Faculty
Petra Duran-Gehring, MD, RDMSDirector of Emergency Ultrasound
Associate Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Florida College of Medicine- Jacksonville
After completion of medical school at Louisiana State University Health Science Center- New Orleans and an Emergency Medicine residency at the University of Florida- Jacksonville. Dr. Duran-Gehring worked in community practice in Northern California, witnessing the impact of point-of-care ultrasound first hand. She then returned to her alma mater as faculty to spread the gospel of point-of-care ultrasound. She achieved certification through the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers and has created the ultrasound program for the Department of Emergency Medicine. She has lectured nationally and has a passion for medical education, as evidenced by numerous teaching awards. When not teaching ultrasound, she loves spending time with her husband and three little boys.
Andrew Shannon, MD, MPHAssistant Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Florida College of Medicine - Jacksonville.
Fellowship-trained in Emergency Ultrasound w/ interest in graduate medical education, international emergency medicine and public health, and wilderness and austere medicine. Dr. Shannon has lectured and facilitated workshops on emergency medicine ultrasound and procedures both nationally and internationally, and has twice attended Comic-Con San Diego. He tweets sporadically at @AShannonMD.
Andrew Schmidt, DO, MPHDeputy Medical Director, Trauma One
Assistant Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville
Dr Schmidt is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine with a specific focus in pre-hospital medicine. Additionally, he serves as Deputy Medical Director for the Trauma One Flight service. His primary area of interest in teaching and research is drowning resuscitation.
Sinem Sherifalli, MDAssistant Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville
S. Sherifali, M.D. is an Assistant Professor at UF Health Jacksonville and is the Director of the Critical Care/Resuscitation Rotation for the residency program. Her main areas of interest are the utilization of point of care ultrasound, mainly the RUSH and FAST exams in the diagnosis and management of the critically ill patient. She obtained her medical degree from the American University of the Caribbean and completed her residency at St. John Hospital and Medical Center in Detroit, MI. In her spare time she enjoys kickboxing and traveling the world.
Michael Boniface, MDClinical Instructor
Senior Associate Consultant
Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
Michael Boniface, M.D., is a clinical instructor and senior associate consultant in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL. A graduate of the University of Florida College of Medicine, he went on to complete his residency and serve as chief resident at Duke University before returning to UF for a fellowship in Emergency Ultrasound. Within his current institution he serves in the role of Director of Emergency Ultrasound. He co-chairs the education subcommittee of the Academy of Emergency Ultrasound within the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine and is a regular contributor to the ACEP ultrasound newsletter. He is a national speaker on ultrasound education across medical specialties and his research interests include novel educational curricula and quality improvements utilizing bedside sonography.
