Justin Casey

Dr. Casey’s journey to become a surgeon had both a thorough education, and a special interest in the advancement of medical research. His post-secondary education began at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where he studied Biomedical Engineering. He filled his spare time primarily with research and sports. Dr. Casey was an NCAA athlete while in college, excelling on his school’s tennis team. While playing both singles and doubles, he also received the honor of NCAA Scholar Athlete for all four years of his college education. As for his research interests, he was a major part of a study on tissue engineering at the RPI Center for Biotechnology. After graduating with honors, Justin decided to leave engineering and instead enter into the medical profession. In a desire to be closer to family and be true to his Seminoles, he attended the Florida State University College of Medicine. After finding good mentorship and taking an interest in ENT, he again gravitated toward a challenging research path, studying patterns of treatment failure in life threatening head and neck infections in children.