Home Faculty Residents Photos Program Applicant FAQ's Benefits Bayfront Medical Center Location Sports Medicine Fellowship Medical Student Rotations	Faculty Dr. David Parrish, M.D.   David Parrish, M.S., M.D. FAAFP became Director of the Family Medicine Residency Program in November 2001 and has served as Faculty in the residency program since 1987. Dr. Parrish received his B.S. in Education from Alabama’s Auburn University in 1970 and a Masters Degree from UAB in Pathology in 1979. He graduated from the University of Alabama Medical School in Birmingham in 1981, and then spent three years in the Family Medicine Residency Program at the U.S. Naval Hospital in Pensacola. He was a U.S. Navy Family Physician for two years at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and later served as Director of Residency Training at the Naval Hospital in Charleston. At Bayfront he has coordinated resident recruiting, has lead in the development of residents’ procedural skills including maternal care and delivery, and continues to be active at All Children’s Hospital next door. He has served on multiple boards and committees locally and nationally including the Pinellas County Medical Association, Florida Academy of Family Physicians, and Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors. He served two terms as Chief of the Medical Staff at Bayfront. Dr. Parrish holds a Certificate of Added Qualifications in Sports Medicine, completed the National Institute for Program Director Development, is AHA ACLS Affiliated Faculty and National Advisory Faculty for ALSO. Dr Parrish has numerous publications and is a well know speaker locally as well as nationally. His many outside interests include scuba diving, jogging and hiking. John W. Carnes, Ph.D.   Associate Director of the Family Medicine Residency Program, Dr. Carnes, is a graduate of Hanover College and Miami University. He received his doctorate in Behavioral Medicine from Indiana State University. His current interests are in the areas of dementia, affective disorders and trauma. Dr. Carnes came to the residency program in 1985 with an impressive background. He served for six years as an Assistant Director of the Union Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program in Terra Haute, Indiana, as well as serving as co-chairman of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine’s Task Force on Behavioral Science. In addition to serving as Associate Director and Director of Behavioral Medicine at Bayfront Family Medicine Residency Program, Dr. Carnes is also the Director of Medical Education. In this role, he coordinates continuing medical education and is a liaison with the University of South Florida College of Medicine. Despite his hectic schedule, Dr. Carnes finds time for his family, gardening (with impressive roses), woodworking, and an occasional fried seafood platter. W. Michael Brown, M.D   Dr. Brown joined the Family Medicine Residency Program in July, 1996 and currently serves as Associate Director and the Director of Pediatrics. Dr. Brown received his B.S. degree in Biology with honors from Milligan College, Tennessee in 1984. He then completed two years of post-baccalaureate studies at the University of Florida, Gainesville. Dr. Brown received his M.D. degree from the University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa in 1990. He then completed a three year pediatric residency at All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, followed by an additional year as Chief Resident / Junior Attending in 1994. Dr. Brown then spent the next two years as the Chief Physician and Staff Pediatrician at the Johhnie Ruth Clarke Health Center. Along with his extensive background in pediatrics and family medicine, Dr. Brown has deep roots in St. Petersburg. Born at Mound Park Hospital (later known as Bayfront Medical Center), he was raised in St. Petersburg and has continued his career here, helping to educate and heal the members of his own community. In addition to his teaching responsibilities at Bayfront, Dr. Brown also lectures locally, statewide, and nationally on numerous topics in pediatrics as well as participating annually in multiple pediatric research activities. In what spare time he has, Dr. Brown enjoys his family (first and foremost), along with swimming, skiing (both water and snow), and golf. Candice C. Linton, M.D.   After receiving her Masters degree in education at the University of Florida, Dr. Linton taught high school science prior to entering medical school. She received her M.D. degree from the University of South Florida College of Medicine and completed her residency at Bayfront Medical Center where she served as chief resident. She was in private practice at Bayfront’s Family Practice Associates prior to returning to the Bayfront Family Medicine Residency Program in April 1998 as an Assistant Director. Dr. Linton lives in St. Petersburg with her two sons. Her interests include family activities, entertaining friends, and home projects. Arnold M. Ramirez, M.D.   