Philip Efron, M.D., an assistant professor of surgery and anesthesiology at UF and co-director of the Laboratory of Inflammation Biology and Surgical Science, has been named a fellow of the American College of Critical Care Medicine. He will formally become a fellow at the Society of Critical Care Medicine’s annual…
The University of Florida Health Shands Children’s Hospital has been recognized as one of the nation’s best hospitals for children in six medical specialties, including, for the first time ever, cancer care. In its annual Best Children’s Hospitals rankings, U.S. News & World Report ranked the following six UF…
Lawrence Lottenberg, M.D., F.A.C.S., received the distinguished Raymond H. Alexander, M.D., F.A.C.S. Award at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the Florida Chapter, American College of Surgeons held in Orlando, Florida, on May 24. This award is to recognize outstanding dedication and service to the medical profession in the field of…
Emina Huang, M.D., a UF colorectal surgeon and an assistant professor of surgery, and Lyle Moldawer, Ph.D., a professor of surgery and the department’s vice chair of research, are members of the Center for Inflammation and Mucosal Immunology. …
Q&A on mastectomies and breast reconstruction with UF’s top plastic surgeon Angelina Jolie’s recent announcement of her preventative double mastectomy and subsequent breast reconstruction has spurred much public discussion about genetic testing for the so-called “breast cancer genes,” options for women who have one of these genes or breast cancer…
By Tomas Martin, M.D. Professor of surgery When you think of Africa, you probably think of jungles, lions, monkeys, gazelles, elephants and wide-open savannahs. What you probably don’t think about is the need for surgeons. According to a 2011 article in the World Journal…
Need to make a doctor’s appointment on-the-go? The UFandShands.org website has been optimized to work on all smartphones.
Keith Oldham, M.D., professor and chief of the division of pediatric surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin was this year’s guest speaker at the James Lewis Talbert Lectureship and Mini-Symposium Program on March 22. Oldham, who also is the Marie Uihlein Chair of Pediatric Surgery, surgeon-in-chief and clinical vice…
Steven Hughes, M.D., chief of general surgery and an associate professor in the UF College of Medicine’s department of surgery, was appointed to the editorial board of the Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. The publication is the official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract.
