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…
Rooted in her U.S. Air Force values, Tammy Kegley drives excellence at the UF Health Aortic Disease Center…
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…
Former Gator athlete, soon-to-be UF medical student Korbe Otis balances passion for medicine and softball.
Shiniqua Aschenback woke up the morning after her 43rd birthday and immediately knew something was wrong. Both of her legs had inexplicably swollen to twice their normal size overnight.
The third annual University of Florida International Aortic Symposium, held Dec. 4-6 at the Signia by Hilton in Orlando, explored the latest advancements and techniques in aortic surgery, endovascular surgery and vascular surgery. Participants had the opportunity to deepen their expertise across nine focused sessions that…
For the past three years, the University of Florida International Aortic Symposium has brought together leading minds from across the globe to explore the latest advancements and techniques in aortic surgery, endovascular surgery and vascular surgery. At the forefront is Tomas Martin, M.D.,…
How the UF Health Aortic Disease Center is catalyzing science…
Division members attend annual Florida Society of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgerymeeting The University of Florida Department of Surgery was well represented at this year’s annual scientific meeting of the…
Congratulations to our faculty who have received promotions, effective July 1! Our newly promoted multimission-track faculty are Ellen Satteson, M.D., Samir Shah, M.D., MPH, Lisa Spiguel, M.D., Janice Taylor, M.D., MEd and Erin Vanzant, M.D. Spiguel and Taylor were promoted to professor, while Satteson, Shah, and Vanzant were promoted to…
