Foreign Body Management
2013 · Annual Meeting of the American Bronchoesophageal Association
Outstanding Essay in Medical Humanism
2010 · New York University, School of Medicine
Summa Cum Laude
2008 · Northeastern University
Senior Project with Honors Distinction in World History
2008 · Northeastern University
Presidential Scholarship
2003-2008 · Northeastern University

Certifications:

American Board of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
ABOTOHNS
Neurotology and Lateral Skull Base Surgery
ABOHNS

Publications:

2019
CCM1 and CCM2 variants in patients with cerebral cavernous malformation in an ethnically Chinese population in Taiwan.
Scientific reports
2018
Renal dysfunction increases the risk of recurrent stroke in patients with acute ischemic stroke.
Atherosclerosis
2018
Caregiving demands, job demands, and health outcomes for employed family caregivers of older adults with dementia: Structural equation modeling.
Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)
2017
Effects of Intratympanic Dexamethasone on High-Dose Radiation Ototoxicity In Vivo.
Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology
2017
Impact of MCA stenosis on the early outcome in acute ischemic stroke patients.
PloS one
2017
The Advances in Hearing Rehabilitation and Cochlear Implants in China.
Ear and hearing
2016
Pediatric Sinus Surgery: Indications, Techniques, and Outcomes
2016
Bilateral Facial Paralysis as Presenting Symptoms in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.
Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology
2015
The efficacy and safety of cilostazol in ischemic stroke patients with peripheral arterial disease (SPAD): protocol of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled multicenter trial.
International journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society
2015
Family caregivers' role implementation at different stages of dementia.
Clinical interventions in aging
2015
Association of MMP-9 Haplotypes and TIMP-1 Polymorphism with Spontaneous Deep Intracerebral Hemorrhage in the Taiwan Population.
PloS one
2015
Dexamethasone Protects Against Apoptotic Cell Death of Cisplatin-exposed Auditory Hair Cells In Vitro.
Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology
2015
Spontaneous CSF rhinorrhea: prevalence of multiple simultaneous skull base defects.
American journal of rhinology & allergy
2015
Protein kinase Cη polymorphism and the susceptibility to ischemic stroke in the Taiwan population.
Biomedical journal
2015
Dexamethasone Protects Against Radiation-induced Loss of Auditory Hair Cells In Vitro.
Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology
2014
Pediatric rhabdomyosarcoma
Ent-Ear Nose & Throat Journal
2013
Utero-Vaginal Dehiscence During Cesarean Delivery: Complications of Vaginal Hand Assistance
Journal of Gynecologic Surgery
2013
Diagnostic accuracy of history, laryngoscopy, and stroboscopy.
The Laryngoscope
2013
An algorithm approach to diagnosing bilateral parotid enlargement.
Otolaryngology–head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
2013
A home-based training program improves Taiwanese family caregivers' quality of life and decreases their risk for depression: a randomized controlled trial.
International journal of geriatric psychiatry
2013
Factors associated with dementia care practices among community health nurses: results of a postal survey.
International journal of nursing studies
2013
Office removal of a subglottic bread clip.
Case reports in otolaryngology
2013
A home-based training program improves caregivers' skills and dementia patients' aggressive behaviors: a randomized controlled trial.
The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
2012
Spontaneous intracranial hypotension presenting with severe sensorineural hearing loss and headache.
Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology
2012
Protein kinase Cη polymorphism and the susceptibilities to intracerebral hemorrhage in the Taiwan population.
Neuroscience letters
2011
Assessment of reasons for not intensifying antihypertensive treatment in the Taiwanese population.
Journal of the Formosan Medical Association = Taiwan yi zhi
2010
Association of TNF-alpha gene with spontaneous deep intracerebral hemorrhage in the Taiwan population: a case control study.
BMC neurology
2010
A clinical trial of an individualised intervention programme for family caregivers of older stroke victims in Taiwan.
Journal of clinical nursing
2010
