W. Alan Harmon, M.D., F.A.C.P.
Dr. Harmon has been an active member at St. Vincent’s Medical Center, Jacksonville, Florida as Past Chairman, Nutrition Advisory Committee, Credentials Committee, Pharmacy and Therapeutics; and at Memorial Medical Center as Past Chief of Section of Gastroenterology, Medical Board Member; and Credentials Committee. Dr. Harmon completed his residency and fellowship at the University of Alabama, Birmingham. Dr. Harmon serves as the medical director for the Jacksonville Centers for Endoscopy. In addition, Alan is an active member of our clinical research group, serving as a chief investigator on numerous clinical trials investigating new therapies in the treatment of digestive disorders.
Office locations
St. Vincent’s / Dillon Building Office
Memorial Medical Office
Practicing since
1981
Certifications
- National Board of Medical Examiners I/II/III - 1973,1975,1977
- American Board of Internal Medicine, 1979
- American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, 1981
National Provider Identifier
1972501633
Licensure
Florida
Professional Clinical Positions
| 1995 - Present | Borland-Groover Clinic, P.A. | Jacksonville, Florida |
| 1981 - 1995 | Clinic for Digestive Disease | Jacksonville, Florida |
Administrative and Leadership Positions
| 1983, 1984 (Seated) | Alternate Delegate to FMA |
| 1985 - Present | Delegate to FMA |
| 1983-1984, 1989 | DCMS, Membership, Committee |
| 1984 | DCMS, Nominating Committee |
| 1985 | DCMS, Mediphone Committee |
| 1986 | DCMS, Elections Committee |
| 1989 - 1991 | DCMS, Board of Directors |
| 1989 - 1990 | DCMS, Secretary |
| 1990-1991 & 1991-1992 | DCMS, Treasurer |
| 1992 - 1993 | DCMS, Vice-President |
| 1993 - 1994 | DCMS, President - Elect |
| 1995 - 1996 | DCMS, President |
| 1986 - 1987 | Duval County Internist Society, President |
| 1986 - Present | Florida Society of Internal Medicine Council Member |
| 1988 - Present | Chairman, Scientific/Socioeconomic Committee |
| 1991 - 1992 | FSIM - Treasurer |
| 1992 - 1993 | FSIM - Secretary |
| 1993 - 1994 | FSIM - Vice-President |
| 1993 - 1994 | FSIM - President - Elect |
| 1995 - 1996 | FSIM – President |
| 1987 - Present | Delegate to American Society of Internal Medicine |
| 1995 - 1996, 1998 - 1999 | Florida Chapter ACP - Council Member |
| 1998 - 1999 | Committee on Managed Care, Chairman |
| 1987 - 1988, 1988 - 1989 | Florida Medical Association Committee on Government Programs |
| 1989 - 1990 | FMA Committee on Government Programs |
| 1990 - 1991 | FMA Committee - Mini Internship |
| 1991 - 1992 | FMA Committee - Clinical Excellence |
| 1991 - 1992 | FMA Committee - Health Care Financing |
| 1989 | FMA Committee - Data Collections and Analysis, Florida Chapter ACP - Committee on Health and Public Policy |
| 1997 - 1999 | FMA Board of Governors - Member at Large |
| 1994 - 1999 | FMA Council on Medical and Socioeconomics |
| 1998 - 1999 | Vice Chairman, FMA Council on Medical and Socioeconomics |
Medical Education
| 1976 | M.D. with Honors | University of Florida | Gainesville, Florida |
| 1972 | B.S. with Honors | University of Florida | Gainesville, Florida |
Postgraduate Education
| 1979 - 1981 | Fellowship, Gastroenterology | University of Alabama | Birmingham, Alabama |
| 1977 - 1979 | Residency, Medicine | University of Alabama | Birmingham, Alabama |
| 1976 - 1977 | Internship, Medicine | University of Alabama | Birmingham, Alabama |
Professional Associations
- Fellow – American College of Physicians, 1991
- Florida Chapter – American College of Physicians, 1981
- Florida Gastroenterological Society, 1985
- American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 1985
- American Gastroenterological Association, 1985
- Duval County Internist Society, 1983
- Florida Society of Internal Medicine, 1983
- American Society of Internal Medicine, 1983
- Duval County Medical Society, 1981
- Florida Medical Association, 1981
- American Medical Association, 1981
- American College of Physicians, 1980
Publications
Walter A.W. Jetter and W. Alan Harmon. “A study of the Factors Influencing Interspecific Competition Between Gerros canaliculatus and Limogonus hesione,” Unpublished. 6/71 to 9/71 (a student summer research project)(Phi Beta Kappa Award).
W.A. Harmon, J.A.Wilkerson, P. Tsai, and B.J. Hirschowitz “Standard Biochemical Liver Tests and Fasting Serum Bile Acids in Predicting Histopathology in 126 Patients,” Abstract-Gastroenterology Vol 80, No. 5, Part Two, p 1169. May 1981.
W.A. Harmon and C.A. Helman. “Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis and Ascites.” Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology, 3:371-373; 1981.
J.T. Prchal, W.A. Harmon and B.J. Hirschowitz “Gilbert’s Syndrome Associated with New Variant of G-6-P.D. Deficiency: G-6-P.D. Pawnee.” Accepted, publication pending.