Maria Alfaro, MD
Honorable Mention award in the 2020 Surgical Critical Care Program Directors Society “Innovation in Education” Award
Drs. Andreoni, Brackenridge and Spiguel
Successfully completed the 2019-2020 promotion and tenure cycle
Alexander Ayzengart, MD
President-Elect of Florida, Puerto Rico, and the Caribbean State Chapter of ASMBS
Thomas M. Beaver, MD, MPH
AORTA Young Investigator Award for his research paper: “The Florida Sleeve Procedure Is Durable and Improves Aortic Valve Function”
Azra Bihorac, MD, MS, Crystal Johnson-Mann, MD, and Dela Mosley, PhD
UF Racial Justice Fund Grant recipients
Ashley J. Beavers Counts, EdD, MHA, CHES
Successfully completed her Doctor of Education degree
Harvey W. Chim, MD
Inducted into the Chapman Chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society
Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award Sponsored by the Arnold P. Gold Foundation.
Dijoia Darden, MD
Diversity Enhancement Award by the Shock Society
Philip A. Efron, MD
Elected into the American Surgical Association
Kathleen Ehresmann
Robert R. Donahoe Memorial Award
Russell Hawkins, MD
Outstanding Housestaff Quality Award
Saleem Islam, MD
Outstanding Clerkship Director Award
Alexandra Ladd, MD
2020 American Liver Foundation Poster Competition participant
Tyler Loftus, MD
Winner of the RAS-ACS Communication’s Committee sponsored 2020 Essay Contest “Artificial Intelligence in Surgery: A Call to Action”, received a K23 grant from the NIH
Tiago Machuca, MD, PhD
Chief of the Division of Thoracic Surgery
Bruce Mast, MD
Board Vice President of Academic Affairs for ASPS
Jordan McKean, MD
Edward R. Woodward Surgical Award
Kassie Moench
Program Coordinator Superstar Award
Alicia M. Mohr, MD, FACS, FCCM
2020 Clinical Science Research Award
Rachel Nettle, ARNP
Outstanding Patient Experience Award
Peter Vonu, MD
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Award
Ali Zarrinpar, MD, PhD, Narendra Battula, MD, and medical student Hannah Burris
Recipients of the 2020 American Society of Transplant Surgeons Research Grants.
UF Health Shands Hospital
Vizient Four-Star Rating
Ranked among the nation’s best in 9 medical specialties by U.S. News & World Reports for 2020-21
IAC accreditation