Florida Medical Association Installs Lisa A. Cosgrove, MD, FAAP, of Jacksonville as its 148th President
(Tallahassee, Fla.) – Lisa A. Cosgrove, MD, FAAP, of Jacksonville, was installed as 148th President of the Florida Medical Association ( FMA) on Saturday, Aug. 3, during the FMA Annual Meeting in Orlando. She is a Board-certified pediatrician who retired in 2019 after four decades of practicing medicine, and she remains an influential advocate for Florida’s physicians and their patients.
“As the Florida Medical Association celebrates its 150th anniversary this year, we congratulate Dr. Lisa Cosgrove on being named to lead the FMA as our 2024-2025 president,” said FMA CEO Chris Clark. “Dr. Cosgrove’s distinguished leadership and dedication to Florida’s patients and to the field of medicine will allow our organization to continue its impactful presence as the state’s premier voice of medicine.”
Dr. Cosgrove is a native of Little Rock, Ark., and a third-generation physician. Her father, Kingsley Cosgrove Jr., MD, was an ophthalmologist, and her grandfather Kingsley Cosgrove Sr., MD, practiced as an eye, ear, nose and throat physician. Dr. Cosgrove began her healthcare career as a nurse in the pediatric/neonatal intensive care unit at Miami Children’s Hospital. She earned her medical degree from the Ross University School of Medicine and completed residency training in pediatrics at Emory University.
After practicing in Little Rock for five years, Dr. Cosgrove moved to Florida in 1993 and joined Atlantic Coast Pediatrics, a private practice on Merritt Island. In the years since, she has served organized medicine in many leadership roles. Prior to becoming FMA President-Elect in 2023, Dr. Cosgrove was FMA Vice President (2022-2023) and FMA Secretary (2019-2022). She also served as Specialty Society Representative to the FMA Board of Governors and is a longtime FMA PAC member.
Additionally, Dr. Cosgrove is a Past President of the Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Past President of the Brevard County Medical Society, and former District X Chair for the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Dr. Cosgrove is the proud mother of three adult sons, Kingsley, Chason, and Daniel, and a grandmother of four.
FMA officers for 2024-25 also include:
- President-Elect Ashley Norse, MD – Emergency Medicine, Jacksonville
- Vice President Charles Chase, DO – Anesthesiology, Winter Park
- Treasurer Mark Rubenstein, MD – Physiatry, Jupiter
- Speaker Sanjay Pattani, MD - Emergency Medicine, Windermere
- Vice Speaker Alma Littles, MD – FamilyMedicine, Tallahassee
- Immediate Past President Jason Goldman, MD – Internal Medicine, Coral Springs
About the Florida Medical Association (FMA)
Founded in 1874, the FMA is a professional association dedicated to the service and assistance of Doctors of Medicine and Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine in Florida. The FMA represents more than 22,000 members on issues of legislation and regulatory affairs, medical economics and education, public health, and ethical and legal issues. The association advocates for physicians and their patients to promote the public health, ensure the highest standards of medical practice, and to enhance the quality and availability of health care in the Sunshine State. For more information on the FMA, please visit www.flmedical.org, follow @FloridaMedical and like FB.com/FloridaMedical.
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