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…
The University of Florida Department of Surgery assists and provides residency and fellowship training verification when submitting the following: Your institution’s official Release of Information Form, signed by the resident, fellow, or adjunct clinical post-doctorial. The request accompanying the Release of Information Form should have clear instructions on the…
Using the new test, caregivers may be able to predict if a patient is at risk for a dysfunctional inflammatory response and at a high risk of multi-organ failure.
Surgeons are responsible for making complex, high-stakes decisions under time constraints and uncertainty. But what if there was a way to outsource some of the cognitive load and phone a friend — or a computer?
UF Department of Surgery researchers discuss lessons learned from treating sepsis and their implications for COVID-19.
“I’m lucky to have had really great mentors who really championed me, and I’d like to do the same,” Johnson-Mann said.
Steven J. Hughes, M.D., chief of the division of general surgery in the UF College of Medicine. Up to one-third of pancreatic cancer cases go undiagnosed through standard…
George John Arnaoutakis, M.D., has joined the division of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery in the University of Florida College of Medicine. He is an assistant professor. Arnaoutakis earned his undergraduate degree from Columbia University and his medical degree from the UF College of Medicine. He completed his general…
Bruce Mast, M.D., FACS, professor and chief of plastic and reconstructive surgery at the University of Florida College of Medicine, has been appointed interim chair of the department of surgery. He replaces Kevin Behrns, M.D., who previously held the position since 2009. Behrns joined the UF College of Medicine in…
