USF Health physicians fly to Bahamas to help provide medical care [video]
Four USF Health physicians boarded a small jet airplane Sept. 20 and headed to the Bahamas to provide medical care to those in shelters in Nassau. Working with […]
‘Watchful waiting’ with routine ultrasound safer than removing benign ovarian cysts, study suggests
USF Health is only U.S. site participating in the International Ovarian Tumor Analysis phase 5 study A watchful waiting approach may be better than surgery for most women […]
USF Health gynecologists featured on journal’s research paper video podcast
USF Health Morsani College of Medicine physicians Emad Mikhail, MD, and Lauri Hochberg, MD, were recently featured in a Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology video podcast about how […]
USF Health earns a 100% score on national benchmarks for value-based care
USF Health attained a 100% score on its most recent Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) assessment, a measurement required by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) […]
New Chief of Surgical Oncology, specializing in liver and pancreatic cancer care, joins USF Health
For all his accomplishments, Andreas Karachristos, MD, prides himself on being available to his patients via his cell phone number 24-7. This open and accessible approach helps patients […]
The USF Health Fetal Care Center of Tampa Bay’s multidisciplinary team performs third successful EXIT procedure
Inside the mother’s womb, a fetus exchanges oxygen through the umbilical cord. Once the fetus is delivered, the umbilical cord is clamped, giving the baby the ability […]
Streamlining how we work improves patient experience
Streamlining how patients access their health care providers – from the first encounter to the myriad details for overall operations – could greatly impact patient satisfaction and quality […]
Cardiologists can help prevent diabetes, USF Health review article suggests
Cardiologists could and should take more action in guiding their patients to interventions aimed at delaying, and even preventing, diabetes, USF Health faculty proposed last month in a […]
USF Health physicians earn spots on Tampa Magazine’s 2019 Top Doctors list
Tampa Magazine surveyed nearly 9,000 physicians across the Tampa Bay area, asking them to nominate peers they consider the best in their specialty. The final 2019 Top Doctors […]
Ovarian cancer survivor credits USF Health gynecologic oncologist with saving her life
Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy, or HIPEC, has shown prolonged survival in patients with advanced disease When Lisa Boynton’s frisky golden retriever Roxie nudged her awake late one night, the […]