Internal Medicine
Faculty
Heather E. Harrell, MD
Associate Professor
Dr. Heather Harrell is a Gainesville native who earned a B.A. in Music and a B.S. in Psychology from the University of Florida in 1991. She went on to earn her M.D. with honors from the same institution in 1995. Her postdoctoral training was in Internal Medicine and primary care at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston, MA. She was board certified in Internal Medicine in 1998. Currently, she is the Clerkship Director for Medicine at the University of Florida. In addition to her many teaching responsibilities, she has a practice in Internal Medicine at the Shands' Medical Plaza. Dr. Harrell is a soloist at the First Presbyterian Church, and avid reader, cook, and gardener. Her research interests focus on the role of the humanities in fostering professionalism and patient-doctor communication.