Linda R Edwards, M.D.
Associate Professor; Dean, College Of Medicine – Jacksonville; Founder, Program For Adults With Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities
Department:
Medicine – Jacksonville
Business Phone:
(904) 244-3131
Business Email:
linda.edwards@jax.ufl.edu
About Linda R Edwards
Linda Edwards, M.D., is a University of Florida associate professor of medicine and a board-certified internal medicine physician at UF Health Jacksonville. She also serves as dean of the UF College of Medicine – Jacksonville.
Edwards has been with the College of Medicine since 1985. Prior to being appointed dean, she served as senior associate dean for educational affairs, associate chair of the department of medicine, chief of the division of general internal medicine, and medical director for the Program for Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. She also served on the UF Health Jacksonville Board of Directors from 2014 to 2020.
Dr. Edwards received her medical degree at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina, and completed her residency in internal medicine at Jacksonville Health Education Programs in Jacksonville, Florida.
Additional Positions:
Dean
2021 – Current
·
College of Medicine – Jacksonville
Associate Professor
1993 – Current
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University of Florida
Medical Director
2014 – 2021
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Program for Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Senior Associate Dean for Educational Affairs
2013 – 2021
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University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville
Co-Medical Director
2013 – 2014
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Jacksonville Health and Transition Services
Associate Chair
2008 – 2021
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Department of Medicine
Chief
1993 – 2021
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Division of General Internal Medicine
Accomplishments
Lifetime Member
2020
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Duval County Medical Society
University Term Professorship
2017-2018
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University of Florida
Exemplary Teacher Award
2012
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University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville
Karl B. Hanson Sr., M.D., Professor of Internal Medicine
2011
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University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville
Louis. S. Russo Award for Outstanding Professionalism in Medicine
2009
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University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville
Teaching Profile
Courses Taught
2018
MDC7124 Family Med/Geriatrics
Board Certifications
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Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
Clinical Profile
Specialties
- General Internal Medicine
- General Internal Medicine
Subspecialties
- General Internal Medicine
Publications
Academic Articles
2023
Primary Care of Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Clinic: Coordination of Care Challenges.
Southern medical journal.
116(4):355-357
[DOI] 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001535.
[PMID] 37011584.
2023
Screening Echocardiography in Adults with Down Syndrome.
Southern medical journal.
116(5):440-442
[DOI] 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001548.
[PMID] 37137482.
2022
Tuesday’s Teaching Tips-Evaluation and Feedback: A Spaced Education Strategy for Faculty Development.
MedEdPORTAL : the journal of teaching and learning resources.
18
[DOI] 10.15766/mep_2374-8265.11281.
[PMID] 36475014.
2021
A Primary Care Approach to Constipation in Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
Advances in medicine.
2021
[DOI] 10.1155/2021/3248052.
[PMID] 34820456.
2021
Etiology and Management of Behavioral Disorder in Adults With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
Cureus.
13(3)
[DOI] 10.7759/cureus.14221.
[PMID] 33816039.
2021
Management of Muscle Spasms in Adult Patients with Cerebral Palsy.
Southern medical journal.
114(12):777-782
[DOI] 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001335.
[PMID] 34853854.
2021
Osteoporosis in Adult Patients with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Special Considerations for Diagnosis, Prevention, and Management.
Southern medical journal.
114(4):246-251
[DOI] 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001231.
[PMID] 33787940.
2021
Sleep Disordered Breathing in Adults with Cerebral Palsy: What Do We Know So Far?
Southern medical journal.
114(6):339-342
[DOI] 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001264.
[PMID] 34075423.
2021
Tuesdays Are Great for Teaching Tips: A Spaced Education Strategy for Faculty Development.
Journal of graduate medical education.
13(3):434-435
[DOI] 10.4300/JGME-D-20-01249.1.
[PMID] 34178279.
2021
Upper Gastrointestinal Disorders in Adult Patients with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
Cureus.
13(6)
[DOI] 10.7759/cureus.15384.
[PMID] 34094790.
2020
Gynecological Care and Contraception Considerations in Women with Cerebral Palsy.
Southern medical journal.
113(11):549-552
[DOI] 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001170.
[PMID] 33140107.
2019
Magnesium Supplementation in Vitamin D Deficiency.
American journal of therapeutics.
26(1):e124-e132
[DOI] 10.1097/MJT.0000000000000538.
[PMID] 28471760.
2012
Asymmetric Arthritis in a Patient With Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Journal of Investigative Medicine.
60
2010
Using multiple sources of data to assess the prevalence of diabetes at the subcounty level, Duval County, Florida, 2007.
Preventing chronic disease.
7(5)
[PMID] 20712935.
2009
An unusual presentation of Burkitt lymphoma.
Southern medical journal.
102(9):961-2
[DOI] 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3181b08d9c.
[PMID] 19668043.
2008
National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Conference statement: hydroxyurea treatment for sickle cell disease.
Annals of internal medicine.
148(12):932-8
[PMID] 18458271.
2008
NIH consensus development statement on hydroxyurea treatment for sickle cell disease.
NIH consensus and state-of-the-science statements.
25(1):1-30
[PMID] 18309362.
Education
Internal Medicine Residency
1984
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Jacksonville Health Education Programs (JHEP)
Doctor of Medicine
1981
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East Carolina University
Contact Details
Phones:
- Business:
- (904) 244-3131
Emails:
- Business:
- linda.edwards@jax.ufl.edu
Administrative Specialist III:
Addresses:
- Business Mailing:
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655 W 8TH ST
INTERNAL MEDICINE
JACKSONVILLE FL 322096511 - Business Street:
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655 W 8TH ST
INTERNAL MEDICINE
JACKSONVILLE FL 322096511