Frank A Orlando, MD, FAAFP

Frank Orlando, MD, completed two years of general surgery residency and then a two-year surgical oncology fellowship, after which he changed specialties to family medicine because of his desire for life-long patient relationships. He is a clinical associate professor in the Department of Community Health and Family Medicine were he has been a primary care physician since 2013 and the Medical Director of UF Health Family Medicine – Springhill since 2021. He teaches both clinical and didactic course at the College of Medicine and is Faculty Advisor to three undergraduate student organizations. He is Co-Investigator on several research grants and studies, and his current research interests are COVID-19, wellness, cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, pharmacogenetics, chronic pain management, and social determinants of health.

In 2023, Dr. Orlando became a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians and an Associate Editor of Family Medicine and Primary Care, a specialty section of Frontiers in Medicine. He has served on the North American Primary Care Research Group Committee on Advancing the Science of Family Medicine - Practice-Based Research Networks since 2024. He is active in local community health projects, including Southcare Community Wellness Program, an Alachua non-profit organization, where he is a medical advisor. He does triathlons for health and enjoys spending quality time with his wife and daughter.