April 19, 2019 marked the 15th Annual UF Department of Surgery Research Day! This day is held as an annual celebration of scientific advancements and achievements by UF Health surgeons, scientists and residents. Congratulations to the following researchers who demonstrated outstanding accomplishments in their studies: …
Ali Zarrinpar, M.D., is serving as a key investigator on research that has been awarded a 5-star NIH RO1 grant entitled “Novel pathways in the pathogenesis and pathophysiology of NAFLD in Hispanics.” The grant, headed by Theodore C. Friedman, M.D., Ph. D., and other researchers…
The Florida Department of Health’s James and Esther King Biomedical Research Program has armed the University of Florida Health Cancer Center, Moffitt Cancer Center and Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami and numerous collaborating centers with $1.36 million to address cancer disparities and improve outcomes and care…
The UF Department of Surgery researchers conduct many different types of clinical research studies, including clinical trials.
Ryan M. Thomas, M.D. Ryan M. Thomas, M.D., an assistant professor in the UF College of Medicine Department of Surgery, has received a Mentored Scholar Research Grant from the American Cancer Society to continue his investigation into the role of the…
Specifically, these patients can progress to a condition marked by chronic inflammation and muscle wasting, known as persistent inflammation, immunosuppression and catabolism syndrome, or PICS.
Philip Efron, M.D., FACS, FCCM Philip Efron, M.D., FACS, FCCM, an associate professor of surgery and anesthesiology in the University of Florida College of Medicine, has been appointed to the Surgery, Anesthesiology and Trauma Study Section, Center for Scientific Review…
Steven J. Hughes, M.D., chief of the division of general surgery in the UF College of Medicine. Up to one-third of pancreatic cancer cases go undiagnosed through standard means of…
Julie Stortz, M.D. Julie Stortz, M.D., a fourth-year resident with the UF department of surgery, received the New Investigator Award from the Shock Society. The award, which includes a plaque, $650 and a $1,000 travel grant, was presented June 4 at the Shock Society’s…
