Leslie A Parker, PhD, APRN, NNP-BC, FAAN
Associate Dean For Research
Department:
College of Nursing Office for Research Support
Business Phone:
(352) 273-6384
Business Email:
parkela@ufl.edu
About Leslie A Parker
RESEARCH/SCHOLARSHIP
Dr. Parker’s research involves nutritional support of the premature infant with an emphasis on breastfeeding infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). She has been funded by the National Institute of Nursing Research to study (1) the risks and benefits of routine gastric residual aspiration and evaluation in very premature infants and (2) the optimal timing of initiation of milk expression following the delivery of a very premature infant. She recently received a 2018 Research Opportunity grant to study strategies to increase lactation success in mothers of extremely premature infants. She received a UF Term Professorship award in 2017.
SERVICE
Dr. Parker is board certified as a neonatal nurse practitioner by the National Certification Corporation. She has an active practice as a neonatal nurse practitioner in the NICU at UF Health.
Accomplishments
Kim Nolan Spirit Award for Neonatal Nurse Practitioners
2008
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Florida Association of Neonatal Nurse Practitioners
Awarded
1998
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Outstanding Young Women of America
Member
1997
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Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor Society
Teaching Profile
Courses Taught
2017-2021
NGR7940L Residency in Adv Nurs
2019-2020
NUR3168 Lead and Inspire 2: Research and Evidence-Based Nursing
2017-2024
NGR7970L Adv Nursing Project
2020-2023
NGR6937 Synthesis and Integration of State of the Science Research
2016,2019-2022
NUR4905 Individual Study
2017-2018
NUR3145 Pharmacology for Nursing
2018
NGR7980 Research for Doctoral Dissertation
2016-2018,2024
NGR7979 Advanced Research
2007-2014,2017-2018
NGR6941 Practicum in Nursing
2014,2017
NUR4944L Transition to Professional Practice
2008,2010-2017,2017
NGR6944 Indiv Clinic Practice
2006-2012,2014
NGR6323C Neonatal Nurs Pract 3
2006-2014
NGR6321C Neonatal Nurs Pract 2
2009-2012
NGR6054C Adv Neonat Assess/Dia
2006-2012
NGR6320C Neonatal Nurs Pract 1
2008,2010-2011
NGR6905 Individual Study
2010-2011
NGR6371 Pharmaco Adv Pra Neo
2006-2009
NGR6175 Pharmaco Adv Pra Neo
2006-2008
NGR6020C Adv Neonat Assess/Dia
2021-2024
NGR7835 Nurse Scientist and Scholar II
Board Certifications
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Neonatal Nurse PractitionerNational Certification Corporation
Research Profile
Nutrition of critically ill and premature infants. Increasing delivery of breast milk. Decreasing insufficient milk supply and delayed lactogenesis stage II. Assessment of gastric residuals.
Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID)
0000-0001-8787-7945
Publications
2024
Classifying early infant feeding status from clinical notes using natural language processing and machine learning.
Scientific reports.
14(1)
[DOI] 10.1038/s41598-024-58299-x.
[PMID] 38570569.
2024
COVID-19 booster enhances IgG mediated viral neutralization by human milk in vitro.
Frontiers in nutrition.
11
[DOI] 10.3389/fnut.2024.1289413.
[PMID] 38406184.
2024
Milk Biomarkers of Secretory Activation in Breast Pump-Dependent Mothers of Preterm Infants: An Integrative Review
Breastfeeding Medicine.
19(1):3-16
[DOI] 10.1089/bfm.2023.0107.
[PMID] 38241129.
2024
Mother’s Own Milk Versus Donor Human Milk: What’s the Difference?
Critical care nursing clinics of North America.
36(1):119-133
[DOI] 10.1016/j.cnc.2023.09.002.
[PMID] 38296370.
2024
Taking Human Milk Fortification to the Next Level.
The Journal of perinatal & neonatal nursing.
38(1):15-17
[DOI] 10.1097/JPN.0000000000000800.
[PMID] 38278639.
2023
A Scoping Review of the Oral Microbiome in Preterm Infants.
American journal of perinatology.
[DOI] 10.1055/s-0043-1776344.
[PMID] 37907200.
2023
Comparison of 3 Methods for Measuring Gastric Tube Length in Newborns: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses.
23(3):E79-E86
[DOI] 10.1097/ANC.0000000000001065.
[PMID] 36806055.
2023
Content validity of a Safe Nursing Care Checklist for a neonatal unit
Nursing in Critical Care.
28(2):307-321
[DOI] 10.1111/nicc.12831.
