USF Department of Pulmonary Disease & Critical Care

Dr. Murray graduated from Loyola University Chicago with a bachelors degree in Biochemistry. He obtained his medical degree from Florida State University College of Medicine and Family Medicine Residency at Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg, Florida. He completed a Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship at USF Morsani College of Medicine and has a Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQ) in Sports Medicine. Dr. Murray serves as Team Physician for the Department of Athletics at the University of South Florida and cares for concussion patients at the USF Concussion Center. He also enjoys working as a primary care physician within USF Family Medicine department, seeing athletes ranging from young rookies to seniors with silver sneakers.

I'm currently working as an Assistant Professor in the University of South Florida Physician Assistant Program. On Fridays, I continue to provide care to patients that require same day (acute care) appointments for USF Family Medicine.

Having grown up in Tampa, I am deeply committed to serving our community with expertise and compassion. Inspired by my faith and family, I approach each patient interaction with care. We are privileged to care for our patients; thus my interactions should reflect this honor. Our learners will emulate the care we teach, so our methods will be amplified.

Dr. Hugo Narvarte completed his undergraduate training at Duke University in 1996, and obtained his MD degree from the University of South Florida in 2000. He then moved to Houston, Texas for residency training in Internal Medicine & Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine. He moved back to Tampa and joined the USF faculty in 2005.

His patient care interests include primary care in both general pediatrics and general internal medicine.

I am a dual certified dermatologist and dermatopathologist, with a passion for cutaneous t-cell lymphoma and dermatopathology.

Dr. Kaimal joined the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine in 2022, serving as professor and vice chair of clinical operations for the department of OB-GYN as well as medical director for operations and strategy at the TGH Women’s Institute. She also holds a collaborative appointment at the USF Health College of Public Health.

A nationally recognized academic leader in women’s health, Dr. Kaimal has demonstrated sustained dedication to all three of our mission areas. She has an impressive track record as an NIH-funded researcher, an award-winning educator and mentor and a maternal-fetal medicine specialist with a deep commitment to patient care. She is a collaborative servant leader who has cultivated important innovations and growth that have prepared her well to lead the department.

Dr. Kaimal has published more than 140 peer-reviewed articles and publications and garnered multiple federal (NIH, HRSA and AHRQ) and foundation grants. Her research focuses on optimizing risk-appropriate, patient-centered care in pregnancy, seeking to empower patients as informed medical decision makers and to inform systems-level-interventions to improve patient experience and outcomes. She has an extensive teaching portfolio, ranging from lecturing medical students to serving as a program director for the Massachusetts General Hospital MFM fellowship program. She is the recipient of countless teaching awards.

Dr. Kaimal serves on the board of directors for the Foundation for the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine and is the associate editor for obstetrics of the premier OB-GYN journal, Obstetrics and Gynecology. She serves and has served on numerous committees for the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine and on multiple NIH and the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) grant review panels. She is an examiner for the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and is a fellow of the American Gynecological and Obstetrical Society.

Anjali earned her undergraduate degree from Rice University, graduating summa cum laude, and obtained her MD from Harvard Medical School. She performed her OB-GYN residency training at the Brigham & Women’s/Massachusetts General Hospital integrated program. She then completed a fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine at the University of California San Francisco while also earning a master’s degree in clinical research. She is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha.

Prior to joining USF Health, Dr. Kaimal was an associate professor at Harvard Medical School and a maternal-fetal medicine specialist at Massachusetts General Hospital, where she served as chief of the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, director of the Deborah Kelly Center for Clinical Research in Obstetrics and Gynecology and founding obstetrics director of the Multidisciplinary Fetal Care Program.

Dr. Gieron developed Pediatric Neurology Program at Morsani College of Medicine dedicated to teaching Medical Students, Residents and to provide the highest level of care to patients with a broad range of disorders of the brain, nerves and muscles in children.

Endoscopy enables spine surgeries with quarter-inch incisions, resulting in less trauma to muscles and ligaments. As a result, patients benefit from quicker recovery in outpatient settings. Most disc herniations can now be treated without the need for drilling into the bony elements.

My path to becoming a spine surgeon started during a time marked by complications like infections and spinal instability, even for minor procedures. I concentrated on refining minimally invasive techniques, employing tools like tubular retractors and microscopes, which are currently gaining recognition.

During my residency, I suffered from an L5/S1 herniated disc, which led me to explore even less invasive approaches, such as endoscopy. Learning from pioneers around the world, I subsequently dedicated my fellowship to mastering these techniques.

To the best of my knowledge, I am the sole fellowship-trained endoscopic spine surgeon in the region and am thrilled to introduce this cutting-edge technology to the Tampa area.