Leading glaucoma surgeon Dr. Ramesh Ayyala named new chair of ophthalmology
Ramesh S. Ayyala, MD, FRCS, FRCOphth, an internationally renowned glaucoma surgeon and researcher who rebuilt the ophthalmology residency program at Tulane University following Hurricane Katrina, has been named […]
Horns up for the Tampa Bay Lightning at USF Presenting Night [Video]
The Tampa Bay Lighting’s ThunderBug joined the University of South Florida mascot Rocky D. Bull Thursday, March 8, for the third annual USF Presenting Night. Hundreds of students […]
USF System names new Vice President for Diversity, Inclusion & Equal Opportunity
Haywood L. Brown, MD, joining USF from Duke University, will also have appointments at the Morsani College of Medicine and USF Health TAMPA, Fla. (March 5, 2018) – […]
Dr. Cuc Mai to lead USF Health graduate medical education
Cuc Mai, MD, assistant dean for Graduate Medical Education (GME) and program director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program, has been appointed senior associate dean for GME at […]
USF Health responds to opioid epidemic
Deaths from drug overdose last year escalated to an all-time high of more than 63,000 nationwide – killing more Americans than car accidents. These deaths were largely driven […]
Mumas give $2 million to fund new women’s health center at USF Health
Philanthropists Pam and Les Muma announced a gift of $2 million to create a new women’s health center as a part of a new $15 million gift to […]
Dr. David Smith to lead newly established Department of Plastic Surgery
The USF Health Morsani College of Medicine’s (MCOM) Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery has become a freestanding Department of Plastic Surgery – a transition approved by the […]
USF physicians donate supplies, treat patients in Puerto Rico
1,500 pounds of medications and supplies donated by USF Health were delivered Oct. 11 to hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico on a jet chartered by Tampa Bay Rays for a […]
USF provides aid to Puerto Rican hurricane victims
Twelve USF Health physicians will travel to Puerto Rico over the next few months, while USF invites 240 Puerto Rican medical students to finish this semester in Tampa […]
Medical Class of 2021 receives white coats at special ceremony
For Bianca Arboleda, who was born in Florida and raised in Puerto Rico, getting into medical school was quite the journey. Arboleda, who wants to become an obstetrics […]