USF Plastic Surgery Division

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.

As a clinical audiologist, I strive to provide comprehensive, patient-centered care for individuals using evidence-based, best practices.

Dr. Katlaps received his medical degree from the Medical Academy of Latvia, completed general surgery training at Stanford University Medical Center and his cardiothoracic surgery fellowship at Medical College of Virginia. Dr. Katlaps completed a second fellowship in Europe at the Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, UK, where he gained extensive knowledge in heart and lung transplantation, ventricular assist devices, complex aortic and mitral valve surgery, and minimally invasive surgery. Dr. Katlaps then accepted a position at Medical College of Virginia, now VCUHS, serving as the Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Director of Programs of Heart and Transplantation and Mechanical Assist Devices at McGuire Richmond VAMC. He has served on boards of several professional organizations, including two terms as the Chairman of the Transplant Surgery Advisory Board at the Department of Veteran Affairs National Surgery Office.

Patricia J. Emmanuel, M.D., operates as Chief of TGH Children's Hospital and as the Lewis A. Barness Professor and Chair of the Pediatrics Department at USF Health Morsani College of Medicine. Dr. Emmanuel obtained her medical degree from the University of Florida College of Medicine and a fellowship in infectious diseases from the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine. Dr. Emmanuel is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics for pediatric infectious diseases & pediatrics and is the former president of the Hillsborough Country Pediatric Society. Dr. Emmanuel's dedication to her patients has been recognized in the forms of her leadership and knowledge as she has received the President's Women's Leadership Award from USF Women's Status Committee and was featured in the Monograph for an Expert Guide on Children and Families.