Congratulations to everybody who was published in April! Published faculty were Doctors Braithwaite, Beaver, Bleiweis, Cai, Cooper, Efron, Freeman, Huber, Jeffrey Jacobs, Larson, Loftus, Martin, Moldawer, Peek, Rackauskas, Raymond, Rincon, Rosenthal, Sarosi, Scali, Samir Shah, Sharma, Stukov, and Upchurch. Annals of Thoracic Surgery Ramdeen SL, Little SGH, Forrester S, Patterson…
Congratulations to everybody who presented at the American College of Surgeons Florida Chapter’s 2025 Annual Meeting & Edward M. Copeland, III, MD, FACS Research Symposium, held May 3-4 in Tampa, Florida. Presenters from the department, all of whom were finalists in the basic science session, were general surgery residents…
Several Department of Surgery faculty were recognized by the College of Medicine for their excellent contributions and service. We’re excited to congratulate Aditya S. Shirali, M.D., assistant professor of surgery in the Division Surgical Oncology, on receiving the University of Florida College of Medicine Rising Star Award. Each…
Congratulations to everybody who was published in March! Published faculty were Doctors Back, Beaver, Beduschi, Berceli, Bleiweis, Cooper, De Faria, Demos, Do, Duarte, Efron, Goldstein, Hess, Huber, Benjamin Jacobs, Jeffrey Jacobs, Jeng, Jiang, Larson, Loftus, Moldawer, Nordenstam, Terracina, Tomas Martin, O’Malley, Peek, Rackauskas, Raymond, Read, Scali, Shah, Shahid, Soma, Spratt,…
Burn Lab The UF Burn Lab performs research trying to understand certain unmet clinical needs. #1: We do not understand the mechanism of infectious risk, especially at the tissue level. #2: We are unable to restore a patient’s immune system to homeostasis after injury. #3: We are unable to predict…
In a medical field like critical care, where time can mean life or death, a sepsis diagnosis is like the final buzzer. Each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, at least 1.7 million adults in the U.S. develop the condition. Sepsis, the body’s exaggerated response to…
With a record $121 million awarded to the University of Florida College of Medicine from the National Institutes of Health in 2021, the medical school reached the top 25 in NIH funding among public universities. The rankings, published by the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research on Feb. 8, showed…
“I’m hoping that as an academic physician, I can inspire other women, especially women of color, to pursue things they’re passionate about," UF surgical resident Dijoia Darden said.
A successful surgical outcome is composed of two parts: What happens during the surgery, and what happens after.
A successful organ transplant is the treatment for many end-stage diseases. The result? Usually, an improved quality of life and prognosis — but it is a process not without its own set of potential pitfalls to keep an eye out for.
