About
Medical School: University of Miami School of Medicine
Chief Resident: Tripler Army Medical Center
Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship: University of California- Irvine
Chief of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery: Tripler Army Medical Center
Areas of interest: Allergy Testing, Facial Plastic & Reconstructive surgery, Rhinoplasty, eyelid surgery, facelifts, and otoplasty
Biography
Dr. Hall was born in Massachusetts and moved to Southwest Florida at an early age. He attended the University of Florida and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree with a major of Zoology. During his time at UF, Dr. Hall fell in love with the Gainesville community and vowed to return one day.
After college, Dr. Hall attended the University of Miami School of Medicine and graduated with Research Distinction. During that time, Dr. Hall was on a United States Army Scholarship. Dr. Hall developed a passion for volunteerism while at UMSM, spending a large portion of his free time at Camillus House, a student run health clinic to benefit the homeless population of Miami.
Dr. Hall then moved to Honolulu, Hawaii where he completed a General Surgery internship and Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery residency at Tripler Army Medical Center. During residency, Dr. Hall continued his volunteerism through humanitarian missions to Palau and Guam. Dr. Hall was instrumental in developing a study program for the annual Otolaryngology residents’ inservice exam which led to Tripler consistently scoring in the top 5 Otolaryngology programs in the country. Dr. Hall was awarded the Army Commendation Medal for his research efforts and the Meritorious Service Medal for his performance as a Chief Resident.
During his residency, Dr. Hall developed a passion for Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery and performed over 500 such procedures, a number that easily placed him in the top percentile of all Otolaryngology and Plastic Surgery residents.
Upon graduation, Dr. Hall was selected for further fellowship training in Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery at the University of California- Irvine. At UC-Irvine, Dr. Hall broadened his expertise in private practice and university based cosmetic and reconstructive procedures.
After completion of fellowship training, Dr. Hall returned to Tripler Army Medical Center where he became Chief of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. There he was responsible for the education of the Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery residents in Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. Tripler Army Medical Center is one of the Army’s busiest hospitals, and is the Army’s busiest Otolaryngology and Facial Plastic Surgery center. At Tripler, Dr. Hall performed hundreds of cosmetic procedures every year. In addition, he was the Surgical Team Leader for the Tripler Cleft Lip & Palate/ Craniofacial Surgery Team. Dr. Hall was also the Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon for the Army’s Head & Neck Cancer Center of Excellence.
Dr. Hall’s interest in volunteerism and humanitarian efforts blossomed at Tripler Army Medical center. Dr. Hall became active in Operation Smile, performing cleft lip and palate and reconstructive surgeries in Morocco, China, and Cambodia. Dr. Hall also became the Surgical Team Leader for Operation T-Smiles and the Pacific World Care Program, a joint effort between Tripler Army Medical Center, Operation Smile, and the World Healing Institute. Through this program, Dr. Hall coordinated and provided craniofacial reconstructive surgery for children from Southeast Asia. Dr. Hall served as an advisor to the Board of Directors of the World Healing Institute, a non-profit organization dedicated to the integration of Western medicine and alternative and complementary medicine for children with complex craniofacial disorders.
After 5 years as Chief of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery at Tripler Army Medical Center, Dr. Hall decided to leave the military specifically to move to Gainesville, Florida. Dr. Hall left the military with 11 years active duty experience and numerous awards, to include the Meritorious Service Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, the Joint Service Commendation Medal, the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, three Overseas Duty Ribbons, and many more. Dr. Hall has also authored online book chapters, print book chapters, numerous journal articles, and has published medical illustrations. Dr. Hall has lectured on cosmetic and reconstructive surgery at local, regional and national meetings, and has also lectured internationally.
Dr. Hall has been with Accent Physician Specialists since October 2009. Dr. Hall’s practice specializes in Facial Plastic & Reconstructive surgery, and is considered to have exceptional expertise in rhinoplasty and nasal surgery. He also performs the full range of cosmetic surgery of the face, such as eyelid surgery, facelifts, and otoplasty. Dr. Hall also does an extensive amount of skin cancer reconstructive surgery.
While specializing in cosmetic and reconstructive surgery of the face, Dr. Hall also maintains a general otolaryngology practice. His specific interests are sinus surgery and allergy treatment, to include sublingual immunotherapy, as well as thyroid, parathyroid, and head and neck cancer surgery.
Whether it is cosmetic facial surgery or general otolaryngology, Dr. Hall’s practice philosophy remains the same. He strives to provide the most expert care available, on a cost-effective basis. Dr. Hall is very conservative in his practice approach, and is adamant about delivering care to his patients while avoiding unnecessary tests or procedures that increase costs to the patient. Dr. Hall realizes the expenses involved in medical care, and he wants the patient to get the best care possible while limiting these costs.
In addition to medicine, Dr. Hall is an avid reader and also enjoys art and painting. Dr. Hall is also a fly fisherman and fly tyer. Four of Dr. Hall’s bonefish flies are featured by the Orvis Company. Dr. Hall is married to a pediatrician and public health specialist, and he and his wife have one child.
