Pediatric
Residents:
Second-Year
Residents:
Dr.
Kristin Cavanah
 Dr. Cavanah was born and raised in North Palm
Beach, Florida. She was a competitive swimmer
from age 6 until 22. She "backstroked" straight up to the University
of Richmond on a swimming scholarship and
received a BS in Biology and a BA in Rhetoric/Communication Studies.
Promptly after graduation, Dr. Cavanah attended Nova Southeastern
University College of Dental Medicine and received her DMD in May of
2006.
With completion of her residency, she plans on working in private
practice
in Satellite Beach, FL
where her fiance,
Mike lives.
kcavanah@dental.ufl.edu
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Dr.
David Donald "Chief Resident"
 Dr. Donald is
from Lake Charles, LA
and is 26 yrs old. He attended Louisiana State University
in Baton Rouge, LA
where he graduated with his
Bachelor of
Science degree in Biological Sciences. Upon graduation he attended
Louisiana State University School of Dentistry in New Orleans,
LA and
received his DDS degree in 2006. David and his wife Maria are the
parents of two beautiful children: Julianne-2 yrs and Christopher-1 yr, and are expecting their
3rd
child in December. After completion of his residency, David
plans on working in
private practice.
ddonald@dental.ufl.edu
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Dr.
Suzanne Fournier
 Suzanne
Fournier, D.D.S. is originally from Miami, FL.
She graduated from Rhodes
College in
Memphis,
TN
with a double major in Biology
and History. Dr. Fournier graduated from the University of
Michigan
School of Dentistry in 2006. She plans on working in a public
health
clinic with medically compromised and special needs patients when she
completes
the residency.
sfournier@dental.ufl.edu
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Dr.
Lesley Rudolph
 Dr. Rudolph was born
in Syracuse, NY
and raised in Tampa,
FL.
She graduated from Duke
University
in 2000 with a
degree in Sociology and a certificate in elementary education. She
taught 4th
grade at Independent Day School in Tampa
from 2000 to 2002 and graduated from University of Florida College of
Dentistry
in 2006. After completing the residency program, she plans on
practicing in the Tampa
area.
lrudolph@dental.ufl.edu
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Dr.
Jason Sotto
 Dr. Sotto graduated
from
Brigham Young University with a B.S. in Sociology. He then continued
his
education at the University of Florida College of Dentistry and
graduated with
a D.M.D. in 2006. Dr. Sotto is married
and has two wonderful children who he spends most of his extra time
with. Dr. Sotto is very passionate about
community
service and has been involved with two dental related mission trips to
Mexico
and the Dominican Republic.
jsotto@dental.ufl.edu
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First-Year
Residents:
Dr. Maigrely Abreu-Hernandez
 Dr. Abreu-Hernandez was born in Havana,
Cuba.
She came to the states when she was only one year old, in the
Mariel
boatlift of 1980 along with her family. She grew up in Miami,
Florida.
She graduated from Florida International University
in 2001 with a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry. She then went to Washington
D.C.
for one year where she did an internship for the Food and Drug
Administration.
In 2003 she began her journey as a dental student at the
Univerity of
Florida. She graduated with a D.M.D in 2007 and continues to be a
part of
the gator nation as a pediatric dental resident. Upon completion
of her
program she and her husband, Santiago,
plan to move back home to South Florida.
maigrely@dental.ufl.edu
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Dr. Alissa Dragstedt
 Dr. Alissa Dragstedt was born on a
military base
in Wuerzburg, Germany,
and lived there until attending college in Florida in 1993. She received her Bachelors
of Science from
the University of Florida, and graduated
from the University of Florida College of Dentistry in 2005. Upon
graduation, she worked in private
practice in Gainesville Florida,
and subsequently worked in the Health Departments of Dixie and Gilchrist
Counties. Dr. Dragstedt is an active member
of her
community and enjoys working on community service projects. She
is married to a wonderful husband, has a
two-year old son, and just welcomed a baby girl into the world.
Upon graduation, Dr. Dragstedt plans to
practice dentistry right here in Gainesville. Go Gators!!!!
adragstedt@dental.ufl.edu
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Dr. Karly
Fabres Francis
 Dr. Francis was born in Trinidad and Tobago and moved to Ft.
Lauderdale, Florida
when she was six years old. She graduated with a Bachelors of
Science degree in Human Nutrition from the University
of Florida
in 2003 and completed her D.M.D degree as a Gator in 2007. Dr.
Francis got married over the summer, and
spends most of her free time with her new husband and their friends and
family. Upon finishing her residency, Dr.
Francis plans to go into private practice in Florida.
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Dr.
Meaghan Kindregan
Dr.
Kindregan is from Alpharetta,
GA and
is 28 years old. She graduated from the University of Georgia
in 2001 with a degree in Child and Family Development.
She completed her dental training at the
Medical College of Georgia earning a DMD in 2007. Meaghan
and her husband, Patrick, became
parents to their first child, Ava Reeves, on August 12, 2007! Most of her time is spent caring for Ava,
however, she also enjoys playing with her two golden retrievers,
visiting with
friends and family, and watching Georgia football! Upon completion of her residency, Meaghan
plans to return home and join a private practice in the North Georgia
area.
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Dr. Maggie Novy
 Dr. Maggie Novy was born in Morristown, New Jersey,
yet her immediately family currently resides in Ft. Myers,
Florida.
She attended the University of Florida where she
earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology. Upon
graduation
she entered dental school at the University of Florida College of
Dentistry
where she received her DMD in 2007. Maggie enjoys running,
sports,
outdoor activities, traveling, and Gator football. Dr. Novy is
currently
undecided on where she will practice upon completion of her residency,
however,
she is considering the Orlando
area.
mnovy@dental.ufl.edu
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