Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Of course we couldn't leave out St. Pete's very own Dr. Lufkin!


Dr. Robert Lufkin is from Abington, Pennsylvania and a graduate of Roger Williams College. He attended the Hahnemann Medical School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After medical school he completed residency training at the Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg, Florida. He is a board certified emergency medicine physician and worked at the Largo Medical Center Emergency Department in Largo, Florida for 17 years prior to joining Doctors Express of St. Petersburg in September, 2011.

A 32 year resident of St. Petersburg, Dr. Lufkin has been married for 31 years and has 3 children. His wife,
Loida, is a forensic counselor in the Tampa Bay area. His eldest son, Ariel, is an internal medicine resident physician at Tampa General Hospital. His daughter, Adrienne, is a personal trainer and professional dancer in New York City. His youngest son, Alexander, is an Emergency Medical Technician and Paramedic student.

Dr. Lufkin is active in the community and has participated in the Big Brother, Big Sister program for over 10 years.  He is also a volunteer at the St. Petersburg Free Clinic.

The one and only, our Medical Director...Dr. Hedy

Dr. Hedy Urueta-Mazzilli was raised in the Tampa Bay area and in 1992 returned to her home country, Colombia, to earn her Medical degree from the Pontificia Unviersidad Javeriana.  In 2002, she returned to the U.S. and completed her Family Practice residency program at Aurora Health Care - St. Luke’s Hospital in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She received her Family Practice Board certification in 2008.  It was at this time that Dr. Urueta-Mazzilli decided to dedicate her practice to caring for patients in an urgent care setting. She now serves as the Medical Director of Doctors Express- St. Petersburg.

Dr.
Urueta-Mazzilli and is a member of the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Family Practice, and the Urgent Care Association of America. She is also a volunteer at the St. Petersburg Free Clinic.

Dr.
Urueta- Mazzilli enjoys spending her free time with family, reading and inline skating at the local trails. She believes the way to a patient’s heart is through listening and education of the issues that concern the patient.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

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