St. Augustine Historical Society

“The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Surgical Practices in Spanish Florida”

Does the thought of having surgery make you want to run for the hills? Come hear Dr. Christine Miller’s talk and you will understand why colonial-era Floridians would want to swim back to Spain to avoid even the slightest surgical procedure – don’t miss this talk!

Date: Friday, May 10

Time: 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Place: St. Augustine Historical Society/Oldest House Complex Map Gallery (Dunham Building)

Christine P. Miller, D.P.M., D.M.M., Ph.D., FACCWS, is a University of Florida assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery, a podiatrist, and board-certified wound care specialist at UF Health Jacksonville. She also serves as medical director of the Wound Healing/Limb Salvage Program. In addition to teaching our future physician to be the top ranked in the country, she has a passion for colonial-era medicine and medical practices.