Alumni news notes: Spring 2025
UF College of Medicine alumni awards and recognitions
- Marcy Verduin, M.D. ’00, the associate dean for students and a professor of psychiatry at the University of Central Florida, has been elected president of the American College of Psychiatrists. Founded in 1963, the American College of Psychiatrists is a nonprofit honorary association dedicated to providing continuing education to its members, promoting the latest advances in the specialty and supporting the highest standards in psychiatry. Membership is limited to psychiatrists who have demonstrated outstanding competence in the field and who have achieved national recognition in clinical practice, research, academic leadership or teaching.
- Philip O. Scumpia, D. ’09, an associate professor of medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California Los Angeles, has been elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation. Founded in 1908, the society is one of the oldest and most respected medical honor societies in the U.S. Members are elected through nomination by a current member and for their achievements in biomedical research. Scumpia specializes in dermatopathology, which includes wound healing and skin regeneration.
- Kevin D. Cooper, M.D. ’77, a professor and the Henri Pell Junod Jr. Chair of Dermatology at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, University Hospital Seidman Cancer Center and Case Western Reserve University, has been elected vice president for the American Academy of Dermatology. The academy was founded in 1938 and has over 20,000 members. Cooper previously served on the organization’s board of directors.
- Jeffrey M. Ostrove, Ph.D. ’80, co-founder, president and director for Papillion Therapeutics, was recently named a senior adviser to the board of advisers for Navega Therapeutics, one of the pioneers and powerhouses in the world of gene therapy. Throughout his career, Ostrove has served on the board of directors for three biotech companies and is a co-founder of eight additional ones.
- Stephanie Yarnell-Mac Grory, M.D. ’13, Ph.D., M.B.A., has been named to The Women We Admire’s list of the top 50 women leaders in medicine for 2025 for her work with the pharmaceutical company Sanofi, where she serves as global medical director for the Vaccines Division of New Products and Innovation.
- Omayra Mansfield, M.D. ’09, the chief medical officer of AdventHealth, has been named to The Women We Admire’s list of the top 50 women leaders in medicine for 2025.
- William J. Tingle, M.D. ’89, a certified urologist under the American Urological Association, recently joined Baptist Health Urology. In his 30 years in the field, Tingle has worked at practices such as Florida Urology Specialists tackling kidney stones, prostate cancer and more. In addition to earning his medical degree from UF, Tingle completed his residency in urology at UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville.
- Sunil Rohatgi, M.D. ’16, a board-certified oncologist and hematologist, recently joined Florida Cancer Specialists and Research Institute. This institution uses clinical trials and research to transform the world of oncology care. Rohatgi was recognized for the precise and in-depth training he received through medical school and how it has prepared him to tackle a wide range of oncologic therapies.
- Constance Katsafanas, M.D., who completed her neurology residency training at UF Health – Jacksonville, was named the program director of Florida Atlantic University Schmidt College of Medicine’s Neurology Residency Program. Residents of the program train at Boca Raton Regional Hospital.
Are you a Gator graduate with news to share? Email recent achievements and advancements to the UF College of Medicine communications team at med-comms@ufl.edu for recognition in the next quarterly roundup.
