call me the Dancing Doctor.” JustinFerns

MD, F.A.C.C.

Dr. Justin Ferns graduated from Trivandrum Medical College in Kerala, India, in 1992. He served his residency in Internal Medicine at Wayne State University in Detroit. That was followed by a cardiology fellowship at the University of Louisville.

Dr. Ferns has been practicing cardiology for 12 years in Ocala with offices in Summerfield and Ocala, with a primary focus on preventive cardiology, risk-factor modification and early detection of heart disease.

Dr. Ferns has been instrumental in championing risk-factor modification through promoting dance as a principle form of exercise. He founded Dancing With the Doctors seven years ago as a way of giving back to his community and introduced Cardio-Waltz to the general public as a way to stay fit and have fun at the same time. And Dr. Ferns practices what he preaches. He competes on the swing and country circuits and holds seven world championships.

“Nothing would brighten up my day more than for one of my patients to ask me to dance with them in the office,” Dr. Ferns says.