UF Health Shands Transplant Center programs among nation’s best

Liver transplant program outcomes No. 1 nationally, kidney a close second

Randy Reborn: Friend's Organ Donation Gives the Gift of Time

Once upon a time, a clownfish donated a kidney to an anemone. Well, that’s not quite right. But as far as symbiotic relationships go, an editor and a…

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Study shows alternative to amputation for patients with peripheral artery disease, preserves mobility

For patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia, or CLTI, a form of severe vascular disease, amputation is a common treatment option. When the arteries…

UF Health Shands liver transplant program outcomes show best 1-year survival rates

University of Florida Health is home to the liver transplant program with the highest one-year liver graft survival in the United States, according to a report…

Researchers leverage AI to identify sepsis within 12 hours

In a medical field like critical care, where time can mean life or death, a sepsis diagnosis is like the final buzzer. Each year, according to the Centers for…

Devine Intervention: Stars Align for Pulmonologist’s Lung Transplant

The COVID-19 pandemic upended the life of the Devine family like they never could've imagined.

UF Health liver transplant program outcomes reach No. 1 in nation

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,…

Chair of surgery at UF College of Medicine elected to the National Academy of Medicine

Gilbert Rivers Upchurch Jr., M.D., the Edward M. Copeland III and Ann and Ira Horowitz Chair in the University of Florida College of Medicine’s department of…

UF Health Congenital Heart Center expertise aids both mother, daughter

In May 2001, Morgan Humphreys turned blue. Until that point, her mother said, Morgans birth had been uneventful. After the care team took her newborn to the…

Christina’s Liver Transplant Journey

The first things Christina Hall noticed were her yellow eyes. Typically, Christina’s eyes are a deep brown. But one morning in late August 2020, she awoke to…

Black and Latinx surgeons continue to hit glass ceiling in America

Richmond, Va. — Among the upper echelons of academic surgery, Black and Latinx representation has remained flat over the past six years, according to a study…

International research outlines early outcomes on lung transplantation for severe COVID-19

The UF Health lung transplant team has collaborated with researchers around the world to identify preliminary guidelines for successful transplantation in…