Lonna Patrice Gordon, MD
Adolescent MedicinePrimary Office
Other Offices
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91´óÉñ Children's Health, Downtown Orlando 91´óÉñ Children's Health, Downtown Orlando 1717 S. Orange Ave. Orlando, FL 32806 Appointment: (407) 650-7715
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91´óÉñ Children's Health, Lake Nona Boulevard 91´óÉñ Children's Health, Lake Nona Boulevard 6718 Lake Nona Blvd. Suite 280 Orlando, FL 32827 Appointment: (407) 650-7715
Get to Know Me
I am an adolescent medicine specialist because I believe adolescents are not just big children or young adults. It is a time of transition, development of health and life beliefs, and the springboard for a successful life.Why I Treat Children
I treat children because they are our future and represent the best that we have to offer as humans. I first stated I wanted to be a pediatrician when I was 18 months old, and I feel privileged to get to practice my childhood dream every day. I believe that if you can help a young person make good choices around their health, relationships and education now — you are securing for them an adult life of good health.What I'm Passionate About
I am passionate about education and view one of a doctor's primary jobs as a teacher. I am motivated by the ""aha"" look in a patient's eyes when they understand a new concept related to their health. In addition to patients, I also enjoy teaching medical students, residents and fellows. I volunteer my spare time doing community health talks and mentoring. I also enjoy learning new things about others through reading, travel, photography, the arts and culinary exploration.How I Try to Make A Difference
I try to make a difference by advocacy on the individual and societal level. Adolescents need caring adults who listen to them, empower them and fight for them. I give each young person that I encounter time to speak what is on their mind — what their biggest dreams and biggest fears are. I learn so much from these stories and I use them to fuel the passion I bring when I advocate for adolescents on the local, state, and national levels of government and medical organizations.Education & Training
Fellowship
- Adolescent Medicine - Icahn School of Medicine - Mount Sinai Program, 2015
Residency
- Pediatrics - Arnold Palmer Hospital/University of Florida, 2012
Medical/Dental School
- M.D. - University of South Florida, 2009
Board Certifications
- American Board of Pediatrics/Adolescent Medicine
- American Board of Pediatrics/Pediatrics - General
Awards & Recognition
- 2012 Resident Community Service Award
- 2012 Resident of the Year
- 2011 Resident Community Service Award
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna Better Health FL Medicaid and Healthy Kids
- Aetna Better Health PA Kids HMO
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna HMO/POS/PPO/EPO
- Aetna PPO/POS/EPO
- Amerihealth Caritas Delaware
- Amerihealth Caritas Delaware VIP Next (DE - All Sites) (PA - Delaware & Chester County Sites & TJU Sites Only)
- AvMed
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield HMO
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield Non HMO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Florida Blue Select
- Celtic Transplant Network for Delaware First Health
- Cigna PPO/EPO/HMO/POS/OPEN ACCESS
- Cigna/Great West HMO EPO POS
- Cigna/Great West PPO
- Community Care Plan Medicaid
- Delaware First Health
- Delaware Medicaid/Diamond State
- Emerging Therapies Transplant
- Employers Health Network PPO
- Evolutions Healthcare
- Fidelis Care NJ Medicaid HMO
- First Health Aetna PPO/EPO
- First Health/Affordable PPO
- Florida Community Care
- Florida Medicaid
- Florida Medicare
- Geisinger Health Plan Commercial
- Global Medical Managment DE/PA
- Health First Health Plans
- Health Partners Medicaid/Kidz Partner HMO
- HealthSmart Health Plans PPO
- Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware
- Highmark Medicaid Health Options
- Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
- HUMANA HEALTHY HORIZONS (FKA HUMANA MEDICAID)
- Independance Blue Cross/Amerihealth/Keystone Health Plan
- Insurance Administrators of America
- INTEGRA Administrative Group (ClaimsBridge)
- Keystone First CHIP
- Keystone First Medicaid HMO
- Maryland Medicaid
- Molina Healthcare Medicaid
- Multiplan PPO
- National Transplant (Humana)
- Olympus Managed Healthcare PPO DE/PA
- Olympus Managed Healthcare PPO ORL
- Pennsylvania Medicaid
- Preferred Healthcare PPO
- Prime Health Services PPO Specialty Florida
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS)
- Seminole Tribe of Florida
- Simply Healthcare Healthy Kids
- Simply Healthcare Medicaid HMO
- Six Degrees Health-Lucent
- Star Healthcare Network
- Sunshine SMI/CMS 19 & 21
- Sunshine State Health Plan Medicaid
- Three Rivers Provider Network
- Tricare/Humana Military Health Services/CHAMPVA
- United Healthcare Commercial Products
- United Healthcare Community Plan Medicaid
- United Healthcare HMO/POS/PPO/EPO
- UPMC Medicaid/CHIP
- US Family Health Plan
- Volusia Health Network PPO/EPO
- Wellpoint Maryland Medcaid
- Contraception
- Gynecology
Medical Interests
- Menstrual disorders
- Eating disorders
- Long acting reversible contraception
- Teen pregnancy and prevention
- Culinary medicine
- Contraception
- Obesity
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Improving Pain Management for Marginalized Communities: Educating the Next Generation of Health Care Professionals.; The journal of pain; (2024).
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Diabetes-Specific Risk-Taking in Young Adulthood: A Closer Look; Diabetes Spectrum; (2021).
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The Welcome to Adolescent Healthcare Letter: A Rite of Passage; Journal of Adolescent Health; (2020).
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Use of Copper Intrauterine Device in Transgender Male Adolescents; Contraception; (2018).
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Optimizing Adolescent LARC: an Answer to Pregnancy Prevention; Annals of Global Health; (2017).
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An Adolescent Male with a Rash; Clinical Pediatrics; (2016).
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Increased Body Mass Index Associated with Increased Risky Sexual Behaviors; Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology; (2016).
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Adolescent Growth and Development; Primary Care - Clinics in Office Practice; (2014).
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Sexual minority youth; Primary Care - Clinics in Office Practice; (2014).
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