Debra S Andree M.D., BSN, FAAP
Pediatric Education Director
Job Description
Dr. Andree is the Pediatric Education Director for the FSU College of Medicine.
Biosketch
Dr. Andree serves a Professor in Clinical Sciences since 2022, and previously served as Associate Professor in Clinical Sciences since 2018, and Assistant Professor in Clinical Sciences since 2004 at the FSU College of Medicine. She also serves as President and CEO for Community Health Centers, Inc.(CHC), a Federally Qualified Health Care Center, with 16 locations offering primary care services in Central Florida. Prior to her appointment as the FSU College of Medicine Pediatric Education Director, Dr. Andree served as the FSU COM Pediatric Clerkship Director for the Orlando campus for four years. She practiced as a Pediatrician in Orlando at Community Health Centers where she has served for over 21 years. Prior to serving as a President and CEO, she has held roles as Chief Medical Officer and Vice-President, Chief of Pediatrics and Associate Medical Director with Community Health Centers, Inc. Past community faculty appointments include the Florida Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program and the Arnold Palmer Pediatric Residency Program.
Dr. Andree is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and has practiced as a Pediatrician in Orlando for over 21 years. She obtained a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Miami School of Medicine and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Florida. She serves on the Florida Surgeon General’s Physician Workforce Advisory Council, United Healthcare’s National Advisory Board, and the Ginsburg Institute for Health Equity Advisory Board.
She has received multiple teaching awards and honors, including induction into the Gold Humanism Honor Society, and is a past National Health Service Corp member. Additionally, Dr. Andree has experience working with the National Committee for Quality Assurance Patient Centered Medical Home accreditation process, the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, the Health and Resource Services Administration for Federally Qualified Health Care Clinics, the Federal Tort Claims Act certification process, and the Licensing Committee for Medical Education certification process. She also served as the Chair of the Quality Improvement Committee at Community Health Centers, Inc. and the Chair of the Chief Medical Officers Roundtable for the Florida Association of Community Health Centers (FACHC).
Education
B.S.N. (with High Honors), University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 1993
M.D., University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 1999
Pediatric Residency, Arnold Palmer Hospital, Gainesville, FL 1999-2002
Board Certified, Pediatrics, 2002
Service
Ginsburg Institue for Health Equity, Nemour's Children's Health, Community Advisory Board Member, 2024
United Healthcare National Advisory Board for Federally Qualified Healthcare Centers, 2017-Present;
FACHC Board Member 2020-Present;
Florida Surgeon General Physician Workforce Advisory Council 2019-Present;
FACHC Executive Committee 2019-2020;
FACHC Clinicians Advisory Board 2016-2020;
Priority Area Working Group for Immunizations for Florida 2018-2022;
Geiger Gibson Capstone Fellowship/Health Policy, George Washington University 2016;
National Health Service Corps Member 2005-2008
Honors/Awards
Gold Humanism Honor Society, FSU COM, 2019; CDC Childhood Immunization Champion Award for Florida, 2018;
Dr.Salvatore Silvestri Award for Outstanding Patient Care, Superior Student Mentor in Clinical Teaching and Research, FSU College of Medicine/Orlando, 2017; Clerkship Director of the Year, FSU College of Medicine/Orlando, 2016 and 2018; Community Health Centers, Inc, Above and Beyond Award, 2011; Gold Award from Bureau of Immunization for vaccination rates, 2009-2013; FSU College of Medicine Faculty Mission Award, 2008; Community Health Centers, Inc, Above and Beyond Award, 2008; Signature of Excellence Award, Community Health Centers, Inc, 2007; Fellow American Academy of Pediatrics, 2003; Resident of The Year, Orlando Regional Healthcare, Orlando, FL, 2002; Reach Out and Read Literacy Program, Orlando Regional Pediatric Outpatient Clinic, FL; Co-founder, 2000.
Memberships
Council of Medical Education in Pediatrics, 2018; Physicians Society of Central Florida,, 2014-Present; American Academy of Pediatrics, 1999-Present; Pediatric Research in the Office Setting Member, 2004-2016.
