Shands Jacksonville is governed by an 18-member board of directors whose primary responsibility is to support capital investments, the academic mission of the faculty at the University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville and a higher level of patient care.
The board brings together UF and Shands Jacksonville administrators and physicians as well as strong community leaders who support the hospital's mission. This board allows the organization to make decisions more quickly to ensure financial success of the hospital and further Shands Jacksonville's reach in the community.
The Shands family of hospitals - Shands Jacksonville and Shands at the University of Florida - independently operate as closely collaborating "sister" entities with parallel roles, each with its own board and a direct relationship to UF leadership. Their shared mission focuses on the UF Academic Health Center's goals for patients, students and research programs.
Board Members
David S. Guzick, M.D., Ph.D. (Chairman)
Guzick serves as senior vice president for health affairs at the University of Florida and is president of the UF&Shands Health System. He was recruited in 2009 from the University of Rochester, where he had served as dean of the School of Medicine and Dentistry for seven years. Guzick serves as the designee of the president of the University of Florida for all matters related to UF governance of Shands HealthCare on both the Gainesville and Jacksonville campuses and is responsible for setting and implementing the strategic vision for UF&Shands on both campuses by fostering close collaboration between the UF faculty and Shands HealthCare.
James R. Burkhart, M.H.A., FACHE
Burkhart is president and CEO of Shands Jacksonville. He came to the organization as a consultant in 2001 and was named president and administrator in 2003. Burkhart is credited with leading a major financial turnaround of Shands Jacksonville from near bankruptcy in fiscal year 2001 to the achievement of an investment grade rating (Baa1) from Moody's Investor Service six years later. Burkhart was named president and CEO in 2010 as part of the governance restructuring.
Daniel R. Wilson, M.D., Ph.D.
Wilson serves as dean of the University of Florida College of Medicine–Jacksonville and associate vice president for health affairs at the University of Florida. He was recruited in February 2012 from Creighton University, where he served as chair of psychiatry for 11 years, and was a professor of psychiatry, neurology and anthropology.
Samir Y. Array, M.D.
Array is an assistant professor of community health and family medicine at the University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville. He is also the medical director of the UF Baymeadows Family Practice & Pediatric Center. Array is board-certified in geriatric medicine and family medicine.
Ramon D. Bautista, M.D., M.B.A.
Bautista is an associate professor of neurology at the University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville and director of the Shands Jacksonville Comprehensive Epilepsy Program. He is also the clerkship coordinator for student medical education. Bautista is board-certified in neurology and clinical neurophysiology. He currently serves as president of the College of Medicine-Jacksonville Faculty Council.
Theodore A. Bass, M.D.
Bass is a professor of medicine and division chief of cardiology at the University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville. He also serves as program director of the college's Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program and medical director of the Shands Jacksonville Cardiovascular Center. Bass is board-certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease and interventional cardiology.
Richard D. Danford Jr., Ph.D.
Danford has served as president of the Jacksonville Urban League since 1992. Prior to joining the Urban League, he served in the Mayor's Office as director of equal employment for the city of Jacksonville, dean of students and executive assistant to the president at Edward Waters College, and director of Upward Bound at the University of Florida.
Lawrence "Laurie" DuBow
DuBow is chair of HMS Sales and Marketing and is a member of the Healthcare and Bioscience Council of Northeast Florida. He also is a UF College of Pharmacy National Advisory Board member and helps support graduate education at the college through the DuBow Family Foundation. DuBow is a minority owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars. He served on the Super Bowl XXXIX Host Committee, Habijax, the board of trustees of WJCT, the Community Foundation and the Nonprofit Center of Northeast Florida, of which he is the founder.
Linda R. Edwards, M.D.
Edwards is an associate professor of medicine and division chief of general internal medicine at the University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville. Edwards is a board-certified physician specializing in internal medicine. She is also on staff at JaxHATS, a clinic for youth ages 16 to 26 who have chronic medical or developmental problems in Duval, Nassau, Baker, Clay and St. Johns counties. Edwards is past president of the College of Medicine-Jacksonville Faculty Council.
Sidney J. Gefen
Gefen is a retired former owner of Jacksonville businesses Duval Marine and International Productions. He served 10 years as a board member of the University of Florida Faculty Clinic in Jacksonville, and has served as president of the Eric Friedheim Foundation since 2002. He has been honored for his contributions to Florida tourism with the 2010 Lifetime Achievement Award from the UF College of Health and Human Performance.
Nat Glover
Glover is president of Edward Waters College and a former sheriff of Jacksonville. His community involvement has included the Fraternal Order of Police, the Brotherhood of Police Officers and special adviser to the University of North Florida. Glover has earned degrees at Edward Waters College, University of North Florida and the FBI National Academy. He has received Outstanding Alumni Awards from Edward Waters College, University of North Florida and Leadership Jacksonville.
J. Sample Magee, M.D.
Magee is a 30-year medical professional who currently serves patients at Northeast Florida Endocrine and Diabetes Associates. He earned his doctorate in medicine from the University of Pennsylvania and was a fellow in endocrinology at Yale University. He has served as chief of medical staff at Shands Jacksonville and the former Methodist Medical Center. His memberships include the American Diabetes Association, American and Florida Medical Associations and American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists.
Beth McCague
McCague's most recent occupation was executive vice president and chief operating officer of IxReveal Inc. While previously serving as executive vice president at Wachovia Bank NA, McCague also held directorships for wealth management and service excellence. She has served as chair of Daniel Memorial and was a member of the State Board of Administration Investment Advisory Council, and is currently co-chair of the UF Florida Tomorrow capital campaign.
W.A. "Mac" McGriff III
McGriff, a private investor in Jacksonville, graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in business administration and later received UF's Distinguished Alumnus Award. He has served as president of Alliance Mortgage Co. and as a volunteer board member and vice chair of University Medical Center Jacksonville. He was CEO of Shands Jacksonville from 1996 to 1999. He also has served as chair of the UF board of trustees.
Harold S. O'Steen
O'Steen is a pharmacist who owns O'Steen Prescription Center and co-owns O'Steen Automotive Group. He graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in science and pharmacy and is a graduate of the U.S. Navy's Officer Candidate School. He is past president of the Florida Pharmacy Association and past chairman of the University Hospital board of governors, and has served on the Squibb, Upjohn and UF College of Pharmacy National Advisory Boards. He has earned Florida's Abbott Pharmacist of the Year and Jacksonville's Sales and Marketing Association Businessman of the Year.
M. Lynn Pappas, Esq.
Pappas is a lawyer at Pappas Metcalf Jenks & Miller, P.A. and practices in the area of commercial real estate transactions and land use law. She earned her J.D. at the University of Florida and has held positions as chair of the Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce and as a member of the Jacksonville, Florida and American Bar Associations. She also has served on the Fourth Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee.
L. Jerome Spates
Spates retired from the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office in 2004 as director of investigations and homeland security. Before that he was director of corrections and also served as chief of prisons, chief of detectives and chief of community affairs at the Sheriff's Office. Spates is a graduate of Hamilton University and the FBI National Academy.
Christopher R. Williams, M.D.
Williams is an assistant professor of surgery at the University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville. He serves as medical director of robotic surgery and medical director of urologic oncology and research. Board-certified in urology, Williams completed a fellowship in urological oncology at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md.
