Nestled in the wall of the body’s largest blood vessel is a ticking time bomb. If you’re one of the one in 1,000 people diagnosed with an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), that is. Aneurysms, or when part of an artery becomes weakened and expands, are as lethal as they are…
Faculty from six of our divisions were recognized for their accomplishments and hard work.
The Florida Vascular Society has welcomed new leadership after the FVS Annual Business Meeting on Saturday, April 24. At the helm, Dr. Thomas Huber has assumed the role of FVS President for 2021-2022. To learn…
UF Health Vascular Surgery at Halifax Health, with board-certified vascular surgeons Robert J. Feezor, MD, and Michael Yacoub, MD, located in Daytona Beach, Florida, has achieved a three-year term of accreditation by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission, or IAC, in Vascular Testing in the area(s) of Peripheral Venous Testing, Peripheral Arterial…
The Society for Vascular Surgery’s Vascular Quality Initiative (SVS VQI) has awarded UF Health’s Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy three stars for its active participation in the Registry Participation Program. The mission of the SVS VQI is to improve patient safety and the quality of vascular care…
The UF Department of Surgery is excited to announce that Thomas Huber, M.D., Ph.D., is the 2019 recipient of the David A. Paulus Award for Clinical Excellence. This award is bestowed annually to a member of the University of Florida College of Medicine who best demonstrates the ideals of…
The UF Department of Surgery’s third-year resident Amanda Filiberto, M.D., has been selected by the Society of Vascular Surgery to receive a Medical Student/General Surgery Resident Travel Scholarship. With this $450 scholarship, as well a complimentary registration fee, Dr. Filiberto will be able to attend the 2019 Vascular Annual Meeting…
The UF Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy is pleased to announce its outstanding score in the 2018 VQI Participation Awards. The Vascular Quality Initiative, or VQI, is a multidisciplinary group of physicians, data managers and quality professionals who collect clinical data on vascular patients to improve care. Participating…
Thank you to everyone who joined us at the UF Department of Surgery’s Woodward Society Spring Meeting! We had a fantastic day of presentations and networking with fellow surgeons from across the United States. Topics ranged from the role of the microbiome in pancreatic carcinogenesis to liver disease and transplantation.
The UF Health Department of Surgery is proud to announce its incredible, successful representation at the Southern Association for Vascular Surgery 43rd Annual Meeting on Jan. 23-26 in Boca Raton, Florida. With more than 500 members in 13 states, SAVS is a prestigious surgical organization that promotes the art and…
