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Nicholas Laconi

Nicholas Laconi, MD, MS

Critical Care Fellow

Department: MD-ANEST-GEN EDUCATION OFFICE
Business Email: nicholas.laconi@surgery.ufl.edu

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About Nicholas Laconi

Hometown: Palm Harbor, FL

Clinical and Research Interests: Medical education, technical and nontechnical surgical simulation

What were you looking for in a residency program?

Diverse faculty with a large breadth of clinical practice. Opportunity for exposure to broad range of surgical specialties, high acuity care, and complex patient pathology.

What are the strengths of the UF program?

Large regional referral center with large volume of complex surgical patients. Strong collaboration among surgical specialties. Large volume of approachable faculty that are invested in resident education.

What do you like best about living in Gainesville?

Small town feel with the opportunities and events of a larger city. Numerous sporting and cultural events here due to the university. Very diverse offerings that cater to all types of individuals, ranging from college students to families. The city continues to grow and develop, with new businesses and opportunities arriving all the time. It is a culinary hotspot, often the jumping point for a lot of growing restaurants due to its unique demographic.

List of hobbies/interests: Spending time with my wife and children, distance running, grilling, eating, surfing, SCUBA diving

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught

  1. PAS5020 – Intro to Medicine 2

    College of Medicine

Research Profile

Areas of Interest

  • Simulation in medical and surgical education

Publications

Academic Articles

  1. Reimagining general surgery resident selection: Collaborative innovation through design thinking.

    Journal
    Surgery open science.
    Volume/Issue
    19:223-229
    [DOI]
    10.1016/j.sopen.2024.05.006.
    [PMID]
    38846775.
    PubMed Publisher’s Site

  2. Impact of Empiric Linezolid for Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections on Duration of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus-Active Therapy.

    Journal
    Surgical infections.
    Volume/Issue
    23(3):313-317
    [DOI]
    10.1089/sur.2021.329.
    [PMID]
    35133888.
    9 citations PubMed Publisher’s Site

  3. Closed-Loop Bowel Obstruction Years After an Open Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair.

    Journal
    Cureus.
    Volume/Issue
    13(10)
    [DOI]
    10.7759/cureus.18586.
    [PMID]
    34765353.
    PubMed Publisher’s Site

  4. Neonatal Dieulafoy Lesion Requiring Massive Transfusion Protocol and Surgical Intervention.

    Journal
    Neonatology.
    Volume/Issue
    117(3):380-383
    [DOI]
    10.1159/000506704.
    [PMID]
    32325456.
    1 citation PubMed Publisher’s Site

  5. Inhibition of heparin precipitation, bacterial growth, and fungal growth with a combined isopropanol-ethanol locking solution for vascular access devices.

    Journal
    Journal of pediatric surgery.
    Volume/Issue
    50(3):472-7
    [DOI]
    10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2014.07.003.
    [PMID]
    25746710.
    9 citations PubMed Publisher’s Site

Education

  1. Surgical Education Fellowship

    University of Florida College of Medicine

  2. General Surgery Residency

    University of Florida College of Medicine

  3. Medical Doctorate

    University of Florida College of Medicine

  4. Master of Medical Sciences

    Morsani College of Medicine

  5. Bachelor of Science

    University of Florida

Contact Details

Emails:
Business:
nicholas.laconi@surgery.ufl.edu
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
PO Box 100254
 GAINESVILLE FL 32610
Business Street:
1600 SW ARCHER RD
 GAINESVILLE FL 32610