Physician Spotlight: Gators’ Top Doc on Journey From Playing Sports to Treating Athletes
Kevin Farmer, MD, is an orthopaedic surgeon and a professor at the University of Florida Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine. He also serves as a…

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Jenna Allanson recently joined UF Health’s marketing team after a career as an event planner. Before working in the event space, she was an intern for the public relations team at the University of South Carolina Athletic Department where she served on the communications team for major events such as NCAA March Madness and Southeastern Conference Media Days and Championships.
Jenna’s primary role is to provide strategic marketing planning and support to multiple service lines including Neuromedicine, Orthopaedics, Gynecology and Oncology. Outside of work, Jenna enjoys time with her family and dogs, writing and taking impromptu trips to St. Augustine. As a published author, Jenna is excited to utilize her writing skills to assist health care communications to promote UF Health’s mission.
Kevin Farmer, MD, is an orthopaedic surgeon and a professor at the University of Florida Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine. He also serves as a…
Senior athlete Cecil Cordell won five gold medals at the Alaska International Senior Games in Fairbanks, Alaska, this August. His success came after he had hip…
As a newlywed, Robyn Broxton enjoyed crossing off bucket list items with her husband. Now, as a mother to two daughters, she enjoys finding fun, memorable…
More than 900,000 adults in the United States are living with multiple sclerosis, according to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. The multiple sclerosis…
Sherry Jennings and her husband, Mike, relocated to Florida from Tennessee. Looking for a change of scenery to kick-start their retirement, they scoured the…
Meet Richard “Rich” Rollins, a spirited 70-year-old retiree who relocated to The Villages all the way from upstate New York. Rich and his wife, Cassandra,…
Trigeminal neuralgia is a challenging condition that can cause excruciating pain in the face. The condition affects the trigeminal nerve, which is responsible…
In February 2023, the UF Health Center of Excellence in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery program earned its Center of Excellence in Minimally Invasive…
Deanna McVay is a Gainesville native, a mom to three children and an avid runner who participated in her first marathon at age 33. While training for her first…
Ann Scanlon started running as a means to lose weight. After making it a part of her daily routine, running became one of her hobbies, along with watching New…
When Marvin Sanders first received the diagnosis of prostate cancer, he laughed to keep himself from crying. “I was scared and I was shocked,” Marvin said.…
In 1997, Jane Masterson received notice that her bank had rejected her check because her handwritten signature had become illegible. “I also noticed when I…