Lake Nona Medical Research Council
Officers & Members

Governance Members

  • Edward Ross, MD

    Chair,
    Lake Nona Research Council,
    Chair, Department of Internal Medicine, UCF College of Medicine 407.266.1000 edward.ross@ucf.edu

  • Anthony Magliocco, MD

    Former Chair,
    Lake Nona Research Council;
    Chair, Founder & CEO, Protean BioDiagnostics

  • Adam Golden, MD

    Associate Chief of Staff for Research at Orlando VA

  • Gloria Caulfield

    Vice President of Strategic Alliances,
    Tavistock Development Company;
    Executive Director, Lake Nona Institute

  • Alexandra “Ally” Silverton, MD/MPH

    Chief Medical Officer,
    Tavistock Development Company

Council Members

  • Kenneth Alexander, MD, PhD

    Chief,
    Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Nemours Children’s Hospital;
    Professor of Clinical Sciences, The University of Central Florida College of Medicine

  • Robert A. Bailey, MD

    Senior Director,
    Population Health Research Value and Evidence Scientific Engagement,
    Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC

  • Wendy Brandon, FACHE

    Chief Executive Officer,
    UCF Lake Nona Hospital

  • George Drusano

    Director and Professor,
    Institute for Therapeutic Innovation, University of Florida College of Medicine

  • Matt Flanagan

    Business Development Manager,
    Lake Nona Innovation Hub, 5G|MEC Innovation, Verizon Business Group

  • Matt Foran

    Program Manager;
    Sports and Health Tech Innovation Expert, leAD Sports and Health Tech Partners

  • Adam Golden, MD, MBA

    Geriatric Medicine, Internal Medicine, Orlando VA Medical Center

  • Robert Herzog, M.Ed.

    Vice President,
    Research Institute Orlando, AdventHealth

  • Mary M. Lee, MD

    Appointed Enterprise
    Chief Scientific Officer,
    Nemours Children’s Health System

  • Cathy Lester

    Healthcare & Life Sciences
    Verizon Business Group

  • Michal Mastnerak, MD

    Professor, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences

  • Kirstie McCool

    Executive Director
    GuideWell Innovation

  • Helen Messier, MD PhD

    Chief Medical Officer for Fountain Life

  • Cesar A. Perez, MD

    Director of Drug Development,
    Lake Nona DDU, Sarah Cannon Research Institute at Florida Cancer Specialists; Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Central Florida
    College of Medicine

  • Eric Schrimshaw, PhD

    Chair,
    Population Health Sciences Department
    UCF College of Medicine

  • Nathalie Sonne

    Program and Marketing Director
    leAD Sports and Health Tech Partners

  • Michel Velez, MD

    Hematology/Oncology,
    Florida Cancer Specialists and Research Institute at Lake Nona UCF Cancer Canter

  • Robin K. Wright

    UCF Lake Nona Life Sciences

  • Vonda Wright, MD, MS

    Surgeon & President,
    Hughston Orthopaedics Southeast; Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Central Florida