Faculty
Gold Line

John E. Retzloff, D.O., FACOI
Program Director

Specialty/Field: Internal Medicine 
Residency: Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH 
Medical School: Midwestern University Downers Grove, IL 
Experience: Assistant Clinical Professor University of Florida and UF Pensacola Internal Medicine Residency Program Director, Internist at Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola, FL
Areas of Interest: Preventative care, Individualized care 
Hobbies: Cooking, Fishing, Traveling

Erica Thomson, M.D.
Associate Program Director, Clinical Assistant Professor

Specialty/Field: Internal Medicine 
Residency:  Washington University School of Medicine
Medical School:  Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
Experience: Internal Medicine Clinical Assistant Professor UF Health

Felix Ermolenko, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor

Specialty/Field: Internal Medicine 
Residency: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 
Medical School: Russian State Medical University, Moscow, Russia 
Experience: Assistant Clinical Professor IM UF, Assistant Professor IM FSU, Teaching Faculty LECOM, Hospitalist Sacred Heart Hospital Pensacola
Areas of Interest: Pharmacology, Pulmonary Medicine  
Hobbies: Traveling, spending time with family

Matthew Fowler, D.O.
Clinical Assistant Professor

Specialty/Field: Internal Medicine
Residency:  Sacred Heart Hospital Internal Medicine Program – Pensacola, FL
Medical School: Des Moines University Osteopathic Medical Center
Experience: Internal Medicine Clinical Assistant Professor UF Health

Amber Reid, D.O., M.S.
Clinical Assistant Professor

Specialty/Field: Internal Medicine
Residency:  University of Florida Internal Medicine Program – Pensacola, FL
Medical School:  Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Bradenton, FL
Experience: Hospitalist Physician at Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola, FL
Areas of Interest: Internal Medicine, Hospital Medicine 
Hobbies: Cooking & Baking, Interior Decorating, Architecture

Seth Fowler, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor

Specialty/Field: Internal Medicine
Residency: University of South Alabama, Department of Internal Medicine 
Medical School: University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Memphis
Experience: Internal Medicine Clinical Assistant Professor UF Health

Maria Carmona-Gonzalez, MD, FACP
Clinical Assistant Professor

Residency: La Concepcion Hospital, Puerto Rico 
Medical School:  Ponce Health Sciences University, Puerto Rico
Experience: Internal Medicine Clinical Assistant Professor UF Health/Alabama College of OM/FSU, Hospitalist at Ascension Health Sacred Heart Hospital
Areas of Interest:  Hospital Medicine
Hobbies: Sewing, spending time with family