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Therapy offers hope for patients with treatment-resistant depression
For years, Sarah Maloney’s definition of “planning ahead” meant figuring out how to get through another day. From the time she was 13, Maloney, now 22, struggled with depression – cycling in and out of...
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USF physicians help patient’s dream of healthy baby come true
The robot-assisted cervical stitch surgery, performed through the abdomen, was a first for Tampa General Hospital Tampa, FL (Oct. 26, 2012) – A long-delayed dream came true this week at Tampa General...
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Dr. Douglas Holt tapped to lead Division of Infectious Disease and...
Tampa, FL (Dec. 5, 2012) – Douglas A. Holt, MD, FACP, the Andor Szentivanyi Professor of Medicine, has been named director of the Division of Infectious Disease and International Medicine in the USF...
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Jim Burkhart takes helm as Tampa General Hospital CEO
Jim Burkhart becomes Tampa General Hospital’s new CEO on Monday, March 4, marking a new era in USF Health’s longstanding partnership with its major teaching hospital. Burkhart joins Tampa General...
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Tampa General and USF Health open new Bariatric Center
The long-running and successful bariatric program at Tampa General Hospital entered a new phase when a red satin ribbon was cut April 22, signifying the opening of the Bariatric Center, a joint program...
View ArticleTGH Trauma Center state’s first to earn ACS verification; USF Health...
Tampa General Hospital’s state-designated Level 1 Trauma Center, led by USF Health physicians, is the first and only one in Florida to earn national recognition from the American College of Surgeons...
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USF Health’s expertise returns title-winning speed to UT swimmer
When a subject line of an email reads “your patient Heather Glenday — Univ. of Tampa Swimmer” you pause. Could this be sad news? Luckily, it was wonderful news when Karl Illig, MD, professor of surgery...
View ArticleNew agreement, new partner for Tampa General Hospital
USF Health and Tampa General Hospital are moving forward together to improve health for Tampa Bay with the approval of a new affiliation agreement. Tampa General Hospital and Florida Hospital’s Tampa...
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USF Health celebrates 2013, looks ahead to New Year
As 2013 winds down and USF Health moves into 2014, we reflects on some highlights and accomplishments over the past year. And, we look ahead in the New Year to renewing our commitment and efforts to...
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USF Health cardiologists apply advanced catheter technology to treat atrial...
Tampa General Hospital is among the first in the region to offer the new high-tech catheter device Tampa, FL (April 1, 2014) –Tampa General Hospital is among the first in Tampa Bay region to offer a...
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USF tests whether medication can slow growth of abdominal aortic aneurysms
Tampa is only site on Florida’s west coast for the large-scale, NIH-funded clinical trial Tampa, FL (June 9, 2014) – A new clinical trial at USF Health is evaluating the ability of a common antibiotic,...
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USF Health teaching and research partners named top hospitals by U.S. News
USF Health physicians lead six of the 12 recognized specialty areas at TGH, named top hospital in Tampa-St. Petersburg metro area U.S. News & World Report has ranked Tampa General Hospital, the USF...
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USF STEM Academy students experience “wow factor” at hands-on robotics session
Forehead buried in a surgery console, Savannah Summy, 16, appeared intent on tying a knot in the suture thread using micro-movements of the robotic instruments she controlled remotely. Nearby,...
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Tampa cardiologist Dr. Xavier Prida joins USF Health Cardiovascular Sciences
Tampa, FL (July 27, 2014) – Long-time Tampa cardiologist Xavier E. Prida, MD, joined the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine, Aug. 1 as an assistant professor in the Department of Cardiovascular...
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Patient embraces commitment of bariatric surgery and succeeds with USF-TGH...
Jeana Hadley considers herself a decent example of good health – she eats right, exercises and maintains a healthy weight. But that model of healthy living is worlds away from the path she was on five...
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TGH and USF Health leaders strengthen collaboration to improve health care...
Tampa, FL (Sept. 18, 2014) – Tampa General Hospital and the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine moved to further strengthen their relationship by giving the chief executives of both institutions a...
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Tampa General Hospital among the elite stroke centers in the country
USF stroke experts staff the TGH Stroke Center, providing patients in the Tampa Bay region with 24/7 access to more specialized stroke care, including on-site neurosurgeons and medical teams trained in...
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USF Health to study whether medication will help patients with atrial...
The $2.2 million investigator-initiated clinical trial will compare a new rapid-onset anticoagulant with warfarin, the standard medical treatment for Afib. Tampa, FL (Dec. 12, 2014) – The USF Health...
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The Super Bowl of weight loss: Former NFL players drop pounds, get healthy
From left, former Buccaneer and Eagles offensive lineman Rob Taylor, former Patriot and Raiders offensive lineman Brian Holloway, Lions and Chiefs linebacker James Harrell, Dr. John Paul Gonzalvo,...
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Integrated team of USF pediatric specialists give family a medical home
Faced with an unknown condition that was leaving their newborn twin babies unable to breathe on their own, a family turns to USF Health, because “we needed help from top experts in uncommon...
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