Dr. Marian C. Limacher has been named senior associate dean for faculty affairs and professional development for the University of Florida College of Medicine. In this new role, Limacher will focus on implementing college-wide programs that help faculty advance in their professional careers. She also will oversee initiatives to update promotion and tenure processes, enhance [...]

The Shands boards of directors have voted to restructure governance of two components of the hospital system — Shands Jacksonville and Shands at the University of Florida — so they become closely collaborating “sister” entities with parallel roles, each with a direct relationship to UF leadership. The decision is an important step in the evolution [...]

Study commissioned by Shands HealthCare and the Sebastian Ferrero Foundation backs shared vision of a nationally prominent children’s hospital at Shands at UF An independent analysis projects growth in the demand for children’s services in the region and supports increased investment in pediatric services at Shands at UF. The findings dovetail with the longstanding mission [...]

Dr. Timothy C. Flynn has been named senior associate dean for clinical affairs at the University of Florida College of Medicine and chief medical officer for Shands at UF. In both roles, Flynn will help department chairs and clinical faculty and staff achieve highest-quality, patient-centered care for hospitalized patients. He will also serve as a [...]

A leading authority in neurology and translational research has been named the new executive director of the Evelyn F. and William L. McKnight Brain Institute of the University of Florida. Tetsuo Ashizawa, M.D., chairman of the department of neurology at the UF College of Medicine, will assume leadership of the McKnight Brain Institute on Sept. [...]

University of Florida officials have notified 2,047 people that their Social Security or Medicaid identification numbers were included on address labels affixed to letters inviting them to participate in a research study. The letters were sent through the U.S. Postal Service on May 24, and the information also was shared with a telephone survey company. [...]

The University of Florida Health Science Center and Shands HealthCare unveiled a $580 million, five-year vision for the future Thursday that emphasizes close collaboration to ensure highest-quality, safest patient care, renewed engagement with the community and expansion of the research and educational missions. The plan, titled “Forward Together” can be found in it’s entirety here. [...]

Zhongjie Sun, M.D., an assistant professor of medicine and physiology and functional genomics, is editor of “Molecular Cardiology: Methods and Protocols.” The text, recently published by Humana Press, details gene therapy and stem cell techniques for studying and treating genetic and acquired heart diseases. Molecular cardiology is a new discipline that aims to apply molecular [...]

Dr. Michael L. Good, has been named the ninth dean of the University of Florida College of Medicine.

Dr. Paul Okunieff has been named director of the University of Florida Shands Cancer Center and chairman of the UF College of Medicine department of radiation oncology, effective Dec. 1. A graduate of Harvard Medical School, Okunieff is currently the Philip Rubin professor in radiation oncology and chair of the department of radiation oncology at [...]