Today is #nationallatinophysicianday reminder that 6% is not enough. #NLPD

In this cross-sectional study, Jeremy Balch and Tyler Loftus demonstrated that an AI surgical risk prediction model using a priori and local knowledge may improve class imbalance problems for low-prevalence outcomes. ja.ma/4eDoppo UF Surgery

Having an amazing time at #ACSCC2024! Last night we had the opportunity to attend the Woodward Society Copeland Reception, celebrating UF Surgery past and present. #whyUFSurgery

Our Vice Chair of Education, Dr. George Sarosi, leading off a fantastic session this afternoon with his talk on trainee performance improvement plans. #ACSCC2024

Our amazing VCE Dr George “the Swan” Sarosi Jr UF Surgery holding court and sharing sage advice regarding resident remediation, a domain in which he and his trainees enjoyed tremendous success in his storied 15 years as Program Director UF Surgery Residents

Superstar lab resident Dr. Jeremy Balch (Jeremy Balch) presenting his important work on surgical risk prediction at #ACSCC2024 Tyler Loftus Azra Bihorac Gilbert Upchurch UF Surgery University of Florida Research

Amazing talk from Gators Softball head coach Tim Walton this morning teaching our Department of Surgery UF Surgery UF Surgery Residents about team building, recruiting Jolly Ranchers (hard on the outside and inside), and winning as a team with humanity and humility. Go Gators!

Congratulations to ⁦Dr Jeremy Balch ⁦Jeremy Balch⁩ ⁦UF Surgery Residents⁩ ⁦⁦UF Surgery⁩ on passing his PhD Qualifying Exam with flying colors in a spectacular display of data science and AI expertise with epistemological modesty 🐊💪

Congratulations Dr. Amalia Cochran for becoming the 2nd Vice President of the Western Surgical Association! WSA westernsurg.org/about-the-wsa/…

Congratulations to UF Surgery Resident Michael Fassler! His poster, The Effect of PCSK9 Inhibition on Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Development in Mice and Humans, won the Basic & Translational category for postdoctoral research. UF Surgery Residents #UFsurgery

Congratulations to Dr Michael Fassler UF Surgery Residents and his mentor our esteemed Chair Dr Gib Upchurch Gilbert Upchurch UF Surgery for winning the UF College of Medicine Celebration of Research Outstanding Basic and Translational Science Award for their vascular biology research 🐊 💪

Today we had the tremendous honor of hosting the incomparable Dr Brenessa Lindeman Brenessa Lindeman, MD, MEHP as our Hux Visiting Professor to discuss her trailblazing work in surgical education en route to Presidency of Assoc4AcademicSurgery

Celebrating Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month with Dr. Read and his amazing team here at UF Surgery! 🐊 #generalsurgery #CRS #ColorectalCancerAwarenessMonth

We are so excited for our incoming class!! Go Gators! 🐊

Today we honor the life of Dr. Ian Driscoll. His leadership, compassion and kindness have made a profound impact on all of us. We will miss him dearly but will always carry on his legacy at the University of Florida. UF Surgery crevassesimplecremation.com/obituary/ian-d…

Congratulations to Johan Nordenstam, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of surgery, on being recognized by the North Tower operating room team as the April Provider of the Month! 🐊🧡💙🐊 Read more about this recognition 👇 surgery.med.ufl.edu/2025/04/15/dr-…

Advances in technology mean advances in care. See how talented surgeons like Ibrahim Nassour, MD MS FACS are using the da Vinci 5 surgical system to improve patient outcomes at UF Health. 🐊👇🐊 ufhealth.org/news/2025/uf-h…

Join us for grand rounds, 5/30 at 7 am! Brian Fazzone, MD: Missing the Elephant: How Corporatization Imperils Surgical Training Kelly Herremans, MD: The History of the University of Florida Department of Surgery. Where: Communicore C1-15 Zoom info @ [email protected]

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Congratulations to general surgery residents Michael Fassler, M.D., and Maksymilian Pilecki, M.D., on receiving prestigious research fellowship awards from the Frederick A. Coller Surgical Society! 🐊🐊 Read more about their important research 👇 surgery.med.ufl.edu/2025/07/16/col…