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Resident wins first place at FCOT competition

Congratulations to research resident Christine Rodhouse, M.D., on being awarded first place in last week’s Florida Committee on Trauma (FCOT) paper research competition, held May 2 in Gainesville, Fl. Rodhouse joined residents and fellows in the fields of trauma, critical care, and injury prevention from across the state at the…

Critical insights into type A aortic dissections

Congratulations to Zhihua Jiang, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of surgery, and his team on their recent featured publication in the journal Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology! Jiang is senior author on the article, titled “GSDMD Deficiency Attenuates the Development of Ascending Aortic Dissections in a Novel Mouse Model.”…

March 2025 publications

Congratulations to everybody who was published in March! Published faculty were Doctors Back, Beaver, Beduschi, Berceli, Bleiweis, Cooper, De Faria, Demos, Do, Duarte, Efron, Goldstein, Hess, Huber, Benjamin Jacobs, Jeffrey Jacobs, Jeng, Jiang, Larson, Loftus, Moldawer, Nordenstam, Terracina, Tomas Martin, O’Malley, Peek, Rackauskas, Raymond, Read, Scali, Shah, Shahid, Soma, Spratt,…

Dr. Nordenstam recognized as North Tower Operating Room Provider of the Month

Congratulations to Johan Nordenstam, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of surgery, on being recognized by the North Tower operating room team as the April Provider of the Month! Nordenstam was chosen due to his unwavering dedication to patient care, education and teamwork in the North Tower OR. His nominations also…

Match Day 2025

As Match Day 2025 draws to a close, we’re thrilled to welcome the newest members of the University of Florida Department of Surgery! Recruitment season is a challenging time for everyone, and we’re thankful to the many members of the department who helped with interviewing all of the amazing candidates…

Letter from the Chair

In my role as a chair, as well as a vascular surgeon, I find myself learning more each year — learning what makes a great partner, parent, surgeon and leader. As we reflect on this quarter’s many accomplishments, I’m grateful for the opportunity to be a part of a department…

Name, MD/DO + any additional degrees: Brian Fazzone, MD  College/University: University of South Carolina Upstate  Medical School:…