Congratulations to all Department of Surgery members who were published in July. Published faculty were Doctors Mohammad Aladaileh, Thomas Beaver, Scott Berceli, Mark Bleiweis, Chasen Croft, Sergio Duarte, Lindsey Goldstein, Jeffrey Jacobs, Eric Jeng, Tyler Loftus, Tomas Martin, Mindaugas Rackauskas, Salvatore Scali, Rushi Shah, Ashish Sharma, Yuriy Stukov, Gilbert Upchurch…
We are pleased to announce that Amalia Cochran, M.D., professor and vice chair of professional development in the Department of Surgery, has been awarded the 2026 Dr. Olga Jonasson Distinguished Member Award from the Association of Women Surgeons. This prestigious award is given each year to an association member who,…
A research partnership and advancements in robotic surgery could improve gastric cancer care outcomes across the state. Ibrahim Nassour, M.D., MSCS The Division of Surgical Oncology in the University of Florida Department of Surgery continues to lead in gastric cancer care with advancements in robotic surgery and the launch…
Last week we bid a fond farewell to Edra Ijames, who has long been an institution of both the UF Department of Surgery and the College of Medicine. Edra first came to the department in 1994 where she served as a program assistant and senior secretary. In 1998, she became…
Latest results from the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients place UF Health’s adult kidney transplant program first in the nation for one-year graft survival and its adult liver transplant program among the country’s top three. New data from the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients once again place UF Health’s…
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…
Left to right: Sarah Jane Commander, M.D., M.S.; Erik Anderson, M.D., M.S.; Meixi Ma, M.D., M.S. Members of the Department of Surgery gathered Sunday, June 28 at the Hotel Indigo Gainesville-Celebration Pointe to celebrate the graduating cohort of our Vascular Surgery Fellowship program. We are pleased to congratulate Erik Anderson,…
Congratulations to all Department of Surgery members who were published in June! Published faculty were Doctors Letitia Bible, Martin Back, Thomas Beaver, Thiago Beduschi, Scott Berceli, Mark Bleiweis, Michol Cooper, Sergio Duarte, Philip Efron, Thomas Huber, Steven Hughes, Benjamin Jacobs, Jeffrey Jacobs, Eric Jeng, Sailesh Konda, Robert Maile, Tomas Martin,…
Congratulations to Ibrahim Nassour, M.D., MSCS, on his appointment as assistant chair for performance improvement and physician director of quality for the Department of Surgery! In this role, Nassour, an assistant professor in the Division of Surgical Oncology, will serve as one of two departmental leaders for quality and…
The Department of Surgery gathered to honor its 2026 graduates last Saturday, June 27. The graduation ceremony and dinner, along with an awards ceremony on June 26, honored not only the amazing residents who are embarking on the next steps of their careers but also to the many outstanding physicians,…