Publications
1. Improving Adolescent Health Risk Assessment: A Multi-method Pilot Study, Thompson LA, et al. Matern Child Health J. 2016, listed as a collaborator
Dr. Andree is the Pediatric Education Director for the FSU College of Medicine.
Dr. Andree serves a Professor in Clinical Sciences since 2022, and previously served as Associate Professor in Clinical Sciences since 2018, and Assistant Professor in Clinical Sciences since 2004 at the FSU College of Medicine. She also serves as President and CEO for Community Health Centers, Inc.(CHC), a Federally Qualified Health Care Center, with 16 locations offering primary care services in Central Florida. Prior to her appointment as the FSU College of Medicine Pediatric Education Director, Dr. Andree served as the FSU COM Pediatric Clerkship Director for the Orlando campus for four years. She practiced as a Pediatrician in Orlando at Community Health Centers where she has served for over 21 years. Prior to serving as a President and CEO, she has held roles as Chief Medical Officer and Vice-President, Chief of Pediatrics and Associate Medical Director with Community Health Centers, Inc. Past community faculty appointments include the Florida Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program and the Arnold Palmer Pediatric Residency Program.
Dr. Andree is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and has practiced as a Pediatrician in Orlando for over 21 years. She obtained a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Miami School of Medicine and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Florida. She serves on the Florida Surgeon General’s Physician Workforce Advisory Council, United Healthcare’s National Advisory Board, and the Ginsburg Institute for Health Equity Advisory Board.
She has received multiple teaching awards and honors, including induction into the Gold Humanism Honor Society, and is a past National Health Service Corp member. Additionally, Dr. Andree has experience working with the National Committee for Quality Assurance Patient Centered Medical Home accreditation process, the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, the Health and Resource Services Administration for Federally Qualified Health Care Clinics, the Federal Tort Claims Act certification process, and the Licensing Committee for Medical Education certification process. She also served as the Chair of the Quality Improvement Committee at Community Health Centers, Inc. and the Chair of the Chief Medical Officers Roundtable for the Florida Association of Community Health Centers (FACHC).
B.S.N. (with High Honors), University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 1993
M.D., University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 1999
Pediatric Residency, Arnold Palmer Hospital, Gainesville, FL 1999-2002
Board Certified, Pediatrics, 2002
Ginsburg Institue for Health Equity, Nemour's Children's Health, Community Advisory Board Member, 2024
United Healthcare National Advisory Board for Federally Qualified Healthcare Centers, 2017-Present;
FACHC Board Member 2020-Present;
Florida Surgeon General Physician Workforce Advisory Council 2019-Present;
FACHC Executive Committee 2019-2020;
FACHC Clinicians Advisory Board 2016-2020;
Priority Area Working Group for Immunizations for Florida 2018-2022;
Geiger Gibson Capstone Fellowship/Health Policy, George Washington University 2016;
National Health Service Corps Member 2005-2008
Gold Humanism Honor Society, FSU COM, 2019; CDC Childhood Immunization Champion Award for Florida, 2018;
Dr.Salvatore Silvestri Award for Outstanding Patient Care, Superior Student Mentor in Clinical Teaching and Research, FSU College of Medicine/Orlando, 2017; Clerkship Director of the Year, FSU College of Medicine/Orlando, 2016 and 2018; Community Health Centers, Inc, Above and Beyond Award, 2011; Gold Award from Bureau of Immunization for vaccination rates, 2009-2013; FSU College of Medicine Faculty Mission Award, 2008; Community Health Centers, Inc, Above and Beyond Award, 2008; Signature of Excellence Award, Community Health Centers, Inc, 2007; Fellow American Academy of Pediatrics, 2003; Resident of The Year, Orlando Regional Healthcare, Orlando, FL, 2002; Reach Out and Read Literacy Program, Orlando Regional Pediatric Outpatient Clinic, FL; Co-founder, 2000.
Council of Medical Education in Pediatrics, 2018; Physicians Society of Central Florida,, 2014-Present; American Academy of Pediatrics, 1999-Present; Pediatric Research in the Office Setting Member, 2004-2016.
1. Improving Adolescent Health Risk Assessment: A Multi-method Pilot Study, Thompson LA, et al. Matern Child Health J. 2016, listed as a collaborator