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providing excellence in surgical care

The UF department of surgery provides comprehensive surgical services in a tertiary care setting. Supported by a team of nurses and technicians, UF surgeons average nearly 11,000 operations each year at UF Health Shands facilities in Gainesville, Florida.

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UF Health, and UF researchers and clinicians are working tirelessly to develop new tools and provide timely and accurate resources to assist health care professionals in the fight against COVID-19.

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Diversity and Inclusion

As surgeons, our chosen profession has the power to affect the balance of life and death every day.

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UF Surgery News

New research from Dr. Zarrinpar reveals…

A new study published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons shed light on key factors as to why non-Hispanic white patients get placed…

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Global Surgery – An Academic Perspective

The University of Florida Department of Surgery is pleased to host Global Surgery Grand Rounds on Friday, January 8, 2020. Our invited speaker is…

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Mexican actor Toño Mauri receives double lung…

After being hospitalized for COVID-19 in June, Toño Mauri underwent a lung transplant at UF Health Shands Hospital.

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News & Events

  1. Robotic surgery allows GI surgeons to achieve maximum results using…
  2. Research Roundup: November 2020
  3. UF Health Vascular Surgery at Halifax Health Earns Vascular Testing…
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Surgical Specialties

Caring for patients at UF Health, the Malcom Randall VA Medical Center, and UF Health’s outpatient surgery centers, UF surgeons are part of a multidisciplinary health-care team who collaborate to offer individualized patient care and the latest therapies. They also train the surgical leaders of tomorrow.

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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.

The Stitch, UF Surgery newsletter

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The Stitch is a biannual newsletter that highlights the University of Florida Department of Surgery’s progress in patient care, research and education.

Surgery Grand Rounds

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Surgery Grand Rounds

  1. Jan 22

  2. Jan 29

  3. Feb 05

  4. Feb 12

Weekly Grand Rounds

Surgery Grand Rounds take place every week with different physicians.

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