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Grant funds research evaluating gut microbiome’s role in pancreatic cancer
Published: February 2nd, 2018
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 […]
ECMO restores Florida man to health after severe flu diagnosis
Published: December 29th, 2017
For most of his career as a lineman with Duke Energy, David Goff has climbed tall utility poles to inspect and repair high-voltage wires. It is a tough job that […]
New protocol leads to significant drop in prescription narcotic use among colorectal surgery patients
Published: November 9th, 2017
A quality improvement initiative has led to a significant drop in narcotic pain medications prescribed to patients who undergo colorectal surgery at UF Health Shands Hospital.
In The News: UF Health Heart & Vascular and Neuromedicine hospitals have hybrid ORs that allow for better patient care
Published: November 6th, 2017
Sunlight streams into the new UF Health Heart & Vascular and Neuromedicine hospitals through wall-to-wall windows. Artwork by locals like John Moran and hospital employees hang on the walls, and […]
Gilbert R. Upchurch Jr., M.D., named chair of the UF Department of Surgery
Published: November 1st, 2017
Gilbert R. Upchurch Jr., M.D., has been selected as the new chair of the department of surgery at the University of Florida College of Medicine following a national search. He […]
University of Florida heart, surgery program at Halifax Health earns accreditation
Published: October 23rd, 2017
The University of Florida Health Heart and Vascular Surgery Program at Halifax Health was granted a three-year term of accreditation by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission in Vascular Testing in the […]
Halifax Health, University of Florida Health partner on kidney transplant program
Published: October 9th, 2017
Halifax Health and University of Florida Health joined efforts to enhance Halifax Health Medical Center’s nine-year-old kidney transplant program.
TV 20 Medical Spotlight: Danger of sepsis in hospitals
Published: September 28th, 2017
Alicia Mohr, M.D., FACS, FCC, an associate professor in the division of acute care surgery in the UF College of Medicine, talks about the dangers of sepsis and what can […]
Timely treatment of lesions that may cause anal cancer can cut risk, mortality by 80 percent, UF study shows
Published: September 26th, 2017
A study led by a University of Florida researcher offers recommendations for treating the lesions in a high-risk group that could lower patients’ risk of developing anal cancer by 80 […]
