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UF Health among first in world to use novel diaphragmatic pacer to help COVID-19 patients breathe
Featuring Dr. Ali Ataya: See Full Story here…
UF Health Surgeons Perform Historic Double-Lung Transplant on COVID-19 Survivor
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.
Congratulations Dr. Urbine on being promoted to Clinical Associate Professor!
Effective July, 1 2020, Dr. Daniel R. Urbine has been promoted to the rank of Clinical Associate Professor. Important factors in granting this promotion include recognition of the quality and impact of his contributions to the University of Florida, to his profession and to society. Dr. Urbine has been with…
Welcoming Dr. Laubenbacher and the Systems Medicine Lab
Dr. Laubenbacher is joining us from the University of Connecticut. He will be starting a Systems Medicine Laboratory here at the University of Florida. Dr. Laubenbacher is bringing with him a team of highly qualified individuals to collaborate in research. The Laboratory for Systems Medicine strives to improve…
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update
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…
2020 Incoming Fellows
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…
Fall 2019 Grant Awardees
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.
FY19 Lung Transplant Annual Review
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…
Pulmonary Hypertension Center Accreditation
We are pleased to announce that the University of Florida – Gainesville, FL- has been recently accredited by the Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA) as a PHA Center for Comprehensive Care. Per the PHA association, the purpose of the PHA-Accredited Pulmonary Hypertension Care Centers (PHCC) initiative is to establish a program…
