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Elif Fitzgerald with her three-year-old
German Shepherd, Raven
MARCH/APRIL 2021 | TAMPA BAY MAGAZINE 49
Elif Fitzgerald
is the owner
and founder
of PureLife
Medi-Spa, voted
by both Tampa
Bay Magazine
and Tampa Bay
Newspapers as
”Best Medi-Spa”
for the past seven
years. The premier
spa specializes
in nonsurgical
cosmetic and
body contouring
procedures. Elif
emigrated from
Istanbul, Turkey,
twenty years
ago, where she studied finance and business
management, then owned and managed a successful
restaurant and a hotel.
Married to Dr. Joseph Fitzgerald, she served
as the business and operations manager for his
large family practice for 17 years, and has been at
PureLife Medi-Spa since they opened it in 2013.
The family practice was recognized by the State
of Florida as the second busiest (single) practice
for COVID-19 testing
and treatment (with no
fatalities).
In 2017, Elif received
the “Philanthropist
of the Year” award
from Julie Weintraub’s
Hands Across the Bay
charity, where she
serves on the board. Elif
is also on the board for
Seacoast Bank. She has
supported numerous
charities, personally
hosted fundraisers and
served as the presenting
sponsor for many
events. For years, she
has mentored young
women, providing
training and education to help further their careers.
Elif considers raising her four children to adulthood
as her greatest accomplishment.
Elif Fitzgerald is the owner and founder
of PureLife Medi-Spa, (727) 595-3400,
PureLifeMediSpa.com.
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