My bio
My name is W. Patrick Duff, MD, and I am a professor at the University of Florida Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. I also serve as an associate dean for student affairs for the UF College of Medicine. Before I pursued medicine, I attended college at Harvard University and then earned a Master of Public Administration at the University of Virginia. Afterward, I changed career plans and entered medical school at Georgetown University, beginning a long service obligation with the U.S. Army. While in military service, I completed residency training in obstetrics and gynecology at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and fellowship training in maternal-fetal medicine at the University of Texas at San Antonio. I have served as a faculty member at three of the Army’s major teaching centers: Walter Reed, Letterman and Madigan. I completed my military service as director of obstetrics at Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, Washington, and retired from active duty, accepting a faculty position in the UF Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine.
Some of my clinical interests include amniocentesis, preeclampsia and eclampsia, fetal heart monitoring, folic acid and birth defect prevention, gestational diabetes, vaginal bleeding in pregnancy, miscarriage and stillbirth.
Board certifications
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Obstetrics and Gynecology
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Education
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Fellowship - Maternal/Fetal Medicine
University of Texas, 1983
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Residency - Obstetrics and Gynecology
Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 1978
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Medical Degree
Georgetown University, 1974
My areas of focus
- Amniocentesis
- Cord blood testing
- Eclampsia
- Episiotomy
- Fetal heart monitoring
- Folic acid and birth defect prevention
- Gestational diabetes
- Gestational diabetes diet
- HELLP syndrome
- Hyperemesis gravidarum
- Infectious diseases
- Intrauterine growth restriction
- Miscarriage
- Miscarriage - threatened
- Placenta abruption - definition
- Placenta previa
- Placental insufficiency
- Polyhydramnios
- Preeclampsia
- Pregnancy - health risks
- Pregnancy and the flu
- Pregnancy and Care During Labor & Delivery
- Quadruple screen test
- Small for gestational age (SGA)
- Stillbirth
- Ultrasound pregnancy
- Vaginal bleeding in pregnancy
Specialties
Subspecialties
Gender
Male
Accomplishments
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David A. Paulus Award for Clinical Excellence
UF College of Medicine, 2017
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Exemplary teacher
UF College of Medicine, 2016-2017
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Exemplary Teacher
UF College of Medicine, 2007-2014
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Hippocratic Award
UF College of Medicine, 2007
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Hippocratic Scholars Award
UF College of Medicine, 2007
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Award for Sustained Excellence in Medical Education
Society of Teaching Scholars, 2005
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Clinical Science Teacher of the Year
UF College of Medicine, 2002-2005
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Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teacher Award
Alpha Omega Alpha, 2001
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Hippocratic Award
UF College of Medicine, 1999
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Clinical Science Teacher of the Year
UF College of Medicine, 1997-1998
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Clinical Science Teacher of the Year
UF College of Medicine, 1994-1995
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Teacher- Scholar of the Year
University of Florida, 1994-1995
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Hippocratic Award
UF College of Medicine, 1991