Hunter Ross of the UF Health Streetlight Program Turns Gameplay Into Healing
The power of video games is leveling up care at UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital. As the new clinical patient gaming technology coordinator for the UF…
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Igniting Immunity: Elias Sayour’s Patients Inspire Pioneering mRNA Cancer Vaccine Research
The look in her eyes and her next words would be etched forever in the mind of Elias Sayour, MD, PhD. Months earlier, the girl’s right leg was amputated, the…
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Physician Spotlight: Lakshmi Balasubramanian Translates New Therapies Into Improvements for Patients
Lakshmi Balasubramanian, MD, or “Dr. Bala,” was drawn to gastrointestinal oncology because of the opportunity to work with experts across different specialties…
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The Rhythm of Life: Spreading Awareness About Heart Disease
Heart disease has been the leading cause of death in the United States for more than a century, dating back to 1921, according to the Centers for Disease…
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Physician Spotlight: Danielle Cerbón is at the Intersection of Innovation and Human Connection
Danielle Cerbón, MD, who has joined the University of Florida Department of Radiation Oncology as an assistant professor, strives to provide each patient with…
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Media Coverage of Study Finding COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine Sparks Immune Response to Fight Cancer
On Oct. 22 in the journal Nature, MBI researchers published a study finding that patients with advanced lung or skin cancer who received a COVID-19 mRNA…
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Heart of a Nurse, Love of a Mother: Taylor Smith, RN, Brings Compassion to Both Worlds
As both a UF Health Shands team member and the mother of a patient, Taylor Smith, RN, sees UF Health as more than a workplace — it’s part of her family’s…
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Physician Spotlight: Patrick Underwood Aims to Improve Patient Experiences Across the Cancer Continuum
Patrick Underwood, MD, FACS, an assistant professor in the University of Florida Division of Surgical Oncology, focuses on cancers of the gastrointestinal…
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Physician Spotlight: Muhammad J. Tariq, MD, Champions New Treatments for Blood Cancers
Muhammad J. Tariq, MD, was drawn to hematology and oncology by the rapidly evolving science and the opportunity to help patients live full lives. After…
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Physician Spotlight: Judith Lightsey Brings a Patient-First Mindset to GI and GU Cancer Care
Judith Lightsey, MD, has rejoined University of Florida Health as a part-time clinical associate professor in the UF Department of Radiation Oncology. She…
