Bruce Mast, M.D., chief of the UF College of Medicine’s division of plastic and reconstructive surgery and an associate professor, has been appointed deputy editor-in-chief of the journal Annals in Plastic Surgery. The publication is the only independent journal related to plastic and reconstructive surgery, according to its website.
Teenagers who undergo a kidney transplant are more likely to have their new organ stop working within a few years than both younger and older recipients, according to a new study. Researchers analyzed data on 169,000 kidney transplant recipients and found 14- to 16-year-olds had the highest risk of so-called…
Scott Brakenridge, M.D., has joined UF’s acute care surgery team as an assistant professor. In 2012, he completed a fellowship in trauma and surgical critical care at the University of Washington, Harborview Medical Center. He earned his medical degree from Rush University and completed his general surgery residency at the…
Michael Gracy (center), his wife and two daughters presented a plaque in early 2013 to of UF Health clinicians who helped save his life. Michael Gracy’s life nearly ended one Friday afternoon in November 2010. Then 68, Gracy had just left work at his Gainesville office of the financial services…
UF surgical researchers co-authored the PNAS study referenced in this blog post, along with researchers from other institutions.
Zhihua Jiang, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the University of Florida department of surgery’s division of vascular surgery, has received an Excellence Award for Assistant Professors from the UF provost’s office. Jiang is one of 10 award recipients, each of whom displayed excellence in research and received $5,000 for research-related…
Loretta Coady-Fariborzian, M.D., an assistant professor of plastic and reconstructive surgery at UF and section chief of plastic surgery at the Malcom Randall VA Medical Center, has been accepted by the National Surgery Office as a member of the Plastic Surgery Surgical Advisory Board. The duties and responsibilities of advisory…
Browning is from Arcadia, Florida, where he grew up in a cattle ranch. He attended college at the University of Central Florida and majored in biology, then went on to medical school at Vanderbilt University. He and his wife, Krista, have a daughter, Madelyn. Q: What drew you to…
Griffin was born in England and moved with her family to Ocala, Florida at age 10. She attended Florida State University for college and majored in Spanish with minors in English, chemistry and biology. Griffin earned her medical degree from the University of Florida. Q: What drew you to…
Gutwein is from Francesville, Indiana and majored in biomedical engineering at Purdue University. His medical degree is from Indiana University. He and his wife, a UF nurse practitioner and instructor, have 3 children. Q: What drew you to UF for residency? A: Warm weather and the stature of…
