UF surgeons, alumni become fellows in American College of Surgeons

Eight UF surgeons and three graduates of UF’s surgical residency program were initiated in September as fellows in the American College of Surgeons. The convocation took place in Chicago following the college’s annual meeting.

New fellows include:

UF faculty:

Adam Beck, M.D., assistant professor of vascular surgery

Brendan Boland, M.D., an assistant professor of transplantation surgery

Catherine Chang, M.D., assistant professor of vascular surgery

Philip Efron, M.D., assistant professor of surgery and anesthesiology

Atif Iqbal, M.D., assistant professor of surgery

Ashley Lentz, M.D., clinical assistant professor of plastic and reconstructive surgery

Salvatore Scali, M.D., assistant professor of vascular surgery

Christiana Shaw, M.D., assistant professor of surgery

UF surgical residency program graduates:

Christopher Garces, M.D., a general surgeon with Sheboygan Surgical Associates in Sheboygan, Wis. Graduation date: 2008

Daniel Martin, M.D., a vascular surgeon with Phoebe Physician Group in Albany, Ga. Graduation date: 2007

Edgardo Salcedo, M.D., an assistant professor in the UC Davis Health System in Davis. Calif. Graduation date: 2009