About
Medical School: Louisiana State University Health Science Center in New Orleans
Chief Resident: Charity Hospital, New Orleans
Areas of interest: sinus complaints, allergy, allergy testing, and pediatric patients
Biography
Dr Brian Kerr is a Gainesville native. His educational pedigree includes attending Littlewood Elementary, Westwood Middle, and Buchholz High School. After spending 2 years at the University of South Florida in Tampa, he returned back to Gainesville to attend the University of Florida, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering in 1987. Upon graduation, he accepted a position with the DuPont Chemical Company. Over the following 6 years his engineering career took him to Wilmington, Delaware, Louisville, Kentucky, and then to New Orleans, Louisiana. While with DuPont, he worked in the manufacturing process of Stainmaster Carpeting, Freon, and sulfuric acid.
While working in New Orleans as a Chemical Engineer, Dr. Kerr decided to make a career change to pursue his lifelong interest in medicine. He attended medical school at Louisiana State University Health Science Center in New Orleans. In 1997 he graduated with honors and was elected into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, the highest honor in medical education. He remained at LSU in New Orleans to complete a residency in Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery in 2002. Dr. Kerr recalls, “I have only the fondest memories of my time in New Orleans. Charity Hospital was one of the nation’s oldest and busiest urban hospitals. I feel fortunate to have had the opportunity to train at ‘Charity’ before its destruction during Hurricane Katrina.”
In 2002, after a 15 year absence, Dr. Kerr and his family decided to return to Gainesville. Upon his return, he joined North Florida ENT associates, the practice which later became Accent Physician Specialists.
Dr. Kerr maintains a broad practice in general otolaryngology, or ENT. His specific interests include treating sinus complaints, allergy, and pediatric patients. He maintains a conservative philosophy of reserving surgery as an option of last resort, and when surgery is needed, strives to perform such in a minimally invasive fashion. As a health care provider, he feels his role is to educate a patient about their options for care and help them make a decision that is right for them. He strives to develop a doctor – patient relationship and has earned a reputation for being a doctor who “actually listens to what I say.”
Since beginning practice in 2002, Dr. Kerr has continued educational activities to stay abreast of the latest advances in allergy and the treatment of sinus disease. He has significant experience performing image guided sinus surgery, balloon sinuplasty, turbinate reduction through a submucosal reduction or Coblation, tonsillectomy with Coblation, and the Pillar Procedure for snoring.
Away from the office, Dr. Kerr is married to Cari, who practices as an Endodontist (root canal specialist). They have twin daughters who graduated from high school in 2010. For the past 10 years he has been immersed in the sport of swimming, both as an official and as a spectator, and to cheer for his daughters who are now swimming at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire.
Dr. Kerr and his wife periodically travel to Granada and Nicaragua on medical mission trips with the Christ the Healer group out of New Orleans. The team provides dental and medical care to the needy. Dr. Kerr is an active member of Queen of Peace Catholic Church.
About
Medical School: University of Florida School of Medicine
Areas of interest: allergy testing, voice disorders, head and neck cancer surgery, salivary gland surgery, voice surgery, and thyroid and parathyroid surgery
Biography
Dr. Glowasky was born in Jacksonville, Florida, and as the child of a Navy officer, spent her childhood in such places as Rota, Spain and Guam. She eventually settled in Pensacola, Florida. Dr. Glowasky attended college at Emory University in Atlanta, majoring in philosophy and chemistry. During her time at Emory, Dr. Glowasky was invited to help teach physics labs.
After graduating from Emory, Dr. Glowasky attended medical school at the University of Florida. After graduation, Dr. Glowasky completed at General Surgery internship in Jacksonville, followed by her training in Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery at the University of Florida in Gainesville.
During her ENT training, Dr. Glowasky developed a particular interest in voice disorders. While serving as Chief Resident, Dr. Glowasky started the University of Florida’s Spasmodic Dysphonia (SD) clinic, specializing in the treatment of SD with botulinum toxin, or Botox.
After residency, Dr. Glowasky went into private practice in Gainesville, but maintained a part-time academic appointment with UF and the Gainesville VA Medical Center, primarily to continue her work with the speech and voice clinics, and her work with laryngeal Botox.
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In 1991, Dr. Glowasky formed North Central Florida ENT Associates with Drs. Larry Rodgers and Larry Smith. This practice eventually became Accent Physician Specialists.
Despite entering private practice full time in the mid 1990’s, Dr. Glowasky has kept a close relationship with the University of Florida. Dr. Glowasky has coauthored a chapter in Organic Voice Disorders, with Dr. Michael Crary of the UF Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Disorders. Dr. Glowasky continues to be involved with research projects with Dr. Crary. Dr. Glowasky also works closely with Dr. Brenda Smith of the UF College of Fine Arts. She assists Dr. Smith in a vocal pedagogy class, instructing voice majors in the anatomy and proper use of the larynx as a musical instrument.
Dr. Glowasky continues her speech and voice work today, utilizing a state of the art computer based laryngeal stroboscopy system. She also has a particular interest in the effects of chronic acid reflux (especially as it pertains to the voice), and performs 24 hour pH pharyngeal monitoring to assist in the diagnosis and treatment of reflux.
Dr. Glowasky’s surgical interests include head and neck cancer surgery, salivary gland surgery, voice surgery, and thyroid and parathyroid surgery. Together with Dr. Catherine Edwards, Dr. Glowasky heads the Accent Thyroid Center, and Dr. Glowasky is Gainesville’s busiest thyroid and parathyroid surgeon.
Dr. Glowasky has served as Chief of Surgery (three years) and Chief of Medical Staff (1 year) at North Florida Regional Medical Center. She has also served on the Board of Trustees of the hospital.
Dr. Glowasky is married to an anthropologist at the University of Florida, and enjoys reading, cooking, and travel in her spare time.