It’s a potential killer. And many of the people who are most susceptible to the disease don’t even know it exists. Physicians remain uncertain of its prevalence. University of Florida Health researchers have been awarded a $2.3 million National Institutes of Health grant to screen more than 1,000…
It’s in the organ’s name — you can’t live without a liver. For patients in need of a liver transplant — whether it be from acute or chronic liver failure, cancer, or metabolic diseases — a transplant can mean the difference between life and death. Now, UF Health Shands Hospital…
Colon cancer may be treated or even prevented by altering microorganisms in the intestine and by combating inflammation with a clinical treatment previously used to treat inflammatory bowel diseases, according to findings from a study by lead author Ye Yang, Ph.D., and assistant scientist in the UF College of…
During Digestive Disease Week, Anglea Pham, MD, presents results of IBD study relating to the college students with IBD and their higher risk of poor transition to college life. Read more about the presentation and study findings by Dr. Pham here.
Join us in congratulating David R. Nelson, M.D., in being appointed senior vice president for health affairs at UF and president of UF Health. Dr. Nelson, professor of medicine and assistant vice president for research at UF, has served as the interim for this role for almost a year. He…
Ellen Zimmerman, M.D., Professor Department of Medicine and Vice Chair of Academic Affairs has been selected as a Fellow in the 2017-2018 Class of the Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) Program for Women.
Dr. Christopher E. Forsmark, chief of the division of gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition at the University of Florida, was awarded the prestigious Vay Liang & Frisca Go Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the American Pancreatic Association, which was held in Boston…
Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency isn’t your ordinary GI condition, but it’s often mistaken for one.
Congratulations to Dr. Forsmark and his pancreas diseases team – the National Pancreas Foundation (NPF), a nonprofit organization that provides hope for those suffering from pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer, announced the designation of twenty-eight additional National Pancreas Foundation Centers for the treatment and care of patients with pancreatic cancer.
This year the department of medicine honored a number of outstanding teachers for the 2016 DoM Excellence in Teaching Awards. Our division had seven physicians who were honored and recognized for their dedication to teaching our students – future physicians and scientists. Congratulations! …
