Four new surgeons join the UF department of surgery

Jessica Cioffi_MCM_1049 Jessica Cioffi, MD, is an assistant professor in the division of general surgery at the UF College of Medicine. She specializes in pancreatic, biliary and liver surgery. Dr. Cioffi earned her medical degree from the University of Vermont College of Medicine/ She completed her general surgery residency at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a hepato-pancreato-biliary fellowship at Indiana University. Dr. Cioffi is board-certified in general surgery and is a member of the Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association, the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association, the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract and the American College of Surgeons. She has received numerous awards and honors, including the Nathan A. Womack Scholarship Award and the H. Max Schiebel, MD, Award for Surgical Professionalism.

Dr. Cioffi’s clinical interests include general surgery, acute and chronic pancreatitis, pancreatic cancer, bile duct cancer, gallbladder cancer, liver metastases, cholangiocarcinoma, and bile duct injuries or strictures. Her research interests include the management and outcomes of pancreatic necrosis, postoperative outcomes after liver and bile duct surgery, and techniques to improve outcomes after pancreatic surgery.

Vincent Daniel_MCM_6892Vincent C. Daniel, MD, is an associate professor of surgery in the division of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery at the UF College of Medicine. Additionally, he is the director of the surgical thoracic oncology program at UF Health. Dr. Daniel earned his medical degree from the University of Tennessee and completed his general surgery residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, where he became chief resident in the department of surgery. He also completed a research fellowship within the department of tumor biology. Dr. Daniel completed his cardiothoracic surgery residency at Massachusetts General Hospital. During this time, he completed visiting fellowships in general thoracic surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, as well as with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. Before joining UF, Dr. Daniel was an assistant professor in the division of thoracic surgery at Ohio State University, where he also served as assistant program director of the cardiothoracic surgery residency program.

He is board-certified in general and thoracic surgery and is a member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons and the American College of Surgeons. He has won many awards and honors, including the 2014 Tom E. Williams Award for Excellence in Teaching in Cardiothoracic Surgery and the “Golden Apple” award, which is selected by medical students and honors an outstanding resident teacher. He has also served as an ad hoc reviewer of the journals Annals of Surgical Oncology and Annals of Surgery and is an associate editor for the surgical oncology and imaging section of the journal, BMC Cancer.

Lindsey Goldstein, MDLindsey Goldstein, MD, is an assistant professor in the division of general surgery at the UF College of Medicine. Dr. Goldstein received her medical degree from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. She completed her general surgery residency at the University of Florida, where she also served as administrative chief resident. She went on to Brown University where she completed a fellowship in colon and rectal surgery. Dr. Goldstein has a joint appointment with the Malcom Randall VA Medical Center.

Dr. Goldstein is board-certified in general surgery through the American Board of Surgery. Additionally, she is a resident member of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, the American College of Surgeons, the Florida Chapter of the American College of Surgeons and the American Medical Association.

Eddie W. Manning, MDEddie W. Manning, MD, is an assistant professor in the division of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery at the UF College of Medicine. Dr. Manning has a joint appointment with the Malcom Randall VA Medical Center.

Prior to his current appointment with the VA, he served in the U.S. Army as chief of general surgery at Reynolds Army Community Hospital, Fort Sill, Oklahoma. During that time, Dr. Manning also completed a tour in Afghanistan. Dr. Manning completed his cardiothoracic surgery fellowship and general surgery residency at the University of Miami, Jackson Memorial Hospital. He also completed a postdoctoral research fellowship at the University of Miami’s Department of Cardiothoracic Transplant Surgery. Dr. Manning earned his medical degree from Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia.

Dr. Manning is a member of the American College of Surgeons, the Florida Medical Association, and the American Medical Association. Dr. Manning’s interests include adult cardiac surgery, general thoracic surgery and robotics.