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Welcome to the Department of Surgery
University of Florida surgeons provide comprehensive surgical care, offering advanced surgical techniques and a wide-range of minimally invasive and endovascular procedures. Caring for patients at Shands at UF, the Malcom Randall VA Medical Center, and Shands' outpatient surgery centers, UF surgeons are part of a multidisciplinary health-care team who collaborate to offer individualized patient care and the latest therapies. UF surgeons and scientists conduct research to improve surgical outcomes, advance treatments and expand knowledge about disease processes. They also train the surgical leaders of tomorrow.
Surgeons in the UF Department of Surgery specialize in:
- General Surgery (GI, Cancer, Trauma and Burn)
- Pediatric Surgery
- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
- Transplant Surgery
- Vascular Surgery
Other UF surgical care: Neurosurgery, Urology, Gynecology, Orthopaedics
Support the Department
More than ever, philanthropy is critical to our future. Private support has become an essential ingredient to achieving excellence in academic medicine through research, medical education and patient care. Giving to the University of Florida Department of Surgery is a meaningful way to contribute to the advancement of medicine, which will benefit generations to come. Your gifts will support the work of dedicated physicians who will, in turn, care for thousands of patients and families. Find out more about how you can help.
News & Events
Frederick Moore, M.D., to Receive College of Medicine Faculty Research Award in Clinical Science
Mar 22nd, 2019
The Department of Surgery is excited to share that its very own Frederick Moore, M.D., will be the recipient of this year’s UF College of Medicine Faculty Research Award in […]
Four Physicians Welcomed to the Society of University Surgeons
Mar 22nd, 2019
The UF Department of Surgery is excited to share the accomplishments of four of its surgeons! Sanda Tan, M.D., Ali Zarrinpar, M.D., Christiana Shaw, M.D., and Jose Trevino, M.D., have […]
Damaris Benton receives quarterly CSiK Award
Mar 20th, 2019
The UF College of Medicine’s Department of Surgery is excited to congratulate Damaris Benton, a practice supervisor at the UF Health Surgical Specialists center, was awarded the quarterly Customer Service […]
SCCM Wants to See Your #BlueICU this May!
Mar 18th, 2019
May is National Critical Care Awareness and Recognition Month (NCCARM), and the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) at the University of Florida College of Medicine wants to celebrate by […]