Congratulations to our Chair, Dr. Gilbert R. Upchurch, on being named the 2023 Putnam Distinguished Mentor Award, courtesy of the Association of Women Surgeons Foundation! @gru6n @WomenSurgeons
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- "I didn’t go into academic surgery solely to become a top clinical researcher — I want to advance equity in health care. I want to be a face in surgery for underrepresented physicians, so they have someone to connect with for mentoring & guidance."-@CJMannMD
- ICYMI: Dr. Shawn Larson has been appointed interim division chief of pediatric surgery. Although he focuses on all aspects of the field, Larson specializes in trauma, burn care, neonatal surgery & GI surgery (including minimally invasive pediatric surgery). Congrats!🎉
- New research in @SurgJournal discusses ergonomic problems, principles, and potential solutions in surgical operations. Great work from @UFSurgResidents Drs. Barrios, Polcz, Hensley + Drs. @MazenAlMansour3, Terracina, @NicoleGravina and others. Read more: surgjournal.com/article/S0039-…
- Congratulations to Dr.@_TylerLoftus on being appointed @UFSurgery Co-Assistant Chair of Quality and the Department Co-Physician Director of Quality. In this role, he will help identify, improve and monitor clinical outcomes and develop standards for excellence in patient care. 🙌
- We're extending a warm @UF welcome to Dr. Gisele Juru Bunogerane, a visiting @UFglobalsurg fellow from Rwanda! Dr. Juru, whose clinical interests include neonatal surgery and pediatric oncology, will be the first pediatric surgeon to complete her training entirely in Rwanda.
- Surgical oncologist Dr. Christiana Shaw has been inducted into the fifth cohort of the @AmCollSurgeons Academy of Master Surgeon Educators. She and her colleagues will work to advance the science & practice of education across all surgical specialties. Congratulations, Dr. Shaw!
- "Follow your curiosity wherever it leads you." Our @UFSurgery chair, Dr. Gilbert Upchurch(@gru6n), gave the commencement speech for @UF's #UFgrad doctoral ceremony today. To read the full piece, head over to go.ufl.edu/458vvrk. Congrats, Gators! 🐊🙌🎓
- Although most cases of flu rarely lead to pneumonia, those that do can be deadly. Thanks to @UFHealth, @UFVascular fellow Chris Jacobs, MD, is back working alongside the physicians — and friends — that saved his life. bit.ly/3Kh9jtb
- We are so proud of our rising chiefs who matched today! Steven Raymond - Ped Surg @LLUHealth Nick Lysak - Vascular @NMSurgery Suniah Ayub - Vascular @UTSW_Surgery Chris Jacobs - Vascular @UFHealth Michael Gerber - CT Surg @UofAZSurgery
- Congratulations to Dr. Tomas D. Martin, director of the UF Health Aortic Disease Center, and Dr. George Arnaoutakis, surgical director of the transcatheter valve program, on their new @AATSHQ memberships!
- Congratulations to Dr. @_TylerLoftus, who was selected as the 2022 Thomas H. Maren Junior Investigator Awardee for his research project, "Aligning Patient Acuity with Resource Intensity after Major Surgery." 🙌
- A historic moment: Drs. Robert S. Smith and Drew Martin are the first @UFHealth surgeons to receive the #CovidVaccine.
- Please join us in welcoming our new @UFSurgResidents to the @UFSurgery team. We're proud to have you! 🐊🙌 #Match2023 @UFMedicine #TheyLookLikeSurgeons