Arnold M. Ramirez, M.D. is a family physician and sports medicine specialist in the Tampa Bay area. He currently serves as the Director of the Sports Medicine Fellowship Program and Center for Sports Medicine at Bayfront Medical Center. He is a graduate of the University of Toronto and received his medical degree in 1995 at the University of Health Sciences/The Chicago Medical School. He completed his medical residency in Family Medicine in 1998 and fellowship in Sports Medicine in 1999 both at Bayfront Medical Center. In 2003 he completed a Faculty Development Fellowship at Michigan State University. He is board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and holds a Certificate of Added Qualification in Sports Medicine. Dr. Ramirez also holds academic appointments at the University Of South Florida College Of Medicine as Affiliate Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and at Florida State University College of Medicine as Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Rural Health. On numerous occasions Dr. Ramirez has been invited to speak both nationally and internationally. He has served as team physician for the NHL with the Tampa Bay Lightning and currently serves as team physician for the University of South Florida and Eckerd College. Dr. Ramirez has been recognized several times as one of the “Best Doctors in America” as chosen by his peers. Outside interests include hockey, golf, and music. Karen Bigby, M.D.   Dr. Bigby joined the Faculty as Assistant Director in 2004. She received a B.S. in Biology in 1985 from William Smith College located in Geneva, N.Y. She earned her M.D. from State University of NY Health Sciences Center Syracuse in 1992. She completed her residency in Family Medicine in 1995 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Syracuse NY. She completed a fellowship in Faculty Development at UNC - Chapel Hill in 2006. She ran a large successful private practice in St. Petersburg for 9 years before joining the faculty. She brings a wealth of private practice experience to the residency and is now in charge of the practice management curriculum and is also the Medical Director of the Family Health Center, 3rd floor. She is the Vice-chair of the Family Medicine Department at Bayfront Medical Center. Dr. Bigby has been an annual speaker at the Bayfront African -American Forum since 1999 and was a professional consultant for Channel 8’s "Irene Mayer’s Health Team". She is married and has two children, Jamilla, a well accomplished student and budding poet and Charles, a champion in Tai Kwan Do. In her spare time she enjoys cooking Caribbean foods and spending time with her family. Lorna Fountain, M.D.   Dr. Lorna Fountain is a recent addition to the faculty, joining in July of 2007. She has been a native to the Tampa Bay Area since the 1980s. She graduated from Eckerd College with a Bachelor in Science degree, the University of South Florida College of Medicine with her M.D. degree, and is a graduate of the Bayfront Family Medicine Residency. During her residency she was chief resident. Dr. Fountain just completed a Faculty Development Fellowship through Michigan State University, where she focused on curriculum development. Dr. Fountain and her husband have one child, four cats, and a dog. She enjoys swimming, baking, painting, and classical music. Ajoy Kumar, M.D.   Dr. Ajoy Kumar is the newest edition to the faculty and is a recent graduate of the Bayfront Medical Center Family Medicine Residency. Prior to his residency, Dr. Kumar worked in the field of live remote television sports production while completing his B.A. in Psychology in 1997 from North Carolina State University. After a brief stint at IBM, Dr. Kumar received his M.D. at Ross University School of Medicine. During his residency Dr. Kumar has taken part in numerous residency activities such as the annual Great American Teach-In and the annual Medical Mission trip to the Dominican Republic with the University of South Florida School of Medicine as well as serving on numerous hospital committees (i.e. Emergency, Critical Care, and CME). Also during his residency Dr. Kumar attended a Scholar’s program at the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Health Affairs where he worked at the Federal level on medical coordination efforts by DHS OHA’s within the National Response Framework to All-Hazards Disasters. In addition to those activities, Dr. Kumar continued to remain active locally as he was voted onto the Board of Governors for the Pinellas County Medical Association and the Advisory Board for the Pinellas County Chapter of the National Alliance for Mental Illness while continuing to take part in the annual Johnnie Ruth Clarke Care Fair. His teaching accomplishments include numerous lectures, Journal Clubs, and a Grand Rounds presentation. He is married and enjoys his spare time with his wife traveling to numerous countries or taking in a sports game or movie. His professional interests include new physician development and guidance, healthcare systems management, national and international politics, and disaster management (i.e. FL-3 DMAT). His personal interests including everything from waxing philosophically to playing his Xbox 360. In addition to our full time faculty, we also have several attendings from various disciplines of medicine including hematology/oncology, nephrology, critical care, pulmonology, cardiology, and emergency medicine. Each of these attendings are delegated to a month of in-patient medicine, whereby they are responsible for conducting our morning report. Having these specialists present during morning report offers the residents further insight into some of the more complicated cases on the medicine service. In addition to this, these attendings also take the opportunity during morning report to further teach the residents, particularly in their areas of specialty or of concentration. We also have two board certified internists, who routinely round on resident patients in conjunction to the family medicine attendings. Doctors, Shah and Isaac continue to be an integral part to the in-patient medicine service, and are devoted to providing the residents with teaching points and additional feedback. Dr. Ahn-Vu Nguyen, recipient of the 2008 Florida Academy of Family Physicians Preceptor of the Year Award, is one of our most devoted preceptors and former graduates.