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Every month, we highlight those in our department who have gone above and beyond in their day-to-day.

The 31-year-old UF Department of Surgery vascular surgery fellow didn’t expect to need an ER visit — let alone an ICU bed, or a last-ditch ECMO cannulation, all within hours of arriving at UF Health Shands Hospital. And, frankly, neither did anyone else.

At first, it felt like the end of the world. Then, together, they rebuilt it. When Erin found out her daughter, Riley, was diagnosed with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), her family’s vision of the next few months — and years — shifted. The congenital heart condition meant the left…

The UF Health lung transplant program outcomes establish it as best in Florida, top five across the country, according to the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, SRTR. Per the January 2023 data, patients who are admitted to UF Health can expect excellence in key transplant metrics, like survival on the…

Doctors at the University of Florida Health Center are using artificial intelligence to help monitor their patients. The findings will help them develop algorithms that will soon provide real-time health care recommendations. NBC News’ Dr. John Torres on the future of technology in healthcare.

University of Florida Health is home to the liver transplant program with the highest one-year liver graft survival in the United States, according to a report released this month by the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients.

Almost 34 weeks into her pregnancy, Megan’s water broke. Panicked, knowing that she was about to deliver early, she was rushed to the hospital. It was not long before first-time parents Megan and Ryan welcomed twin boys, Luke and Jett, to their family in October 2021. After the boys’ surprising…

The UF Health Cancer Center has received a three-year reaccreditation from the Commission on Cancer, or CoC, a quality program of the American College of Surgeons, in recognition of its commitment to providing high-quality, patient-centered cancer care. To earn CoC accreditation, a cancer program must meet 34…

When all else fails, or is less effective, bring in the robots. Robotic abdominal wall reconstruction is a minimally invasive surgery usually performed in patients who have large incisional hernias. But when the sheer size of the hernias renders traditional repair techniques inadequate, even requiring muscle releases to allow for…

Shaw and other members will support the Academy’s programs and mission to advance the science and practice of surgical education.