UF health aortic disease center Department of Surgery

The UF Health Aortic Disease Center’s experts combine leading-edge science with compassionate and personalized care. Our multidisciplinary approach benefits patients by providing the expertise of board-certified, fellowship-trained physicians who specialize in cardiovascular and vascular surgery and endovascular therapy. Our aortic center is one of the nation’s highest-volume, and our team sees patients from around the world, approaching each patient with one goal: to provide high-quality, patient-centered care that leads to outstanding outcomes – enabling patients to get back to their lives and their loved ones.

Welcome to the aortic disease center

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Tomas D. Martin, M.D., director of the UF Health Aortic Disease Center, shares his expertise as a surgeon and his approach to patient care.

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Nationally Ranked

Excellent care is at the heart of what we do. That’s why UF Health Shands Hospital is rated by U.S. News & World Report as one of the nation's top hospitals for abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.

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continuing medical education

Take part in our annual International Aortic Symposium

UF’s International Aortic Symposium consists of nine sessions and includes presentations, expert speakers and extended panel discussions with active audience participation.

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Vascular Surgery Fellowship

Our mission is to produce modern vascular surgeons who are equipped with the full spectrum of technical skills – ranging from complex open surgical procedures and advanced endovascular therapies – thereby allowing them to independently manage the entire spectrum of vascular disease.

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Focused on that one mission

For Thomas Beaver, M.D., M.P.H., his service didn’t end when he hung up his Army uniform. After beginning his career by serving patients, Beaver…

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Former Gator athlete, soon-to-be UF medical student Korbe Otis balances passion for medicine and softball.

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Shiniqua’s Miracle: Groundbreaking Care at UF…

Shiniqua Aschenback woke up the morning after her 43rd birthday and immediately knew something was wrong. Both of her legs had inexplicably swollen…

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