From Gainesville to Ground Zero: One UF Health Nurse’s Response to 9/11

On Sept. 11, 2001, Rhonda Osteen, MSN, RN, RN-BC, was asleep at home in Gainesville after working the night shift in the UF Health Shands Burn Center when her…

UF Health Helps a Colleague Find Answers After 25 Years, So She Can Keep Caring for Others

For more than 25 years, Yasmine Rosa searched for answers. But everything changed while working at UF Health Medical Group Primary Care – Summerfield as site…

Physician Spotlight: Family Experiences Inspired David Tran, Who Now Treats Patients Like Family

“For others, not oneself.” For David Minh Tran, MD, this isn’t just a statement of selflessness — it’s a guiding principle in both his life and his work in…

Physician Spotlight: Mina Shenouda Advances Personalized, Leading-Edge Approaches for GI Cancers

Mina Shenouda, MD, strives to provide personalized, exceptional care to patients with gastrointestinal cancers. He’s advancing treatment options in the field…

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…

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…

Crafting Care: A Handmade Project Brings Comfort, Safety and Sensory Support to Young Patients

Hospitalized babies and children often rely on medical tubes and cords that are essential to their care, yet difficult for small hands to ignore. To keep young…

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…

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…

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…

A Team Approach to Support Moms With Bonding, Healing and Empowerment

At UF Health St. Johns, you don’t just get one provider, you get a team. Our certified nurse-midwives collaborate closely with OB/GYNs to deliver personalized,…

Arts in Medicine: 35 Years of Healing Through Art

One thing many patients have come to expect during treatment at UF Health Shands is the integration of art in their care. UF Health Shands Arts in Medicine, or…