The University of Florida Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine is at the forefront of COVID-19 patient care being provided at UF Health Shands Hospital. Our Pulmonary & Critical Care physicians are working in collaboration with Hospital leadership to address the new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, treat patients in…
We are pleased to introduce our incoming fellows that will be joining us July 2020. Meet our matches! Pulmonary/Critical Care Fellowship Afsana Asharaf John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County; Chicago, IL Jovan Gayle…
Please join us in congratulating Drs. Andrew Bryant and Divya Patel on their recent grant funding announcements. Dr. Andrew Bryant was recently announced as a recipient of an NIH R01 and Pulmonary Hypertension Accelerated Bayer Award. Dr. Divya Patel was recently announced as a CHEST foundation research grant on sarcoidosis.
The UF Lung Transplant program finished FY19 (July 2018 – June 2019) by performing the most lung transplants in UF Health history (73). While the program continues to grow its volume, we continue to demonstrate outstanding quality outcomes. We continue to lead the state of Florida in wait list mortality…
Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disease that can affect almost any organ in the body. It causes a person’s immune system, which normally protects the body from infection, to overreact and damage the body’s own tissues. The most notable feature of the disease is the development of small clusters f cells,…
Learn how UF Health problem-solvers in transplant worked together to help Jerry breathe easier. “My experience at UF Health gave me life. As long as I can wake up, I have a chance, and UF Health, they gave me that chance.” -Jerry Nettles For the full story,…
The Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine is excited to announce that we are now an accredited LAM and Rare Lung Disease clinic site. This will be lead by Drs. Mark Brantly and Ali Ataya. For more information on LAM please visit: http://www.thelamfoundation.org/Newly-Diagnosed/Learning-About-Lam/About-LAM…
The ANCC announced today that UF Health was recognized for Nursing excellence and awarded Magnet destination. This is an extreme honor not only for our nursing staff but all the MICU team as we met all the elements that demonstrate nursing excellence and the overall shared governance responsibilities…
Please join the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine in congratulating Dr. Jorge Lascano and Dr. Hiren Mehta on their promotions to Clinical Associate Professor! …
In looking at the medical history of 114 patients seen in the UF Adult Cystic Fibrosis Center during 2016, the study found patients using PPIs long term were more often hospitalized for complications of the disease than patients not on the drugs.
