Tom Benton, MD

Dr. Benton graduated from the University of Florida in 1985. He completed his residency at Baylor College of Medicine (Houston, Texas) in 1988. He has been in private practice in Gainesville and retired in 2022 He is also a Retired Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Florida. He currently works in the Florida Juvenile Detention system, caring for incarcerated youth in Marion and Alachua Counties. Along with Drs. Boccarossa, Trumbull, and Zanga, he was a co-founder of the American College of Pediatricians.

Dr. Benton was a member of the Florida Chapter of the AAP executive committee from 1999 to 2003. He is not currently a member of the AAP.

He has been a member of the Christian Medical and Dental Association since 1996.

Dr. Benton has served his local community in ways that include participation in the local Safe Kids organization, serving on the Board of the local YMCA, serving on the board of the local Crisis Pregnancy Center, and as a member of the Emergency Medical Service Citizens Advisory Board. Dr. Benton has been on medical mission trips to the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Haiti, and Nicaragua. More recent community service has been as a volunteer for Habitat for Humanity and Peak Literacy, a non-profit organization whose mission is to prepare young readers for personal and collective success through consistent one-to-one reading instruction provided by competent and nurturing volunteers.