A new study published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons shed light on key factors as to why non-Hispanic white patients get placed on liver transplant waitlists at disproportionately higher rates than non-Hispanic Black patients.
The University of Florida Department of Surgery is pleased to host Global Surgery Grand Rounds on Friday, January 8, 2020. Our invited speaker is Dr. Sudha Jayaraman, MD, MSc, FACS, Professor of Surgery in the…
After being hospitalized for COVID-19 in June, Toño Mauri underwent a lung transplant at UF Health Shands Hospital.
Nowadays, robots help us do a little bit of everything: Play music, vacuum, and in some cases—assist surgeons with performing operations.
Congratulations to our team for their efforts this month! Navigate below to read our publications from the month of November.
Name, MD/DO + any additional degrees: Analucia Cadavid, MD College/University: University of Florida Medical School: Florida State University Hometown: Lake Worth, FL Clinical and Research Interests: Undecided What were you looking for in a residency program? Broad exposure and cases, high volume, co-residents I enjoy working with What are the…
Name, MD/DO + any additional degrees: Sara E. Hensley, MD College/University: University of Miami Medical School: University of Kentucky Hometown: Calvert City, KY Clinical and Research Interests: clinical: MIS/acute care surgery/critical care, abdominal wall reconstruction, advanced endoscopy; research: abdominal aortic aneurysms, bariatric surgery in pre-heart transplant patients, reflux surgery in…
Name, MD/DO + any additional degrees: Eric Yates Pruitt, MD College/University: University of Miami (BS; Biology, and Marine Science) Medical School: University of Florida College of Medicine Hometown: Clearwater, FL Clinical and Research Interests: Vascular Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, aortic disease, access to care in lung transplantation, precision and genomic medicine What were…
Name, MD/DO + any additional degrees: Nick Laconi MD, MSc College/University: University of Florida Medical School: University of Florida Hometown: Palm Harbor, FL Clinical and Research Interests: Medical education, technical and nontechnical surgical simulation What were you looking for in a residency program? Diverse faculty with a large breadth of clinical practice.
Name, MD/DO + any additional degrees: Evan Barrios, MD College/University: Baylor University Medical School: UT Southwestern in Dallas, TX Hometown: Katy, TX Clinical and Research Interests: Burn What were you looking for in a residency program? The two most important things to me when I interviewed were fit and fellowships. I wanted a…
