From childhood to adulthood, family shapes individuals in obvious and subtle ways. From habits and interests to eye color and height, genes play a key role in influencing who people become. But genetics do more than shape appearance and personality. Some heritable qualities are innocuous, but others can lead to…
Congratulations to third-year resident Elizabeth Hansen, M.D., who was recently honored at the 2026 Annual Celebration of Excellence in Medical Education, held April 2 at the Hilton University of Florida Conference Center, sponsored by the UF College of Medicine Society of Teaching Scholars!Dr. Hansen received the Outstanding Resident…
Congratulations to all Department of Surgery members who were published in February! Published faculty were Doctors Thomas Beaver, Scott Berceli, Amalia Cochrane, Dejana Braithwaite, Chasen Croft, Daniel Demos, Kirsten Freeman, Philip Hess, Steven Hughes, Jeffrey Jacobs, Eric Jeng, Shama Karanth, Sailesh Konda, Eddie Manning, Tomas Martin, Johan Nordenstam, Tyler Loftus,…
We love Match Day, because that’s when we learn which extremely talented physicians we’ll be welcoming to the University of Florida Department of Surgery! We are very thankful to every member of the department who helped with interviewing all of our amazing resident candidates. We’re especially excited to welcome…
Rooted in her U.S. Air Force values, Tammy Kegley drives excellence at the UF Health Aortic Disease Center…
How siblings Aubree and Londyn Harts both got the life-saving care they needed at the UF Health Congenital Heart Center…
Congratulations to all members of the Department of Surgery who were published in January! Published faculty were Doctors Mazen Al-Mansour, Letitia Bible, Azra Bihorac, Chasen Croft, Sergio Duarte, Jennifer Fieber, Steven Hughes, Benjamin Jacobs, Jeffrey Jacobs, Crystal Johnson-Mann, Sailesh Konda, Giles Peek, Mindaugas Rackauskas, Steven Raymond, George Sarosi, Salvatore Scali,…
We’re proud to announce that the Department of Surgery has had five residents inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society! Congratulations to: Jeremy Balch, M.D., Ph.D.Michael Kabbash, M.D.Jordan McKean, M.D., M.P.H.Michael Spinosa, M.D.Whitman Wiggins, M.D. Tyler Loftus, M.D., Ph.D., an associate…
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 served his country and then went back to his roots in academic medicine. As the Grant and Shirle Herron Chair, professor and chief of the division…
Congratulations to Philip Efron, M.D., FACS, FCCM, the Cracchiolo Family Professor of Surgery and director of the Sepsis and Critical Illness Research Center, on receiving the 2026 UF College of Medicine Outstanding Research Scientist in Clinical Science award. Efron was one of seven faculty honored at this year’s College of…
