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About Greg S Westwood

Greg Westwood, MD, PhD, is board-certified in family medicine and serves as the medical director for UF Health Family Medicine – Old Town. Dr. Westwood received his medical degree from SABA University and completed his family medicine residency at UF College of Medicine.

Dr. Westwood chose to pursue family medicine because of the diversity of patients, pathologies, and career opportunities found only in this specialty. He also has his PhD in microbiology and cell science from UF. He worked as a post-doctoral research fellow at Duke University Medical Center, department of pathology. He has several publications from this experience and his most recent one on the role of mast cells in inflammatory bowel disease and inflammation-associated Colorectal neoplasia.

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught

2018

MDT7100 Elect Top/Community

2018

MDC7124 Family Med/Geriatrics

Board Certifications

Family Medicine

American Board Family Medicine

Clinical Profile

Specialties

Family Medicine

Areas of Interest

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Healthy living
Preventive health care

Publications

2010

Role of mast cells in inflammatory bowel disease and inflammation-associated colorectal neoplasia in IL-10-deficient mice.

PloS one. 5(8) [DOI] 10.1371/journal.pone.0012220. [PMID] 20808919.

59 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site

2006

Molecular and immunological characterization of allergens from the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana.

Clinical and molecular allergy : CMA. 4 [PMID] 16995945.

8 citations · PubMed

2005

Allergens of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana.

Clinical and molecular allergy : CMA. 3(1) [PMID] 15644142.

15 citations · PubMed

2004

Pathogenicity of entomopathogenic fungi Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae to Ixodidae tick species Dermacentor variabilis, Rhipicephalus sanguineus, and Ixodes scapularis.

Journal of medical entomology. 41(4):705-11 [PMID] 15311464.

87 citations · PubMed

Education

Residency – Family Medicine

2013-2016 · University of Florida

Doctor of Medicine

2009-2013 · SABA University School of Medicine

Doctor of Philosophy, Microbiology and Cell Science

2000-2006 · College of Agriculture, University of Florida

Bachelors of Science

1996-2000 · University of Southern Utah

Contact Details

Phones:

Business:: (352) 542-0068

Emails:

Business:: gregwest@ufl.edu

Addresses:

Business Mailing:: PO Box 100383
GAINESVILLE FL 32610
Business Street:: 25827 SE HIGHWAY 19
OLD TOWN FL 32680

Greg S Westwood, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor & Medical Director