Saint Petersburg / Florida / United States
Dr. Tim Carlson is a compassionate physician, dedicated to the practice of medicine, medical education, and committed to personized individual care for the medical community, his patients and families in the Tampa Bay area. Dr. Carlson has an extensive medical background. He achieved his undergraduate degree at Butler University, Indianapolis Indiana and post graduate studies in neuroanatomy at the University of Florida. He completed his physician assistant training with Bachelor of Science in Medicine at the University of Florida. After 17 years in cardiovascular medicine and achieving the 1994 physician assistant of the year award, Dr. Carlson received his Doctor of Medicine degree. He completed the Bayfront Medical Center Family Practice Residency Program and was the only second physician to receive the 2003 patient excellent award voted by the nursing staff. My vision embraces a commitment for a stronger medical foundation for our community, medical education, and best outcomes for all my patients. Yearly since 2007, the Consumers Research Council of America awarded Dr. Carlson the prestigious ?America?s Top Family Doctors?. He received the ?Patient?s Choice Award? yearly and ?Elite Physician Lifetime Award? achievement 2013. His strong leadership involvement includes numerous hospital appointments including medical executive committees, quality improvement, chief of medicine while advocating for the individual patient care. Dr. Carlson was recognized as the "Physician of the Year 2006" by Edward White Hospital, St. Petersburg Florida. He remains a community physician preceptor for Bayfront Medical Center Family Practice Resident Program, Assistant Clinical Prof. University of South Florida School of Medicine, Florida State College of Medicine, and Adjunct Professor Barry University. Dr. Carlson lectures both nationally and internationally, advocating healing the world, one patient at a time. Dr. Carlson loves sports, the team physician for the national and international Southwest Florida Figure Skating Club, ISKA sanctioned kickboxing ringside physician, Tampa Bay Rays professional baseball fan care physician and community youth sport teams. My commitment for being ?your voice? continues as a delegate to the Legislation Committee and the Medical Economics Committee for the Florida Medical Association. I am honored to be elected by my physician colleagues as the 100th& 101st President of the Pinellas County Medical Association, remaining your advocate.
