Erika Abel, MD

Program Director- Pediatrics Residency, Internal Medicine, Morsani College of Medicine

Assistant Director-Teams Center for Simulation, Morsani College of Medicine

Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine, Morsani College of Medicine

Contact Info

• 5 Tampa General Circle
  HMT 750
  Tampa FL 33606
• Academic Email: esabel2@usf.edu
• Academic Phone: (813) 844-3397
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Education

Biography

Dr. Erika Abel graduated from the University of South Florida (USF) Medical School in 2003. She completed her combined Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Residency training in 2007 after being inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society. Dr. Abel's passion for medical education prompted her to join the USF faculty, where she now serves as an Associate Professor and the Med-Peds Program Director. She has played an instrumental role in training and developing the next generation of healthcare professionals, and she has been recognized multiple times by residents for her outstanding teaching. Her clinical service has been in the field of hospital medicine, through which she has taken on multiple leadership roles that have advanced quality and patient safety at Tampa General Hospital, where she serves as a Medical Staff Officer.

Awards/Honors

• Nathan Marcus Award for Academic Excellence (. - 2007)
• Pediatric Leadership and Advocacy Award (. - 2007)

Memberships

• . (American Academy of Pediatrics, 2014 - Present)
• . (American Medical Association, 2014 - Present)
• . (American College of Physicians, 2014 - Present)

Recent Publications

• Taylor SP, Ledford R, Palmer V, Abel E. We need to talk: an observational study of the impact of electronic medical record implementation on hospital communication. BMJ quality & safety. 23(7) : 584-8, 2014.
• Taylor S, Taylor B, Ledford R, & Abel E. Electronic Medical Record and Communication in the Hospital. (Meeting Abstract) CHEST Journal. 144(4) : 577A-577A, 2013.
• Edwards C, Diveronica M, Abel E. Epidural abscess caused by Mycobacterium abscessus Am J Case Rep. 13: 180-182, 2012.
• Abel ES, Davids BJ, Robles LD, Loflin CE, Gillin FD, Chakrabarti R. Possible roles of protein kinase A in cell motility and excystation of the early diverging eukaryote Giardia lamblia J Biol Chem. 276(13) : 10320-9, 2001.
• Rajyaguru JM, Torres DS, Abel E, Richardson MC, Muszynski MJ. Application of X-ray micrography and imaging to study the effect of gentamicin on Pseudomonas aeruginosa J Antimicrob Chemother. 41(5) : 557-61, 1998.

Positions Held

• Associate Program Director- Pediatrics Residency (Internal Medicine, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida 2007 - 2008)
• Chief Resident (Internal Medicine, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida 2007 - 2007)
• Pediatric Chief Resident (Internal Medicine, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida 2006 - 2007)