Day in the life of a UF Health physician assistant
UF Health physician assistant Cecilia Hampson cares for patients from bedside to OR and beyond…
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First robotic-assist nipple-sparing mastectomies performed at UF Health
The first robotic-assisted nipple-sparing mastectomies, a technique that only recently received FDA approval in the United States, have been successfully performed at UF Health by Lisa Spiguel, M.D., a professor in the University of Florida Department of Surgery’s Division of Surgical Oncology. Lisa Spiguel, M.D. Although nipple…
UF Sepsis and Critical Illness Research Center secures $9 million NIH grant renewal to advance precision medicine for critically ill patients
The UF Sepsis and Critical Illness Research Center (SCIRC) grant to investigate chronic critical illness has been renewed by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), totaling about $9 million over six years. …
Sepsis and Critical Illness Research Center celebrates new laboratory space
The University of Florida Sepsis and Critical Illness Research Center, or SCIRC, celebrated the grand opening of its newly renovated laboratory space Aug. 27 at UF Health Shands Hospital. Philip Efron, M.D., director of the SCIRC and the Cracchiolo Family Professor of Surgery in the UF Department…
Ibrahim Nassour, M.D., receives outstanding performance award from Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons
Ibrahim Nassour, M.D., has earned the 2026 Cancer Liaison Physician Outstanding Performance Award from the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer. This award program recognizes outstanding performance by Cancer Liaison Physicians in their role as physician quality leaders of their cancer programs.
Day in the life of a UF College of Medicine general surgery resident
Second-year general surgery resident Katharine “Kat” Tracy, M.D., rotates in the UF Health Shands Burn Center…
August 2026 publications
A recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine AI examines the use of language models for value-informed proxy support. “This research establishes the potential advantages of providing support for the family members and loved ones who are making medical decisions for patients who have lost…
Balancing act
How Leanne Wong, M.S., balanced a legendary gymnastics career with research at the UF Health Congenital Heart Center.
Optimizing patient blood—and outcomes—in cardiac surgery
An ongoing UF Health Shands Patient Blood Management initiative brings preoperative anemia screening and treatment to cardiac surgical care. Thomas Beaver, M.D., M.P.H. A quality project implemented in the Division of Cardiovascular Surgery in the University of Florida Department of Surgery aims to standardize preoperative anemia testing…
Breakthroughs begin here
Building the blueprint for advances in medicine…
