Lonn McDowell, master’s in health administration ’02, has been named the College of Public Health and Health Professions’ Alumnus of the Year for 2021 in recognition of extraordinary contributions to health care management and education. Lonn McDowell, Vice Chair Administration, Surgery McDowell is the vice chair and director of administration…
Azra Bihorac, MD, R. Glenn Davis Professor, UF College of Medicine. Dr. Bihorac is leading a team to develop and implement a concept of ambient AI-assisted adaptive prevention of ICU delirium using computational and biological markers of circadian rhythm. They received a $2.9 million RO1 award from NINDS. In the…
An experienced vascular surgeon, Upchurch’s areas of clinical interest and expertise center on treating patients with aortic aneurysms using novel endovascular and pharmacologic therapies. Gilbert Rivers Upchurch Jr., M.D., the Edward M. Copeland III and Ann and Ira Horowitz Chair in the University of Florida College of Medicine’s department of…
Ibrahim Nassour, MD, MSCS is an assistant professor, with the division of surgical oncology at the University of Florida College of Medicine. At UF Health, Dr. Nassour specializes in surgeries for cancers of the gastrointestinal tract, pancreas, liver and bile duct. He has special interest in robotic pancreato-biliary surgery including…
These days, batteries can power just about anything — smartphones, cars, and even your heart. Thanks to left ventricular assist devices (LVADs), patients who are in end-stage heart failure experience an improved quality of life — whether the surgically implanted device is a bridge to transplant for those…
Advances in medicine have increased the number of breast cancer survivors. Now, physicians like Lisa Spiguel, M.D., are turning their attention toward what happens after beating cancer—aka, the rest of your life.
In a twist of fate, both mother and daughter underwent open-heart surgery. Now, they share a surgeon— and a story.
After night shifts in the ICU, Sean Devine is tired. This is not atypical. In fact, Sean and his family have grown to expect it. When he is on nights, the critical care pulmonologist arrives home weary in the early dawn. His wife, Liz, and their three daughters adjust…
“Dr. Larson was my guardian angel and go-to person,” Gabby said. “He was so good at helping my mom calm down."
When EMS arrived at the scene of Matthew “Matt” Benavidez’s motorcycle crash, authorities pronounced him dead.
