Daniel J. Van Durme, M.D., is Professor and Chair of the Department of Family Medicine and Rural Health at the Florida State University College of Medicine in Tallahassee. He previously spent many years in the Tampa Bay area in both full-time private practice and as a faculty at the University of South Florida (USF) College of Medicine.

He is board-certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and has a Certificate of Added Qualifications in Sports Medicine. Dr. Van Durme earned his medical degree from the University of South Florida College of Medicine in 1986, completed his family practice residency training in St. Petersburg, Florida, and completed a visiting fellowship in faculty development and geriatrics at East Carolina University. Dr. Van Durme served as team physician for USF football and other intercollegiate sports, and as team physician for the Tampa Bay Lightning in the National Hockey League, the Tampa Bay Storm in the Arena Football League, and the Tampa Bay Mutiny in the Major League Soccer. In addition to sports medicine, he has a strong interest in dermatology and has extensive experience in teaching other physicians about skin conditions, and has published numerous articles and book chapters on skin disorders.

He has been repeatedly chosen by his peers for listing in The Best Doctors in America since 1995 and in Consumers Guide to Top Doctors since 2002. He has also received numerous awards from the University of South Florida College of Medicine including the nomination for the AAMC Humanism in Medicine Award, the Sir William Osler Award for Outstanding Role Model, the Distinguished Professor Award and the Outstanding Advisor Award.

Dr. Van Durme has also served in many leadership capacities including: Trustee of the American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation, the Board of Directors of the Commission on Office Laboratory Accreditation, the American Academy of Family Physicians Board of Directors, the Board of Directors of the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants, and President of the Florida Academy of Family Physicians.