Florida Perinatal Quality Collaborative

Located at:

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General Contact Information

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The Florida Perinatal Quality Collaborative is located at The Lawton and Rhea Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies within the University of South Florida's College of Public Health.


Chiles Center

Primary Business Address:

3111 East Fletcher Avenue
Tampa, FL 33613-4660

Phone: 813-974-8888
Fax: 813-974-8889
Email: fpqc@health.usf.edu

Staff

William M. Sappenfield, MD, MPH, CPH

FPQC Director
Chairman, Department of Community and Family Health
Director, Chiles Center 
USF College of Public Health

John S. Curran, MD

FPQC Founding Director
Associate Vice President, USF Health
Senior Executive Associate Dean, Faculty and Academic Affairs
USF Health Morsani College of Medicine

Linda A. Detman, PhD

FPQC Associate Director for Programs & Operations 
Research Associate
Chiles Center 
USF College of Public Health
ldetman@health.usf.edu

Maya Balakrishnan, MD, CSSBB

FPQC Associate Director for Clinical & Quality Management 
USF Health Morsani College of Medicine  
mbalakri@health.usf.edu

Emily A. Bronson, MA, MPH, CPH

FPQC Quality Improvement Analyst
Chiles Center 
USF College of Public Health
ebronso1@health.usf.edu

Bobbi Rose, MA, MPH

Conference Coordinator
Chiles Center
USF College of Public Health
brose@health.usf.edu

Estefania Rubio, MD, MPH, CPH

FPQC Data Analyst 

Chiles Center
USF College of Public Health
erubio1@health.usf.edu

Chinyere Reid, MBBS, MPH

FPQC Doctoral Student Research Assistant
Chiles Center
USF College of Public Health
cnreid@health.usf.edu

Clinical Consultants

Annette Phelps, ARNP, MSN

FPQC Perinatal Nursing Consultant
annettephelps.ap@gmail.com

Ivonne Hernandez, PhD, RN, IBCLC

FPQC Nursing Consultant
Assistant Professor
USF College of Nursing
ihernand@health.usf.edu

Betsy Wood, BSN, MPH

FPQC Nursing Consulant
betsywood100@gmail.com

Karen Fugate

Quality Specialist
Tampa General Hospital
Tampa, FL

Douglas E. Hardy, MD 

FPQC Clinical Lead
Clinical Director, NICU
Winnie Palmer Hospital
Orlando, FL
dehardy57@icloud.com

Julie Zemaitis DeCesare, MD

FPQC Clinical Lead  
Associate Professor
University of Florida College of Medicine
Pensacola, FL

Karen Bruder, MD, FACOG
FPQC Clinical Lead 
Associate Professor
USF Health Morsani College of Medicine
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Tampa, FL

Judette M. Louis, MD, MPH 

FPQC Clinical Lead 
Assistant Professor
USF Health Morsani College of Medicine
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
USF College of Public Health
Department of Community and Family Health
Tampa, FL

Rachel Rapkin, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor, Ob/Gyn, USF Health Morsani College of Medicine
Investigator, Family Planning
Staff Physician, Planned Parenthood
Tampa, FL

Karen E. Harris, MD, MPH 

Chairman
District XII American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Gainesville, FL