Dr. Kevin E. Behrns has been named interim chairman of the University of Florida department of surgery. Behrns, the Robert H. Hux professor of surgery, joined the UF College of Medicine in 2005 as chief of the division of general surgery, which includes gastrointestinal surgeons, surgical oncologists, and…
A leading professor of surgery at the University of Florida College of Medicine has been honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award for his dedication to surgical care throughout his 25-year career at UF.
A new study reveals patients with liver cancer who have no other treatment options might benefit from more aggressive operations once considered too risky, report University of Florida scientists, who also published research this month yielding insight into ways to protect the liver during surgery.
The University of Florida College of Medicine’s pediatric surgery residency training program is the first in the state to earn national accreditation through the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.
This study was presented at the 119th annual meeting of the Southern Surgical Association, held Dec. 2-5 in Hot Springs, Va., and will appear in the May 2008 issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.
