Dr. Nikolaus Gravenstein honored with UF College of Medicine Lifetime Achievement Award
May 13th, 2020
Revered Professor Nikolaus Gravenstein, MD, has been selected for the 2020 University of Florida College of Medicine Faculty Council Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his more than three decades of contributions to our department, specialty, and institution. The award recognizes the most outstanding members of the College of Medicine and faculty who have been…
André P. Boezaart, MD, PhD: Thank You
Aug 9th, 2019
Dr. Boezaart brought passion, learning, and innovation, as well as his very special presence, and he will be missed. We would like to thank him for all of his efforts to make UF a better place.
Anesthesiology Wellness Program Encourages Healthy Habits
Dec 19th, 2018
On January 22, 2018, administrative staff of the Department of Anesthesiology received an email. The subject: “Wellness Team – Volunteers Needed.” That email was the first in a chain of events leading to the foundation of what is now a thriving department-wide Wellness Program. In response to feedback from staff expressing interest in participating in…
Brenda Fahy, MD, Fourth Female ABA President
Oct 10th, 2018
Brenda Fahy, MD, remembers exactly where she was when she received one of the most important phone calls of her life. “I was standing on the beach,” she said. “I don’t remember exactly what was said after I was informed I’d be the next president of the ABA,” laughed Dr. Fahy. “I was overwhelmed with excitement.…
Sue Ford, RN: My Journey Through Healthcare
Oct 10th, 2018
By Susan Ford, RN My first recollection of anything medical was at about age 3–5 when my mother actually worked as a nurse’s aide at J. Hillis Miller Health Science Center (now UF Health Shands). Mom would come home and tell me stories about “grand rounds” and I could say words like sphygmomanometer and craniotomy before I could pronounce my…