Our Doctors
Bruce Bridewell, MD
Emergency Room Physician/Family Practice Physician
- UACJ Biomedical Sciences, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico (1978-1981)
- Clerkship, Franklin Square Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland (1981-1982)
- Finished Medical School at the University of Maryland (5th Pathway) (1982-1983)
- Residency, Family Medicine, Norfolk, Virginia (1983-1986)
- Coastal Emergency Physicians Group, Portsmouth, Virginia (1984-1987)
- Employed Family Practice Physician, Jacksonville, FL & San Diego, CA
- Private Family Practice, Bonita Springs/Naples, FL with Travel Medicine Clinic
- Active Medical Staff Naples Community Hospital (1991-Present)
- Active Medical Staff Gulf Coast Hospital, Fort Myers, FL
- Chairman, Family Practice Department at the Naples Community Hospital (1998-2000)
United States Navy
- Sailing Instructor U.S. Naval Academy Graduate
- Officer of the Deck (Watch Officer at Sea & in Port)
- Engineering Officer (Damage Control)
- Naval Officer Training Instructor, Naval Training Center
Merchant Marine Deck
- Second Mate (Navigation Officer) U.S. Coast Guard (Licensed 1977)
- Chief Mate (Executive Officer) U.S. Coast Guard (Licensed 2000)
- U.S. Merchant Marine Master's Mates & Pilots Union, Baltimore, Maryland (1977-Present)
- Maritime Medicine Consultant to NOAA & Sealand Corporation
- Experience on Bulk & Container Ships
Air Force Reserve Medical Corps
- General Practice Physician, Dover AFB, DE (1987), Norton AFB, CA (1988)
- Flight Surgeon, Charleston AFB, SC (1989-1993)
- Active Duty During Desert Storm (1991)
- Individual Mobilization Augmentee to Commander 6 Aeromedical Squadron MacDill AFB, FL (1998-1999)
- Chief, Aeromedical Service Homestead AFB, FL (1994-1997)
- Alternate Chief Medical Staff 6 Medical Group MacDill AFB, FL (1999-2000)
- IMA to Director, Medical Liaison of Chief, Air Force Reserve, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. (2000-2002)
- Retired USAFR (Jan 2003)
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Kelly Ahmad, APRN
Kelly Ahmad is a family nurse practitioner who has worked in family practice, pain management, and neurology. She completed her Master of Science in Nursing at Florida Gulf Coast University in 2013. She is currently enrolled at St. Augustine University for her Doctorates of Nursing Practice and anticipates graduating in May 2022. She is nationally board certified with the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) as a family nurse practitioner.