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Plastic And Reconstructive Surgery

UF Health plastic surgeon receives prestigious award

Harvey W. Chim, MD, FACS, associate professor in the division of plastic and reconstructive surgery at the UF College of Medicine, recently received the Gelberman Scholar Award from the American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH). This monetary award is given to one young hand surgeon, per year,…

Plastic surgeon saves little girl’s leg

In the past, severe leg injuries would lead to amputations. However, with new surgical techniques, our board-certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon, Dr. Harvey Chim, is able to change lives. Learn about these procedures and hear from one of his patients.

Bruce Mast, M.D., appointed interim chairman of UF Department of Surgery

Bruce Mast, M.D., FACS, professor and chief of plastic and reconstructive surgery at the University of Florida College of Medicine, has been appointed interim chair of the department of surgery. He replaces Kevin Behrns, M.D., who previously held the position since 2009.  Behrns joined the UF College of Medicine in…

UF plastic and reconstructive surgeon to serve on national Surgical Advisory Board

Loretta Coady-Fariborzian, M.D., an assistant professor of plastic and reconstructive surgery at UF and section chief of plastic surgery at the Malcom Randall VA Medical Center, has been accepted by the National Surgery Office as a member of the Plastic Surgery Surgical Advisory Board. The duties and responsibilities of advisory…