Continuing to help better prepare students for their burn rotations, ConvaTec recently renewed a grant to the UF department of surgery’s burn education program. The $10,000 grant enables medical students, surgical residents and fellows to take the American Burn Association’s online advanced burn life support training during their first week…
University of Florida vascular surgeon Peter R. Nelson, MD, MS, speaks this month in Australia as the Association for Academic Surgery’s international visiting professor. The professorship award is part of a leadership exchange program between the AAS and the Younger Fellows Committee of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. Nelson,…
The University of Florida department of surgery focuses on translational research – transforming laboratory findings into improved patient care. On April 19, the department held its fifth annual Research Day to highlight accomplishments and foster collaborations. “Research Day is our annual celebration of the scientific advancements achieved by our…
Lyle L. Moldawer, Ph.D., professor and vice chairman of research at the University of Florida Department of Surgery, has been selected as one of five UF College of Medicine researchers to be awarded the UF Research Foundation Professorship. The award is one of only 33 bestowed campus-wide each year. These…
To truly kill colon cancer and eliminate the risk of recurrence, it is important to kill the “root” of the disease, according to a University of Florida College of Medicine surgeon.
Frank Orlando, M.D., a resident at the University of Florida College of Medicine, recently was honored for his research into the presence of epigenetically modified genes in breast cancer tumors. Orlando received second place at the 13th Annual Multidisciplinary Symposium on Breast Disease held mid-February in Amelia Island, Fla. His…
University of Florida surgeons today were the first in the state to implant an electronic breathing device in a ventilator-dependent, spinal cord-injured patient. The lightweight, battery-powered diaphragm pacing system was approved by the FDA last year and is designed to help spinal cord-injured patients breathe without external assistance.
A new high-tech laparoscopic surgical simulator at the Malcom Randall Veterans Affairs Medical Center will not only help train University of Florida College of Medicine surgical residents, it will contribute to improved patient care and safety.
M. Brent Seagle, M.D., an associate professor and chief of the division of plastic and reconstructive surgery at the University of Florida College of Medicine, is now head of the Florida Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association. Seagle, who just served as secretary, was elected president during the organization’s annual meeting last…
