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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…

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…

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…