Dijoia Darden, M.D., an acute care surgery fellow in the University of Florida Department of Surgery, has received funding support from the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Research & Education Fund. The one-year, $50,000 pilot grant will allow Darden to study the repurposing of fostamatinib — normally…
Robert Maile, Ph.D., has long been interested in the early diagnosis of sepsis in patients with severe burns, which cause immune system suppression, allowing infection to take hold more easily and to grow more quickly in severity. One of the challenges, Maile said, is that many of the hallmarks…
Congratulations to our faculty who have received promotions, effective July 1! Our newly promoted multimission-track faculty are Ellen Satteson, M.D., Samir Shah, M.D., MPH, Lisa Spiguel, M.D., Janice Taylor, M.D., MEd and Erin Vanzant, M.D. Spiguel and Taylor were promoted to professor, while Satteson, Shah, and Vanzant were promoted to…
Using the new test, caregivers may be able to predict if a patient is at risk for a dysfunctional inflammatory response and at a high risk of multi-organ failure.
Tyler Loftus, MD Fifth-Year Surgery Resident Q: When and how did you first decide you wanted to be a doctor? A: I decided I wanted to be a doctor when I was in high school. My parents are both chiropractors, and I was between chiropractic school and medical school.
Alicia Mohr, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.C.C.M., has been appointed the division chief of acute care surgery in the UF College of Medicine’s department of surgery. She becomes the first woman to hold the title of division chief in the department. Mohr received her bachelor’s degree in zoology from Rutgers University in…
The UF 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 Clinical Science. Dr. Moore is a professor and chief…
Philip Efron, M.D., medical director of UF Health Shands Hospital’s surgical intensive care units and respiratory therapy, has been accepted into the Southern Surgical Association. This prestigious fellowship of more than 700 accomplished surgeons is held in high esteem by professionals on a global scale. The success of…
The following Department of Surgery faculty members have been recognized by the University of Florida as 2018 Exemplary Teachers: Jessica Cioffi, MD – assistant professor, division of surgical oncology Thomas Huber, MD, PhD – professor and chief, division of vascular surgery and endovascular therapy Alicia Mohr,…
Specifically, these patients can progress to a condition marked by chronic inflammation and muscle wasting, known as persistent inflammation, immunosuppression and catabolism syndrome, or PICS.
