The University of Florida Sepsis and Critical Illness Research Center, or SCIRC, celebrated the grand opening of its newly renovated laboratory space Aug. 27 at UF Health Shands Hospital. Philip Efron, M.D., director of the SCIRC and the Cracchiolo Family Professor of Surgery in the UF Department of…
Ibrahim Nassour, M.D., has earned the 2026 Cancer Liaison Physician Outstanding Performance Award from the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer. This award program recognizes outstanding performance by Cancer Liaison Physicians in their role as physician quality leaders of their cancer programs.
Second-year general surgery resident Katharine “Kat” Tracy, M.D., rotates in the UF Health Shands Burn Center…
A recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine AI examines the use of language models for value-informed proxy support. “This research establishes the potential advantages of providing support for the family members and loved ones who are making medical decisions for patients who have lost decision-making capacity…
How Leanne Wong, M.S., balanced a legendary gymnastics career with research at the UF Health Congenital Heart Center.
An ongoing UF Health Shands Patient Blood Management initiative brings preoperative anemia screening and treatment to cardiac surgical care. Thomas Beaver, M.D., M.P.H. A quality project implemented in the Division of Cardiovascular Surgery in the University of Florida Department of Surgery aims to standardize preoperative anemia testing as part…
Building the blueprint for advances in medicine…
Congratulations to all Department of Surgery members who were published in July. Published faculty were Doctors Mohammad Aladaileh, Thomas Beaver, Scott Berceli, Mark Bleiweis, Chasen Croft, Sergio Duarte, Lindsey Goldstein, Jeffrey Jacobs, Eric Jeng, Tyler Loftus, Tomas Martin, Mindaugas Rackauskas, Salvatore Scali, Rushi Shah, Ashish Sharma, Yuriy Stukov, Gilbert Upchurch…
We are pleased to announce that Amalia Cochran, M.D., professor and vice chair of professional development in the Department of Surgery, has been awarded the 2026 Dr. Olga Jonasson Distinguished Member Award from the Association of Women Surgeons. This prestigious award is given each year to an association member who,…
A research partnership and advancements in robotic surgery could improve gastric cancer care outcomes across the state. Ibrahim Nassour, M.D., MSCS The Division of Surgical Oncology in the University of Florida Department of Surgery continues to lead in gastric cancer care with advancements in robotic surgery and the launch…
