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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
Honoring Our Veterans
Nov 21st, 2019
This Veterans Day, I’m honoring … Bruce Bryant, Security officer for UF Health Shands Security, honors his daughter for her military service. Bruce Bryant is a veteran and was on active duty […]
Ali Zarrinpar, M.D., Ph.D., Recognized as 2020 Rising Stars in Transplantation Surgery
Nov 5th, 2019
UF Health’s Ali Zarrinpar, M.D., Ph.D., was recently awarded 2020 Rising Stars in Transplantation Surgery Award. This honor is awarded by the American Society of Transplant surgeons, and recognizes individuals […]
Ali Zarrinpar, M.D., Ph.D., and Patrick Underwood, M.D., to Serve on Association for Academic Surgery Committees
Oct 30th, 2019
Ali Zarrinpar, M.D., Ph.D., and Patrick Underwood, M.D., were both elected to serve on committees for the Association for Academic Surgery. Dr. Zarrinpar will serve on the basic and translational […]
Phillip A. Efron, M.D., FACS, FCCM, Accepts Position as Associate Editor of Critical Care Explorations
Oct 10th, 2019
Phillip A. Efron, M.D. FACS, FCCM, a professor of surgery and anesthesiology at the University of Florida College of Medicine and medical director for the UF Health Shands Hospital surgical […]