The University of Florida is among a handful of educational institutions nationwide offering a specialized surgery residency for physician assistants, or PAs. “Students might graduate from physician assistant school and want to practice in surgery, but it’s a daunting prospect. They might have done a six-week surgical rotation during their…

Two University of Florida Department of Surgery faculty have been named among the 2016-2017 University Term Professors through the UF College of Medicine. Scott A. Berceli, M.D., Ph.D., is a professor in the division of vascular surgery and endovascular therapy. Philip Efron, M.D., FACS, FCCM, is…

University of Florida Health Shands Hospital’s new hybrid OR suite integrates a standard operating room with interventional radiology equipment to allow for faster assessment and treatment of trauma patients. University of Florida Health Shands Hospital recently opened a new hybrid OR suite dedicated to trauma cases. The room integrates…

Statistics show that the less time a patient spends on a ventilator, the better the outcomes. The risks associated with prolonged time on a ventilator range from swollen vocal chords, tracheal damage and difficulty swallowing to ventilator-associated pneumonia and sepsis. By revising a cardiothoracic perioperative respiratory bundle, UF Health Shands…

UF Health’s Dr. Philip Efron explains what the disease is and how it can be prevented.

The sound of the ShandsCair helicopter is something Kevin Moore will never forget.

Two surgeons have joined the faculty in the University of Florida’s College of Medicine’s Department of Surgery. Alexander L. Ayzengart, MD, MPH, FACS, is an assistant professor in the division of general surgery. He earned his medical degree from the University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor. Ayzengart…