Podcasts spreading information to battle infectious disease
Richard Oehler, MD, FACP, often gets questions about obscure infectious diseases. After all, it’s his field.But these days, Dr. Oehler gets questions from all around the world, thanks […]
Five USF Health researchers elected 2012 AAAS Fellows
USF among top 10 organizations worldwide with 15 Fellows named this year USF Health researchers comprised a third (5) of the record number of University of South Florida […]
Dr. Sinnott appointed chair of Department of Internal Medicine
The infectious diseases expert will lead the medical school’s largest department Tampa, FL (Nov. 28, 2012) – John T. Sinnott, MD, the James P. Cullison Professor of Medicine, […]
USF Diabetes Center celebrates progress in improving patients’ lives
The USF Health Morsani Center for Advanced Healthcare was bathed in blue light in celebration of World Diabetes Day on Wednesday night, Nov. 14. Inside the USF Diabetes […]
New option for colon cancer surgery integrates precision imaging
Combined with advanced robotics, the new imaging technology helps surgeons to selectively remove tumor and leave normal tissue intact Tampa, FL (Nov. 12, 2012) — Earlier this month at […]
Byrd Alzheimer’s Institute awarded Kendal Charitable Funds grant to conduct East Tampa memory screenings
Tampa, FL (Nov. 9, 2012) — The USF Health Byrd Alzheimer’s Institute has been awarded the Kendal Charitable Funds’ first Promising Innovations grant to develop an Alzheimer’s disease […]
USF Health names director of Heart Institute and new chair of Cardiovascular Sciences
New leadership to strengthen heart health initiatives Tampa, FL (Nov. 7, 2012) — USF Health today announced two new appointments to strengthen its key initiatives in heart treatment […]
USF physician performs Tampa General’s first single-site robotic surgery
Dr. Michael Albrink, a general surgeon at the University of South Florida, performed the first minimally invasive single-site robotic surgery at Tampa General Hospital on Saturday morning, Oct. 29. […]
Scholarly Concentrations Symposium tackles research and ethics
Leading with a panel discussion of “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,” this year’s Scholarly Concentrations Program Student Symposium sparked some intriguing ethical questions about physician-patient relationships, informed […]
USF physicians help patient’s dream of healthy baby come true
The robot-assisted cervical stitch surgery, performed through the abdomen, was a first for Tampa General Hospital Tampa, FL (Oct. 26, 2012) — A long-delayed dream came true this […]