EddieNeedhamMDFAAFP

Program Director and Academic Chairman, AdventHealth Winter Park Family Medicine Residency Program Professor - UCF COM Professor - LLU COM

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Office
1201 1st St S
Ste 100A
Winter Haven, FL 33880
Phone+1 863-280-6080

Fax+1 863-229-7587

Summary

Eddie Needham, MD, FAAFP
Program Director and Academic Chairman, AdventHealth Winter Park Family Medicine Residency; Clinical Professor, University of Central Florida College of Medicine; Clinical Associate Professor, Florida State University College of Medicine

Dr. Needham has been a program director for 20 years. In 2017, He received the Gold Level Program Director award from the Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors for his years of leadership and experience. He has been a requested speaker at the American Academy of Family Physician’s annual Family Medicine Experience for over ten years, as well as speaking for the Georgia and Florida Academy of Family Physicians for over 20 years.

Dr. Needham practices full-service family medicine, providing care from “conception to resurrection.” In October 2018, he received the AAFP’s Conference Chair of the Year award for his leadership in the AAFP’s Cardiovascular Medicine Conference. He has received both the 2013 Full-Time Florida Family Physician Educator award as well as the 2007 Georgia Academy of Family Physicians Teacher of the Year. It is his joy and passion to teach students of medicine the wonders of the human body and spirit. He loves his wife of 35 years, his five children (and now three granddaughters), the rigors of outdoor exercise, the wonder and surprise of fishing, and mountain top experiences with friends.

Education & Training

Tripler Army Medical CenterResidency, Family Medicine, 1992 - 1995
Tripler Army Medical CenterInternship, Department of Family Practice, 1992 - 1993
Emory University School of MedicineClass of 1992
Oral Roberts University School of MedicineBS, 1988 - 1989
Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech)Health Care Systems, Industrial and Systems Engineering, 1984 - 1988

Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 2021 - 2025
GA State Medical License 1999 - 2013
HI State Medical License 1994 - 2000
American Board of Family Medicine Family Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

2017 Chair of the Year - Live Activities American Academy of Family Physicians, 2018
Gold Level Program Director's Award Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors, 2017
Physician Leadership Development Course Florida Hospital, 2016
Family Medicine Educator of the Year Florida Academy of Family Physicians, 2013
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
Silver Program Director’s Award Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors, 2012
Outstanding Inpatient Teacher Award; 2005; 2006 EFMRP, 2010
Bronze Program Director’s Award Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors, 2009
Family Medicine Educator of the Year Georgia Academy of Family Physicians, 2007
Master Teachers Program Emory University, 2006
Honorary Master Physician Assistant Degree Emory Physician Assistant Program, 2006
Outstanding Clinical Teacher Award Emory Physician’s Assistant Program, 2006
Graduation Commencement Speaker Emory Physician’s Assistant Program, 2005
Outstanding Teacher Award; 2001 - 2004 EFMRP; Emory Family Practice; Martin Army Community Hospital, 2004
Army Meritorious Service Medal 1999
Army Achievement Medal JCAHO clinic, 1998
Army Superior Unit Award Parke-Davis Teacher Development Award, 1997
Army Achievement Medal Tripler Army Medical Center, Family Practice Residency, 1995
National Defense Service Medal Army Service Ribbon, 1992
Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society Alpha Pi Mu Industrial Engineering Honor Society, 1987
National Merit Scholar Presidential Tuition Scholar, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 1984
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

4 citations
Case Report: Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in a Recently Widowed Woman
Meenakshi Mittal, Eddie Needham
American Family Physician. 2009-11-01
26 citations
Management of acute renal failure.
Eddie Needham
American Family Physician. 2005-11-01

Lectures

Syncope: To Head CT or Not, That is the Question
Top 10 EBM Updates, Physician Wellness, CV Exam, CV Pharma, The Limping Child
Dubai - Emirates Family Medicine Society Conference 2019 - 1/2019
CV Exam, CTD Update, Faculty Development for Speakers
AAFP FMX New Orleans 2018 - 10/2018
Top 10 EBM Updates, Leadership Skills, ABFM Updates, CTD update, Liver enzymes
Dubai Emirates Family Medicine Conference 2018 - 1/2018
Advanced Cardiac Imaging, Connective Tissue Diseases, Liver Enzyme Elevations, Anticoagulation, Care for Caregiver
AAFP FMX 2017 San Antonio - 2017
Heart Failure Update, Connective Tissue Diseases, Liver Enzyme Elevations
AAFP FMX Orlando 2016 - 2016
The Pass Machine Family Medicine Recertification Board Review
The Pass Machine, Rosemont, Illinois - 9/7/2013
Guttate Psoriasis.
Society of Teachers of Family Medicine
Benign Intracranial Hypertension.
GAFP Annual Scientific Assembly
Pacemaker Lead Infection - 2nd place.
GAFP Annual Scientific Assembly
360 Degree Clinic Evaluation Tool.
Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy.
Georgia Academy of Family Physicians
Heart Failure.
American Academy of Family Physicians Annual Scientific Assembly
Using SAMs to achieve competency in medical knowledge.
Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors
Implementation of the Patient.
Georgia Academy of Family Physicians Annual Scientific Assembly
Dermatology Update.
North Dakota Academy of Family Physicians Winter Meeting
BPH and Prostatitis.
American Academy of Family Physicians Annual Scientific Assembly
Fluids and Electrolytes.
American Academy of Family Physicians Annual Scientific Assembly
Cardiac Stress Testing.
American Academy of Family Physicians Annual Scientific Assembly
Disorders of Cardiac Function.
American Academy of Family Physicians Annual Scientific Assembly
Thrombolytics.
American Academy of Family Physicians Annual Scientific Assembly
Connective Tissues Disorders Update.
American Academy of Family Physicians Annual Scientific Assembly
Hematuria.
American Academy of Family Physicians Annual Scientific Assembly
Valvular Heart Disease.
American Academy of Family Physicians Annual Scientific Assembly
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Other

Cardiac Testing.
Needham E, SAM Pearls, FP Audio 400
Essentials Monograph.
Vandervoort R, Keehbauch J, Lee E, Koo D, Needham E, Endocrine Conditions, FP
The Family Doctor as Preceptor.
Needham E, Florida Family Physician
Heart Failure: Acute Decompensation/Hospital-based care.
Needham E, SAM Pearls, FP Audio 382
Heart Failure: Treatment Devices and Transplantation.
Needham E, SAM Pearls, FP Audio 381
Heart Failure: Stage-Based Treatment.
Needham E, SAM Pearls, FP Audio 380
Heart Failure: Definitions and Classifications.
Needham E, SAM Pearls, FP Audio 379
The Mysterious Runny Nose.
CSF Leak, Wedderburn Y, Lee T, Needham E, American Academy of Family Physicians Annual Scientific Assembly
Innovative Use of Technology.
Sasse E, Koo D, Needham E, American Academy of Family Physicians Annual Scientific Assembly
Pantoea Infection during pregnancy.
Al Achkar M, Koo D, Needham E, et al, American Women's Medical Association Spring Conference - third place
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Committees

Board Member, Primary Care Committee Chair, AdventHealth Physicians Network (CIN) 2017 - 2021
Member, Committee on Professional Development, FAFP 2014 - 2019
Chair, Residency Director's Council, FAFP 2013 - 2014