Dr. Scot Ackerman, medical director of Ackerman Cancer Center, has been appointed by Governor Ron DeSantis to the Florida Board of Medicine.
The Florida Board of Medicine is the state agency tasked with regulating the practice of medicine state-wide. Its mission is to protect and enhance the public’s health, safety and welfare by establishing and maintaining standards of excellence used in regulating the practice of medicine in the state of Florida through licensure, discipline and education.
Dr. Ackerman is a board-certified radiation oncologist with more than 30 years of practicing in North Florida. Ackerman graduated from Tulane University with a degree in Biomedical Engineering and completed his residency at Columbia University Medical Center in New York. He held the position of Chief of Radiation Oncology at St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Jacksonville, Florida.
Having founded First Coast Oncology in 1997, Dr. Ackerman was a pioneer in patient-centered radiation oncology. In 2014, First Coast Oncology became Ackerman Cancer Center and the first private, physician-owned proton therapy center in the world.
Dr. Ackerman serves on the board of WeCareJax and is actively involved in the American Cancer Society having served as the president of the Florida Chapter. He is a strong believer in individualized patient care and has served as an integral force in Florida’s fight against cancer through his patient advocacy and community awareness.
The appointment to the Florida Board of Medicine is for a four-year term and is subject to confirmation by the Florida Senate.
