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Tyler J Loftus, MD, PhD : Bio and credentials

Critical Care Surgeon

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My bio

As an associate professor with tenure and an acute care surgeon in the University of Florida Department of Surgery, I treat patients for traumatic injury and those needing emergency general surgery.

I graduated magna cum laude from Clemson University, receiving my Bachelor of Science in health science in 2008. Staying in South Carolina, I obtained my medical degree at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. Then, I relocated to Florida to pursue a general surgery residency and NIH-sponsored research fellowship at the Sepsis and Critical Illness Research center at UF. Subsequently, I completed a surgical critical care fellowship and a PhD in biomedical informatics at UF.

I am passionate about resident education and professional development as program director for the general surgery residency. My NIH-funded research pursuits have evolved from translational science, focusing on bone marrow failure and anemia after traumatic injury, to data science, focusing on machine learning to augment personalized, patient-centered decision-making.

Board certifications

  • Clinical Informatics

    American Board of Preventative Medicine

  • Licensed Physician

    State of Florida

  • Surgery

    American Board of Surgery

  • Surgical Critical Care

    American Board of Surgery

Education

  • Fellowship, Surgical Critical Care

    University of Florida, 2019-2020

  • Research Fellowship, Sepsis and Critical Illness Research Center

    University of Florida, 2015-2017

  • Residency, General Surgery

    University of Florida, 2012-2019

  • Medical Degree

    Medical University of South Carolina, 2008-2012

  • Bachelor of Science

    Clemson University, 2004-2008

My areas of focus

Subspecialties

Gender

Male

Accomplishments

  • Lester R. Dragstedt Physician-Scientist Award

    University of Florida Department of Surgery, 2024

  • Rising Star Clinical Faculty Award

    University of Florida College of Medicine, 2024

  • Rising Start Research Award

    University of Florida College of Medicine, 2024

  • Outstanding Faculty Award

    University of Florida Department of Surgery, 2022-2023

  • Exemplary Teacher

    University of Florida College of Medicine, 2022

  • Hugh A. Walters Humanitarian Award

    University of Florida Department of Surgery, 2019

  • Quality Hero Award

    University of Florida College of Medicine, 2019

  • Surgical Resident's Award

    University of Florida Department of Surgery, 2019

  • First Place in the Surgical Skills Competition

    American College of Surgeons, 2017

  • Hugh M. Hill Outstanding Resident Teacher Award

    University of Florida, 2016

  • Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society Inductee

    University of Florida, 2015

  • Ray Bierstedt Memorial Award in Recognition of the Outstanding Surgical Intern

    University of Florida, 2013

  • Gold Humanism Honor Society Inductee

    Medical University of South Carolina, 2012