Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

We are essentially a small, high technology company with three product lines - teaching, research and patient care. Our mission is to provide outstanding clinical care, perform world class research, and create an inspirational educational environment for students and residents to improve health care in Florida and throughout the world.

The Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, part of the University of Florida Health Science Center is located on the campus of the University of Florida in Gainesville. The Health Science Center houses within a single, modern integrated facility the College of Medicine, Nursing, Health Related Professions, Pharmacy, Dentistry, and Veterinary Medicine, as well as Shands Hospital.

Welcome to the New Resident Class of 2012

This year our department received 290 applications for our 4 PGY 1 positions. We extended invitations for interviews to 70 applicants and actually interviewed 37 students. Thirty-four applicants were included on our final rank list, and the following four individuals matched in our program. We extend a warm welcome to these new trainees. We are delighted to have them as part of our family.
	Kathryn (Katie) Davis Katie was born in Rockledge, FL, and raised in Merritt Island. Her father is an electrical engineer, and her mother is a computer engineer. Katie completed her undergraduate studies at Wake Forest University where she had an outstanding academic record, maintaining a place on the Dean’s List each semester. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology, with an emphasis in population genetics, magna cum laude. During medical school at the UF, Kathryn participated in the Ob/Gyn Student Interest Group, volunteered at the Equal Access Clinic, and become a founder of Project SMILE—a project encouraging medical students to connect with children undergoing cancer treatment. Katie’s interests include travel, architecture and design, chorus, and sports. She couples matched with Johnathan Davidson, a UF medical student who will complete his residency in Internal Medicine.
	Lindsay Hinson-Knipple Lindsay Hinson-Knipple is a native Floridian from Tallahassee, FL. She graduated summa cum laude from Wingate University with a degree in Biology and minor in Chemistry while competing as a varsity volleyball player. During medical school at Florida State University, she served as clinic coordinator for the FSUCares student organization and was elected Vice President of her class in her second year. She organized and implemented Project Prevent at the local homeless center, which provided preventive screenings and information to residents living there. She also participated in an international medical mission trip to Panama. She was selected as the co-recipient of the College of Medicine’s Distinguished Service Award and was inducted into the Gold Humanism in Medicine Honor Society. Lindsay is married to Shane, a middle school teacher and they have a 5-month old daughter named Riley.
	Laura Kiszkiel Laura was born in Falls Church, VA, but her parents now reside in South Florida where her mother is the Asst Director of Student Affairs at Nova Southeastern Law School and her father is an attorney. Laura completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Notre Dame, earning her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology cum laude. At Tulane University School of Medicine she served as the First Yr Representative to the Executive Board of the Service Learning Council. Her volunteer work includes the Drop In Center of New Orleans (providing reproductive healthcare for adolescents), the Caring Hearts Pediatric Program in Houston (during the Hurricane Katrina displacement), and Camp Boggy Creek in Florida (for children with multiple types of chronic illness). Laura was elected to the Gold Humanism in Medicine Honor Society. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, cooking and entertaining.
	Joseph (Joey) Rose Joey is a native of Pembury in the United Kingdom but grew up in various locals, including Guyana, the British Caribbean, England, New York, New Jersey, and California. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of California at Berkeley, with a double major in Molecular Biology and International Development Studies. As an undergraduate, Joey performed research in the Communicable Disease Surveillance Center in London, worked as an HIV counselor, and served as a research assistant in a genetics laboratory. He entered medical school at the University of Michigan where he independently set up an international medical humanitarian rotation in Guyana and conducted research involving teaching methods for robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Joey describes himself as a “culinary zealot” who enjoys cooking cuisine from any corner of the globe. He is also an avid mountain biker and enjoys hiking and backpacking.