2023
Detection of SARS-CoV-2 IgA and IgG in human milk and breastfeeding infant stool 6 months after maternal COVID-19 vaccination.
Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association.
43(6):775-781
[DOI] 10.1038/s41372-022-01581-5.
[PMID] 36631564.
2023
Editorial response to Cosentino and Marino RE:Â detection of SARS-CoV-2 IgA and IgG in human milk and breastfeeding infant stool 6 months after maternal COVID-19 vaccination.
Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association.
43(6):828-829
[DOI] 10.1038/s41372-023-01660-1.
[PMID] 37024528.
2023
Influence of Sociodemographic and Occupational Factors on Safety Culture in Neonatal Intensive Care in Brazil.
Journal of nursing care quality.
38(1):E1-E8
[DOI] 10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000649.
[PMID] 36112966.
2023
Leveraging mHealth and a milk expression frequency biomarker during postpartum to prolong lactation among parents of critically ill infants: a pilot study.
Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association.
43(5):616-623
[DOI] 10.1038/s41372-023-01639-y.
[PMID] 36882532.
2023
Maternal Voice Exposure and Its Effect on Premature Infants’ Feeding Milestones: A Systematic Review.
Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses.
23(2):E40-E49
[DOI] 10.1097/ANC.0000000000001029.
[PMID] 36191331.
2023
Nonpharmacologic Factors Affecting Milk Production in Pump-Dependent Mothers of Critically Ill Infants: State of the Science.
Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses.
23(1):51-63
[DOI] 10.1097/ANC.0000000000000990.
[PMID] 36700680.
2023
Oral Care in Critically Ill Infants and the Potential Effect on Infant Health: An Integrative Review.
Critical care nurse.
43(4):39-50
[DOI] 10.4037/ccn2023902.
[PMID] 37524370.
2023
Pasteurization of human milk affects the miRNA cargo of EVs decreasing its immunomodulatory activity.
Scientific reports.
13(1)
[DOI] 10.1038/s41598-023-37310-x.
[PMID] 37344543.
2023
Provision of positive oral experiences for premature infants by offering milk drops: A clinical practice change initiative
Journal of Neonatal Nursing.
29(4):687-692
[DOI] 10.1016/j.jnn.2022.11.014.
2023
Skin microbiome sampling in the preterm neonate.
Pediatric dermatology.
40(1):129-131
[DOI] 10.1111/pde.15158.
[PMID] 36385397.
2023
Sociodemographic Factors and Intestinal Microbiome Development in Preterm, Very Low Birth Weight Infants.
American journal of perinatology.
[DOI] 10.1055/s-0043-1769793.
[PMID] 37640050.
2023
Untargeted Metabolomic Analysis of Lactation-Stage-Matched Human and Bovine Milk Samples at 2 Weeks Postnatal.
Nutrients.
15(17)
[DOI] 10.3390/nu15173768.
[PMID] 37686800.
2022
Antepartum Breast Pump Education for Mothers and Their Support Person: Effect on Time to First Expression and Lactation Outcomes—A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study
Breastfeeding Medicine.
17(5):437-445
[DOI] 10.1089/bfm.2021.0275.
2022
Detection of SARS-CoV-2 IgA and IgG in human milk and breastfeeding infant stool 6 months after maternal COVID-19 vaccination.
Research square.
[DOI] 10.21203/rs.3.rs-1950944/v1.
[PMID] 36032985.
2022
Differences in Neonatal Outcomes Among Premature Infants Exposed to Mother’s Own Milk Versus Donor Human Milk.
Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses.
22(6):539-549
[DOI] 10.1097/ANC.0000000000001002.
[PMID] 35939792.
2022
Donor Human Milk Is Not the Solution.
Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses.
22(6):485-486
[DOI] 10.1097/ANC.0000000000001052.
[PMID] 36413775.
2022
Effect of Routine Gastric Residual Aspiration on the Preterm Infant Fecal Microbiome.
American journal of perinatology.
[DOI] 10.1055/a-1877-6306.
[PMID] 35709728.
2022
Integrating longitudinal clinical and microbiome data to predict growth faltering in preterm infants.
Journal of biomedical informatics.
128
[DOI] 10.1016/j.jbi.2022.104031.
[PMID] 35183765.
2022
Knowledge and Practices for Central Line Infection Prevention Among Brazilian Nurses: A Mixed-Methods Study.
Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses.
22(2):180-187
[DOI] 10.1097/ANC.0000000000000893.
[PMID] 35703927.
2022
Milk Volume Outcomes in Pump-Dependent Mothers of Critically Ill Infants.
Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses.
22(3):253-260
[DOI] 10.1097/ANC.0000000000000888.
[PMID] 33958519.
2022
Neonatal Feeding Tube Colonization and the Potential Effect on Infant Health: A Review.
Frontiers in nutrition.
9
[DOI] 10.3389/fnut.2022.775014.
[PMID] 35284460.
2022
Strategies to Improve Mother’s Own Milk Expression in Black and Hispanic Mothers of Premature Infants.
Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses.
22(1):59-68
[DOI] 10.1097/ANC.0000000000000866.
[PMID] 33756497.
2022
Ultrasound to Verify Gastric Tube Position in Infants and Children: A Systematic Review.
Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses.
22(6):531-538
[DOI] 10.1097/ANC.0000000000001000.
[PMID] 35587385.
2021
Decreasing Admissions to the NICU: An Official Transition Bed for Neonates.
Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses.
21(1):87-91
[DOI] 10.1097/ANC.0000000000000765.
[PMID] 32384327.
2021
Demographic, Social, and Personal Factors Associated With Lactation Cessation by 6 Weeks in Mothers of Very Low Birth Weight Infants
Journal of Human Lactation.
37(3):511-520
[DOI] 10.1177/0890334420940239.
2021
Detection of SARS-CoV-2-Specific IgA in the Human Milk of COVID-19 Vaccinated Lactating Health Care Workers
Breastfeeding Medicine.
16(12):1004-1009
[DOI] 10.1089/bfm.2021.0122.
2021
Effect of Postpartum Depo Medroxyprogesterone Acetate on Lactation in Mothers of Very Low-Birth-Weight Infants
Breastfeeding Medicine.
16(10):835-842
[DOI] 10.1089/bfm.2020.0336.
[PMID] 33913765.
2021
Exploring Social and Demographic Factors as Determinants of Intestinal Inflammation in Very Low Birth-Weight Infants.
Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses.
21(6):443-451
[DOI] 10.1097/ANC.0000000000000951.
[PMID] 34670954.
2021
Feeding Strategies in Preterm Very Low Birth-Weight Infants: State-of-the-Science Review.
Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses.
21(6):493-502
[DOI] 10.1097/ANC.0000000000000849.
[PMID] 33675303.
2021
Frozen Mother’s Own Milk Can Be Used Effectively to Personalize Donor Human Milk.
Frontiers in microbiology.
12
[DOI] 10.3389/fmicb.2021.656889.
[PMID] 33936012.
2021
Human milk microbes: Strategies to improve delivery to the infant.
Seminars in perinatology.
45(6)
[DOI] 10.1016/j.semperi.2021.151451.
[PMID] 34266676.
2021
Indicators of Secretory Activation in Mothers of Preterm Very Low Birth Weight Infants
Journal of Human Lactation.
37(3):581-592
[DOI] 10.1177/0890334420980424.
2021
Measures of Lactation Outcomes in Women Delivering Preterm Infants.
Nursing research.
70(3):193-199
[DOI] 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000502.
[PMID] 33891382.
2021
The Need for Personalized Feeding Strategies in High-Risk Infants.
The Journal of perinatal & neonatal nursing.
35(1):16-18
[DOI] 10.1097/JPN.0000000000000544.
[PMID] 33528182.
2020
A Qualitative Study of Pregnant Women’s Perspectives on Antibiotic Use for Mom and Child: Implications for Developing Tailored Health Education Interventions.
Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland).
9(10)
[DOI] 10.3390/antibiotics9100704.
[PMID] 33076539.
2020
Determinants of the Very Low-Birth-Weight Infant’s Intestinal Microbiome: A Systematic Review.
The Journal of perinatal & neonatal nursing.
34(3):257-275
[DOI] 10.1097/JPN.0000000000000506.
[PMID] 32697547.
2020
Effect of Aspiration and Evaluation of Gastric Residuals on Intestinal Inflammation, Bleeding, and Gastrointestinal Peptide Level.
The Journal of pediatrics.
217:165-171.e2
[DOI] 10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.10.036.
[PMID] 31757473.
2020
Metabolomic Profile of Personalized Donor Human Milk.
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland).
25(24)
[DOI] 10.3390/molecules25245783.
[PMID] 33302441.
2020
Optimizing Mother’s Own Milk Production in Mothers Delivering Critically Ill Infants.
The Journal of perinatal & neonatal nursing.
34(1):13-15
[DOI] 10.1097/JPN.0000000000000461.
[PMID] 31996640.
2020
Timing of milk expression following delivery in mothers delivering preterm very low birth weight infants: a randomized trial.
Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association.
40(8):1236-1245
[DOI] 10.1038/s41372-020-0688-z.
[PMID] 32461626.
2019
Acidity of Enteral Feeding Tube Aspirate in Neonates: Do pH Values Meet the Cutoff for Predicting Gastric Placement?
Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses.
19(4):333-341
[DOI] 10.1097/ANC.0000000000000591.
[PMID] 30720480.
2019
Consumption of Mother’s Own Milk by Infants Born Extremely Preterm Following Implementation of a Donor Human Milk Program: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
The Journal of pediatrics.
211:33-38
[DOI] 10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.03.040.
[PMID] 31060805.
2019
Donor Human Milk: Overcoming the Challenges.
The Journal of perinatal & neonatal nursing.
33(3):216-218
[DOI] 10.1097/JPN.0000000000000425.
[PMID] 31335848.
2019
Effect of Gastric Residual Evaluation on Enteral Intake in Extremely Preterm Infants: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
JAMA pediatrics.
173(6):534-543
[DOI] 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.0800.
[PMID] 31034045.
2019
Initial microbial community of the neonatal stomach immediately after birth.
Gut microbes.
10(3):289-297
[DOI] 10.1080/19490976.2018.1520578.
[PMID] 30404568.
2019
RESPONSE TO LETTER TO THE EDITOR.
Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses.
19(2):82-83
[DOI] 10.1097/ANC.0000000000000588.
[PMID] 30720479.
2019
Special Issue on the Science of Human Milk.
Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses.
19(5):343-344
[DOI] 10.1097/ANC.0000000000000661.
[PMID] 31651466.
2018
Comparison of Neonatal Nursing Practices for Determining Feeding Tube Insertion Length and Verifying Gastric Placement With Current Best Evidence.
Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses.
18(4):307-317
[DOI] 10.1097/ANC.0000000000000526.
[PMID] 29889728.
2018
Facilitating Early Breast Milk Expression in Mothers of Very Low Birth Weight Infants.
MCN. The American journal of maternal child nursing.
43(2):105-110
[DOI] 10.1097/NMC.0000000000000408.
[PMID] 29470268.
2017
Necrotizing Enterocolitis and Human Milk Feeding: A Systematic Review.
Clinics in perinatology.
44(1):49-67
[DOI] 10.1016/j.clp.2016.11.009.
[PMID] 28159209.
2017
Personalization of the Microbiota of Donor Human Milk with Mother’s Own Milk.
Frontiers in microbiology.
8
[DOI] 10.3389/fmicb.2017.01470.
[PMID] 28824595.
2015
Aspiration and evaluation of gastric residuals in the neonatal intensive care unit: state of the science.
The Journal of perinatal & neonatal nursing.
29(1):51-9; quiz E2
[DOI] 10.1097/JPN.0000000000000080.
[PMID] 25633400.
2015
Association of timing of initiation of breastmilk expression on milk volume and timing of lactogenesis stage II among mothers of very low-birth-weight infants.
Breastfeeding medicine : the official journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine.
10(2):84-91
[DOI] 10.1089/bfm.2014.0089.
[PMID] 25659030.
2015
Gastrointestinal conditions and serious liver-related complications in pregnant women.
The Journal of perinatal & neonatal nursing.
29(1):1-2
[DOI] 10.1097/JPN.0000000000000084.
[PMID] 25633392.
2015
Reply–Gastric residuals, feeding intolerance, and nectrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infants.
Pediatrics and neonatology.
56(2):138-9
[DOI] 10.1016/j.pedneo.2014.10.007.
[PMID] 25623004.
2015
The value of routine evaluation of gastric residuals in very low birth weight infants.
Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association.
35(1):57-60
[DOI] 10.1038/jp.2014.147.
[PMID] 25166623.
2014
Gastric residual evaluation in preterm neonates: a useful monitoring technique or a hindrance?
Pediatrics and neonatology.
55(5):335-40
[DOI] 10.1016/j.pedneo.2014.02.008.
[PMID] 25129325.
2013
Necrotizing enterocolitis: have we made any progress in reducing the risk?
Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses.
13(5):317-24; quiz 325
[DOI] 10.1097/ANC.0b013e31829a872c.
[PMID] 24042135.
2013
Scientifically Based Strategies for Enteral Feeding in Premature Infants
NeoReviews.
14(7):E350-E359
2013
Strategies to increase milk volume in mothers of VLBW infants.
MCN. The American journal of maternal child nursing.
38(6):385-90
[DOI] 10.1097/NMC.0b013e3182a1fc2f.
