Ali Ataya, MD | Jeb M Justice, MD

My name is Dr. Ataya, and I am an associate professor of medicine in the University of Florida Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, director of the Pulmonary Hypertension Program and the HHT and Rare Lung Disease Program. I specialize in pulmonary disease, critical care medicine and internal medicine with clinical interest in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH), hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT), lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM), pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) and other rare lung disorders. My training started at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), where I earned my medical degree. I completed my internal medicine residency at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. Eventually, I completed my specialty training in pulmonary & critical care medicine here at UF in 2016. I am board certified by the American Board of Critical Care Medicine, American Board of Pulmonary Medicine and the American Board of Internal Medicine. I maintain a membership of various medical professional societies, including the American Thoracic Society (ATS), America College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) and Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA). In addition, I am a strong patient advocate and am actively involved in various patient foundations. I am involved in various clinical trials in the fields of pulmonary hypertension, intensive care medicine and rare pulmonary diseases. 

Hi there, I am Dr. Jeb Justice. I graduated from Emory University in Atlanta and then went on to complete my residency in otolaryngology - head and neck surgery from the University of Utah Hospitals in Salt Lake City. I completed my fellowship training in rhinology and skull base surgery from the Sinus & Nasal Institute of Florida in Saint Petersburg. I joined the University of Florida Department of Otolaryngology in 2012. Currently, I serve as chief of the UF Division of Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery and associate residency program director. As an academic physician, I provide training to resident physicians, fellow physicians, medical students and staff. I also actively participate in research, teaching conferences and grand rounds. My partner, Dr. Brian Lobo, and myself participate in NIH-funded research with principal investigator Dr. Jennifer Mulligan, PhD. I also participate in industry-sponsored clinical trials investigating novel therapeutics for chronic sinusitis with nasal polyps. I serve as the co-director of the UF HHT (hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia) Center of Excellence, the only center of its kind in the state of Florida. I am also proud to be the co-director of the UF Health Smell Disorders Program.