My name is Maria Elisa Lupi, MD. Prior to returning to the University of Florida (UF) Department of Community Health and Family Medicine, I had the privilege to work at the Malcom Randall Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Gainesville, Florida. I received my medical degree from the National University of Cordoba, Argentina. I practiced in my native country alongside my father at his clinic focused on preventative medicine, primary care, women's health, and surgical procedures. I relocated to the United States and conducted research as a Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of Physiology at the Evelyn F and William L McKnight Brain Institute in Gainesville.