Researchers at University of Florida Health and the OneFlorida+ Clinical Research Network have begun recruiting patients to a national study to learn if several existing prescription and over-the-counter medications can help those with COVID-19 safely manage their symptoms at home and avoid hospitalization. The study is one of several research projects that…
Published in Science Immunology on July 9th, 2021. Contributors: Pulmonary Division, Department of Medicine: Dr. Samira Mansouri, Dr. Himanshu Gogoi, Dr. Amir Emtiazjoo, and Dr. Lei JinDivision of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery: Dr. Mauricio Pipkin and Dr. Tiago Machuca Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular…
Florida’s Rare Disease Advisory Council was created adjunct to the Department of Health for the purpose of providing recommendations on ways to improve health outcomes for Florida residents suffering from rare diseases. House Bill 1373/Senate Bill 272 was presented to Governor Ron DeSantis as a council that will provide a…
Dr. Cesar-Trillo Alvarez has been appointed Program Director for the UF Adult Cystic Fibrosis Program. Dr. Trillo-Alvarez is board certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, and Critical Care Medicine. He has over a decade of experience treating Cystic Fibrosis patients and previously served as Assistant Director of…
Many of our research faculty personnel contributed to a recent publication, “A Modular Computational Framework for Medical Digital Twins”. This paper presents a modular software design that will help implement precision medicine in the form of medical digital twins which are computational models of disease processes calibrated to individual patients.
Dr. Reinhard Laubenbaucher of the UF Division of Pulmonary’s Laboratory of Systems Medicine is featured in UF Health’s latest story regarding human digital twins. Follow the link below to learn more.
We are pleased to announce that the University of Florida has been recognized as a Sarcoidosis Center of Excellence. WASOG Sarcoidosis Center of Excellence refers to a multidisciplinary team of specialized medical and paramedical professionals with a shared specialized facility that has proven sustainability over years, and provides leadership, best…
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Featuring Dr. Ali Ataya: See Full Story here…
We are proud that our team of Lung Transplant specialists were part of of groundbreaking transplant. Read the full story below from UFHealth’s Newsroom.
