Florida Medical Psychology Associates, LLC

Andrea Friedman, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist specializing in health psychology and clinical neuropsychology.  In addition to private practice with FMPA, she is a staff psychologist at Tampa General Hospital.  Dr. Friedman received her doctoral degree in psychology from the University of Miami in 1995.  She completed her internship at the Boston VA Medical Center/Tufts Consortium, and a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute.  Dr. Friedman has held faculty positions in the Division of Behavioral Neurology at the Medical College of Pennsylvania and the Department of Psychology at the University of South Florida.  Her areas of special interest include stress, diabetes, cancer, dementia, chronic pain, MS, cardiovascular disease, womens’ health, weight management, and positive psychology.  Her clinical practice includes individual psychotherapy, couples counseling, coaching, and groups.


Perry Kaly, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist specializing in clinical health psychology, and sport and exercise psychology.  In addition to private practice with FMPA, he is a staff psychologist at Tampa General Hospital and also works as a consulting medical psychologist in a number of community hospitals in Pinellas and Pasco counties.  He currently holds faculty appointments in the Department of Surgery and the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Adolescent Medicine at the University of South Florida.  Dr. Kaly received his doctoral degree in psychology from the University of Florida in 1999, and completed internship and postdoctoral residency at the University of South Florida.  He has advanced training in clinical psychopharmacology.  His clinical practice focuses on eating disorders, weight management, bariatric surgery, pain management, adjustment to acute and chronic medical illness, psychodiagnostic assessment, and general psychotherapy with adolescents, adults, couples and families.


Mario Rodriguez, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in health psychology and behavioral medicine.  In addition to private practice with FMPA, he currently works as a consulting medical psychologist in a number of community hospitals, nursing/rehabilitation centers, and assisted living facilities.  Dr. Rodriguez obtained his doctoral degree in clinical psychology at the University of Miami in 1995, and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Pittsburgh Cancer Institute and Carnegie Mellon University.  He has worked in several major medical centers in Miami, Boston, Pittsburgh, and Philadelphia.  He served as an assistant professor and director of Behavioral Medicine in the Department of Medicine at Drexel University College of Medicine before relocating to the Tampa Bay area in 2000.  His practice focuses on integrative and cognitive behavioral psychotherapy with adults, couples, and persons with medical illnesses.  His areas of special interest include coping with chronic illness, psychopharmacology, geriatric psychology, chronic pain, weight management, cardiovascular disease, and cancer.