Internal Medicine

Internal Medicine Faculty

George J. Caranasos, M.D. George J. Caranasos, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Division of Internal Medicine
University of Florida College of Medicine
PO Box 100277
Gainesville, FL 32610-0277

Educational Background:

Degree
Program		 Institution Field/Specialty
B.S. St. Peter’s College (Jersey City, NJ)  
M.D. John Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD)  
Medicine Internship and Residency Johns Hopkins Hospital (Baltimore, MD)  
Research Associate Johns Hopkins University (Calcutta, India)  
Chief Resident University of Florida (Gainesville, FL)  
Fellow University of Florida (Gainesville, FL) Psychosomatic

Certifications and Licensures

  • American Board in Internal Medicine
  • CAQ Geriatric Medicine
  • Florida Medical License

Membership in Professional Societies

  • American College of Physicians
  • Society of General Internal Medicine
  • Southern Medical Association
  • Florida Medical Association
  • Johns Hopkins Medical and Surgical Association
  • American Geriatrics Society
  • Florida Geriatrics Society
  • Gerontological Society of America
  • Florida Council on Aging
  • National Council on Aging

Awards and Honors (selected)

  • Alpha Omega Alpha
  • Phi Beta Kappa
  • Most Noble Order of the Flea-University of Florida
  • Endowed Chair: The Ruth S. Jewett of Professor of Medicine in Geriatrics 
  • Listed in Best Doctors in America (1994-1998)
  • How to find the Best Doctors: Florida 2000
  • Guide to America Top Physicians
  • Excellence in Teaching Award, University of Florida College of Medicine

Publications (selected)

  • Caranasos GJ. Prevalence of cancer in older persons living at home and in institutions. Med. Clin North Amer 1997; 13(1): 15-31
  • Caranasos, GJ. Can anything stop Alzheimer’s disease? IM-Internal Medicine 1999: 20(4): 14-24.
  • Caranasos GJ. Medical approach to the elderly.  In: Delafuente JC, Stewart RB, eds. Therapeutics in the Elderly (3rd ed.). Cincinnati: Harvey Whitey Books: 2000.
  • Caranasos GJ. Recognizing medical problems in dementia patients. In: Caring for the Older Adult IV (CD recording). University of Florida Geriatric Education Center, July 2004.
  • Caranasos GJ. Levy body dementia. In: Caring for the Older Adult V (CD recording). University of Florida Geriatric Education Center, July 2005.

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