DR. TIMOTHY C. FLYNN is senior associate dean for clinical affairs at the University of Florida College of Medicine and chief medical officer for Shands at UF. Dr. Flynn collaborates with department chairs, clinical faculty and hospital staff to achieve the highest-quality patient-centered care for hospitalized patients. He also serves as a point person for planning and implementing quality and patient safety initiatives, areas he has focused on throughout his career at the College of Medicine, and especially in his prior role as interim senior associate dean for clinical affairs in the UF College of Medicine. As the Shands at UF chief medical officer, Dr. Flynn has a reporting relationship to Shands CEO Timothy Goldfarb. He is a member of the hospital's senior management team, collaborating closely with Edward Jimenez, chief operating officer and senior vice president for Shands at UF, and Irene Alexaitis, M.S.N., R.N., NEA-BC, chief nursing officer and vice president for Nursing and Patient Services Shands at UF. In his 28 years with the college, Dr. Flynn has filled a number of leadership roles, including chief of surgery at the Malcolm Randall Veterans Affairs Medical Center, program director for the general surgery residency and associate dean for graduate medical education. A professor of surgery, he has distinguished himself nationally in graduate medical education and academic surgery. He is chair of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education's board of directors. , he is past chair of the American College of Surgeons Board of Governors and past chair of the American Board of Surgery. He is the former president of the Association of Program Directors in Surgery and the Association of VA Surgeons. Dr. Flynn has a bachelor's degree in zoology from Louisiana State University and earned his medical degree from the Baylor College of Medicine with honors before joining the U.S. Navy. After his Navy service, he completed his residency at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston and then served as an assistant professor there for four years before joining UF in 1984.
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Education Background
RESIDENCY
United States Naval Medical Center
MEDICAL SCHOOL
Baylor College Of Medicine - 1974
Location & Hours
Uf Health Surgical Specialists
1600 SW Archer Rd Rm 6164, Gainesville, FL 32610
Mon:8:00 am - 5:00 pm Tue:8:00 am - 5:00 pm Wed:8:00 am - 5:00 pm Thu:8:00 am - 5:00 pm Fri:8:00 am - 5:00 pm Sat:Closed Sun:Closed
Specialties Treated
Vascular Surgery
Critical Care Medicine
Insurance Accepted
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