Developing a Chinese quality of life in dementia instrument for patients with early-to-moderate dementia: an exploratory test of validity.
Journal of clinical nursing
2010
Influences of mutuality, preparedness, and balance on caregivers of patients with dementia.
The journal of nursing research : JNR
2010
Get With the Guidelines-Stroke performance indicators: surveillance of stroke care in the Taiwan Stroke Registry: Get With the Guidelines-Stroke in Taiwan.
Circulation
2009
[Guidelines for the management of carotid artery stenosis: a statement from Taiwan Stroke Society Guideline Committee of Carotid Artery Stenosis Management].
Acta neurologica Taiwanica
2009
Psychometric testing of the SF-36 Taiwan version on older stroke patients.
Journal of clinical nursing
2009
Quality of life among older stroke patients in Taiwan during the first year after discharge.
Journal of clinical nursing
2009
The association of stroke and family history of stroke depends on its subtypes and gender: a family history study in Taiwan.
Acta neurologica Taiwanica
2009
Caregiver self-efficacy for managing behavioural problems of older people with dementia in Taiwan correlates with care receivers' behavioural problems.
Journal of clinical nursing
2009
Validation of a Chinese version of disease specific quality of life scale (HFS-36) for hemifacial spasm in Taiwan.
Health and quality of life outcomes
2008
Telmisartan to prevent recurrent stroke and cardiovascular events.
The New England journal of medicine
2008
Aspirin and extended-release dipyridamole versus clopidogrel for recurrent stroke.
The New England journal of medicine
2008
A family caregiver-oriented discharge planning program for older stroke patients and their family caregivers.
Journal of clinical nursing
2008
Effects of aspirin plus extended-release dipyridamole versus clopidogrel and telmisartan on disability and cognitive function after recurrent stroke in patients with ischaemic stroke in the Prevention Regimen for Effectively Avoiding Second Strokes (PRoFESS) trial: a double-blind, active and placebo-controlled study.
The Lancet. Neurology
2007
Risk factors for vascular dementia: a hospital-based study in Taiwan.
Acta neurologica Taiwanica
2007
Clinical characteristics of corticobasal syndrome amongst Chinese in Taiwan.
Parkinsonism & related disorders
2007
Efficacy of multivitamin supplementation containing vitamins B6 and B12 and folic acid as adjunctive treatment with a cholinesterase inhibitor in Alzheimer's disease: a 26-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study in Taiwanese patients.
Clinical therapeutics
2006
Basal Ganglia-thalamic hemorrhage in young adults: a hospital-based study.
Cerebrovascular diseases (Basel, Switzerland)
2006
Spontaneous bilateral internal carotid artery dissection with acute stroke in young patients.
European neurology
2005
Near-infrared fluorescent imaging of matrix metalloproteinase activity after myocardial infarction.
Circulation
2005
Absent middle cerebral artery signal in transcranial color-coded sonography: a reliable indicator of occlusion?
Cerebrovascular diseases (Basel, Switzerland)
2003
Alternate-sided homonymous hemianopia as the solitary presentation of mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, stroke-like episodes syndrome.
Chang Gung medical journal
2003
A pilot study on a home-based caregiver training program for improving caregiver self-efficacy and decreasing the behavioral problems of elders with dementia in Taiwan.
International journal of geriatric psychiatry
2002
A longitudinal cardiovascular autonomic function study in mild Guillain-Barré syndrome.
European neurology
2002
Etiologic study of young ischemic stroke in Taiwan.
Stroke

Education:

2017-2019
Neurotology Fellowship
House Clinic/University of California Los Angeles Health
2012-2017
Residency in Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital
2008-2012
Medical Doctor
New York University School of Medicine
2003-2008
Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry
Northeastern University

Continuing Medical Education Staff

Rasa Williamson

Associate Director, Continuing Medical Education

Phone: (352) 733-0064

Email: rsimkus@ufl.edu

Mailing Address:

Physical Address:

Natalie Reveille

Administrative Assistant I

Phone: (352) 733-0064

Email: natalie.reveille@ufl.edu

Physical Address:

Serena Ugarte

Administrative Specialist III

Phone: (352) 733-0064

Email: serena16@ufl.edu

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