Greg S Westwood

Greg S Westwood, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor & Medical Director

Department: MD-HOSPITAL MEDICINE DIVISION
Business Phone: (352) 542-0068
Business Email: gregwest@ufl.edu

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.
2006
Molecular and immunological characterization of allergens from the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana.
Clinical and molecular allergy : CMA. 4 [PMID] 16995945.
2005
Allergens of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana.
Clinical and molecular allergy : CMA. 3(1) [PMID] 15644142.
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.

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