R. Whit Curry, Jr., M.D.

CHFM Faculty

R. Whit Curry, Jr., M.D. Professor and Chairman Department of Community Health and Family Medicine 1600 SW Archer Road Suite N107 Gainesville, FL 32610-3001 (352) 273-5159 Fax: (352) 273-5213 e-mail:curryrw@ufl.edu

Professional Biography

Dr. Curry has been a faculty  member with the Department of Community Health and Family Medicine since 1977  and was appointed as Chairman in 1992. He was Residency Program Director from  1982 to 1991.  He has won several teaching awards as Teacher of the Year,  has been listed in The Best Doctors in America since 1995, and received  certificates of recognition from the American Academy of Family Physicians  Foundation and the Florida Medical Association. Dr. Curry is the medical health  advisor for Health in a Heartbeat, a nationally syndicated radio broadcast; a  reviewer for Journal of the American Board of Family Practice; a member  of the editorial board for the Journal of Family Practice; and medical  editor for various articles and newsletters. Dr. Curry has given numerous  presentations and workshops on various topics on the national, state, and local  level. He has over forty articles published in refereed journals, in addition  to two books, many book chapters, monographs, and a variety of miscellaneous  publications. Dr. Curry is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family  Physicians and American College of Physicians, a member of the Florida Academy  of Family Physicians Board of Directors, a member of the Society of Teachers of  Family Medicine, Chairman of the Student Health Advisory Board, and Medical  Director of Shands Occupational Health Services.

Education/Training

Board Certification

• American Board of Family Physicians
• American Board of Internal Medicine

Clinical Interests

• Cardiology and Diabetes
• General Medicine
• Health Maintenance
• Preventative Services

Recent Publications

• Wilson GR, Curry  RW.  “Subclinical Thyroid Disease,” American Family Physician, Vol.  72, No. 8,
  October 15, 2005, 1517-1526.
• Dewar MA, Curry  RW.  “Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Diagnostic Considerations,” American Family Physician, Vol. 73, No. 4, February 15, 2006, 669-676.
• Tucker CM,  Mirsu-Paun A, Van den Berg JJ, Ferdinand L, Jones JD, Curry RW, Rooks LG, Walter TJ,
  Beato C.  “Assessments for Measuring Patient-Centered Cultural Sensitivity  in Community-Based Primary Care Clinics,” Journal of the National Medical Association, Vol. 99, No. 6, June 2007, 609-619.
• Johnson JA,  Boerwinkle E, Zineh I, Chapman AB, Bailey K,
  Cooper-DeHoffRM, Gums JG, Curry  RW, Gong Y, Beitelshees AL, Schwartz G,
  Turner ST.  “Pharmacogenomics of  antihypertensive drugs: Rationale and
  design of the Pharmacogenomic Evaluation  of Antihypertensive Responses
  (PEAR) Study,” American Heart Journal,  Vol. 157, No. 3, March 2009, 442-449.
• Curry RW, Cotter  SJ, Campbell, KM.  “The University of Florida’s Commitment to Recruit  Family Physicians,” Florida Family Physician, Spring 2009, pg 26-27.