George Teaford, MD
Psychiatrist, Adult Psychiatrist, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
My bio
Dr. Teaford completed his undergraduate degree at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, earning a bachelors in Psychology with honors. He then completed his premedical coursework at Santa Monica College, while employed as a research coordinator in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of California Los Angeles, contributing to research on a treatment intervention being developed for low frequency drug users at risk for addiction. Dr. Teaford also spent a year working as an operating room assistant at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, GA.
He earned his medical degree at Mercer University School of Medicine in Macon, GA, then moved to Gainesville, FL to complete his psychiatry residency, and child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship training at UF. As a trainee, he engaged in a wide range of professional activities from co-authoring poster presentations and housestaff lectures, to participation in institutional and professional organization committees. After graduation, he joined the UF Department of Psychiatry faculty as an assistant clinical professor. In this role, he supervises resident and fellow clinics, oversees an early psychosis inpatient treatment team at the Shands Psychiatric Hospital, and has a faculty practice that he hopes to grow into a comprehensive first episode psychosis treatment program in the coming years.
Board certifications
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Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
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Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Education
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Fellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
University of Florida, College of Medicine, 2022
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Residency, Psychiatry
University of Florida College of Medicine, 2020
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Doctor of Medicine
Mercer University School of Medicine, 2017
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Bachelor of Arts
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2008
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Associate of Science
Young Harris College, Georgia, 2006
My areas of focus
Gender
Male
Accomplishments
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Exemplary Faculty Teaching Award
University of Florida, Department of Psychiatry, 2023
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Ralph Maurer Award for Excellence in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, 2022
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Quality and Safety Star Award, August
Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, 2021
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Quality and Safety Star Award, February
Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, 2021
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2nd Place, Annual UF Department of Psychiatry Quality Improvement Day
Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, 2018
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Dr. W. Grady Carter Award in Academic Execellence
Department of Psychiatry, Mercer University School of Medicine, 2017