General Surgery
New director of bariatric surgery joins UF department of surgery
Jeffrey Friedman, MD, FACS Jeffrey Friedman, M.D. F.A.C.S., has joined the UF department of surgery as an assistant professor in the division of general surgery and as the director of bariatric surgery. Dr. Friedman earned his medical degree from the University of…
Chairman of UF department of surgery takes on national roles with surgical journal, American College of Surgeons
University of Florida Health surgeon Kevin E. Behrns, M.D., chairman of the UF College of Medicine’s department of surgery and the Edward R. Woodward professor of surgery, has accepted roles as co-editor-in-chief of the journal Surgery and as a member of the executive committee of the…
Bariatric Care Team Hosts One-Mile Walk with Patients
Recently, the bariatric care team at UF Health hosted a one-mile walk with weight loss surgery patients. Kfir Ben-David, M.D., UF Health’s director of bariatric surgery and an associate professor, was joined by patients and other UF Health physicians on the bariatric care team, including Georgios Rossidis, M.D.,…
UF liver researcher selected from thousands of applicants to speak at scientific meeting
Jae-Sung Kim, Ph.D., an associate professor in the UF College of Medicine’s department of surgery and head of the Cell Death and Mitochondrial Biology Laboratory, was one of six presenters at the plenary session on basic science at the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) meeting…
UF Surgeons in the News – CNN Wolf Blitzer: Dangers of Undiagnosed Acid Reflux
Dr. Kfir Ben-David, chief of gastroesophageal surgery service at UF Health, speaks with Wolf Blitzer about Obama’s recently diagnosed acid reflux and the risks associated with this condition.
UF Health bariatric surgery program receives new accreditation covering adult, adolescent work
The Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program has approved UF Health as an accredited “Comprehensive Center with Adolescent Qualifications.” The program, founded by the American College of Surgeons and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, “works to advance safe, high-quality care for bariatric surgical patients…
UF researcher selected for standing NIH review position
Jae-Sung Kim, Ph.D., an associate professor in the UF department of surgery and an investigator in the department’s Cell Death and Cell Signaling Laboratory, has been selected as a standing reviewer for the National Institute of Health’s Hepatobiliary Pathophysiology Study Section. Kim will serve the study section for six…
Southern Surgical Association honors Copeland, UF surgeons present at association meeting
Edward M. Copeland, M.D., a Distinguished Professor of Surgery in the UF College of Medicine and a previous chair of the department of surgery, was named an honorary fellow of the Southern Surgical Association at the organization’s 2013 annual meeting. James O’Neill, M.D., former council chairman for the association…
UF Surgeons in the News – TV20: Research Suggests Reflux May Be A Problem For Sleeve Patients
It can be lifesaving surgery, but not without risk. Gastric sleeve surgery is quickly becoming a popular choice for those looking to lose weight, but doctors say it doesn’t fix everything. And once they’ve had the surgery, debilitating side effects are still a real possibility. Doctors at UF Health are…