[PMID] 24145494.
2012
Ethics Decisions and Dilemmas Related to Resuscitation of Infants Born on the Verge of Viability
Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews.
12(1):27-32
2012
Effect of breast milk on hospital costs and length of stay among very low-birth-weight infants in the NICU.
Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses.
12(4):254-9
[DOI] 10.1097/ANC.0b013e318260921a.
[PMID] 22864006.
2012
Effect of early breast milk expression on milk volume and timing of lactogenesis stage II among mothers of very low birth weight infants: a pilot study.
Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association.
32(3):205-9
[DOI] 10.1038/jp.2011.78.
[PMID] 21904296.
2010
Maternal voice and short-term outcomes in preterm infants.
Developmental psychobiology.
52(2):205-12
[DOI] 10.1002/dev.20426.
[PMID] 20112262.
2007
Neonatal intensive care unit sound levels before and after structural reconstruction.
MCN. The American journal of maternal child nursing.
32(6):358-62
[PMID] 17968218.
2006
Part 2: Birth trauma: injuries to the intraabdominal organs, peripheral nerves, and skeletal system.
Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses.
6(1):7-14
[PMID] 16458246.
2005
Elevated sound levels within a busy NICU.
Neonatal network : NN.
24(6):33-7
[PMID] 16383183.
2005
Part 1: early recognition and treatment of birth trauma: injuries to the head and face.
Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses.
5(6):288-97; quiz 298
[PMID] 16338668.
2002
Kangaroo care for adoptive parents and their critically ill preterm infant.
MCN. The American journal of maternal child nursing.
27(4):230-2
[PMID] 12131274.
1999
State of the art. Neonatal respiratory failure.
Critical care nursing clinics of North America.
11(4):493-9
[PMID] 10855113.
1998
Ambiguous genitalia: etiology, treatment, and nursing implications.
Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing : JOGNN.
27(1):15-22
[PMID] 9475123.
1997
Severe congenital neutropenia: a case study.
Neonatal network : NN.
16(8):17-21
[PMID] 9429449.
1997
Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone.
Neonatal network : NN.
16(4):69-71
[PMID] 9216326.
Grants
Dec 2023
ACTIVE
Comparison of Breast Pump Suction Patterns in Achievement of Coming to Volume in Breast Pump-Dependent Mothers of Critically Ill Infants
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: MEDELA AG
Jul 2023
ACTIVE
Frequent Standardized Oral Care Using Human Milk to Reduce Oral Dysbiosis and Improve Health Outcomes in Preterm Very Low Birth Weight Infants
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: GERBER FOUNDATION
Mar 2023
ACTIVE
The effect of gestational age at delivery on lactation outcomes in pump-dependent mothers of critically ill infants
Role: Other
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NINR
Sep 2021
– Jan 2023
Improving Lactation Success in Black Mothers of Critically Ill Infants in the NICU using Discreet, Hands-free, Wearable Breast Pumps
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: UF HEALTH SHANDS HOSPITAL
Aug 2021
– Jan 2024
Neonatal cutaneous microbiome predictors of infantile eczema
Role: Co-Project Director/Principal Investigator
Funding: NATL ECZEMA ASSOC
via PEDIATRIC DERMATOLOGY RES ALLIANCE
Nov 2019
– Apr 2021
Improving Lactation Success in Mothers of Critically Infants Using Personalized Real-Time Biomarker Based Text Messages
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: UF HEALTH SHANDS HOSPITAL
Jul 2019
ACTIVE
OoR Matching Support for CTSI
Role: Project Manager
Funding: UF DIV OF SPONSORED RES MATCHING FUNDS
Aug 2018
– May 2023
Optimal Feeding Tube Dwell Time in VLBW to Reduce Feeding Tube Contamination
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NINR
Jun 2018
– May 2020
OR-DRPD-ROF2018: Improving Lactation Success in Mothers of Preterm Infants Through Provision of Antenatal Education to Their Support Person ?
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: UF RESEARCH
Jun 2013
– May 2016
Adequate Breast Milk for Improved Health of Very Low Birth Weight Preterm Infants
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NINR
Mar 2013
– Jan 2018
Routine Aspiration of Residual Gastric Contents in Very Low Birth Weight Infants
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NINR
Contact Details
Phones:
- Business:
- (352) 273-6384
Emails:
- Business:
- parkela@ufl.edu
Addresses:
- Business Mailing:
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PO Box 100187
GAINESVILLE FL 32610 - Business Street:
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HPNP COMPLEX ROOM 2227
GAINESVILLE FL 32611