Dr. Sunil Joshi, MDBoard Certified Allergist

Allergy, Cardiology, Immunology

Sunil Joshi, MD was born and raised in Jacksonville. He grew up in Arlington and attended Terry Parker High School . After graduating in 1990, he attended the University of Florida where he earned a BS in Chemistry in 1994.

Dr.Joshi then entered the University of Florida College of Medicine, where he served as his medical school class president from 1995-1998, and was bestowed with the honor of giving the student address at graduation. During the ceremony, his classmates presented him with a special one-time award, The Most Valuable Person Award. This recognized his significant contribution to education, advancement of student issues, and his desire to help the class become successful. That day, May 23rd 1998, remains one of his most memorable.

After graduating from medical school, Dr. Joshi attended the Mayo Clinic Internal Medicine Residency Training program in Jacksonville . He completed his residency in 2001 and served as chief resident in 2001-02. During his time at Mayo, Dr. Joshi received the Golden Apple Teaching Award and was honored to receive the Antonelli Award given to the “most outstanding senior resident.”

Dr. Joshi received his Allergy/Immunology fellowship training at the University of Rochester in New York. His training was completed in 2004.

Dr. Joshi joined Dr. Prabhu’s very successful and respected practice in July of 2004, and became a partner in 2006. He truly enjoys treating patients with allergic disorders and believes that education of these disease processes can bring better care to the public. He spends his own time teaching residents and medical students at The Mayo Clinic about allergic and immunologic diseases. He has appeared on WJXT channel-4’s “Morning Show” many times to discuss allergy related issues and had a medical segment on Action News called “Ask Dr. J” (in 2012 and 2013) where he answered questions about any timely medical topic live in studio and with social media on the 4th Monday of every month.

He has also been able to contribute to the community’s health by serving as Editor-in-Chief of Northeast Florida Medicine, the only peer-reviewed medical journal in Florida. He is a Past-President of the Duval County Medical Society (the largest and oldest Medical Society in Florida) and currently is the President of the Duval County Medical Society Foundation. Dr. Joshi is a Past-President of the University of Florida Medical Alumni Association, and a Past-President of the Florida Allergy Asthma Immunology Society. He also serves on the Board of Directors for the Florida Chapter of the American Lung Association.

Currently Dr. Joshi is a co-chairman of the #FluVaxJax initiative of the Duval County Medical Society Foundation. He is working very closely with City of Jacksonville to promote the efficacy and safety of the Flu Vaccine in order to encourage more people in Northeast Florida to be vaccinated so that local hospital systems do not get overwhelmed during the COVID19 pandemic. The Foundation is also working on ways to minimize food deserts and gun violence in Northeast Florida. He is most proud of the efforts of the Foundation in helping to reduce the rate of physician burnout in the Jacksonville area as well. View Details