ACRO Awards Resident Seed Grant to Akash Parekh, MD
ACRO Resident Seed Grant 2019-2020 Awardee: Akash Parekh, MD University of Florida Radiation Oncology…
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Help Cancer Patients Receive the Treatment They Need
Cancer care poses a significant financial burden for many patients and families. For those who must travel to another city to receive treatment, the unexpected expenses associated with living away from home can be overwhelming, and insurance does not typically cover travel, lodging or food, which can add up quickly.
Women Who Make a Difference: Nancy Mendenhall, MD
On Thursday, August 20, 2020, the Girl Scouts of Gateway Council honored Nancy Mendenhall MD, FASTRO, Associate Chair of the UF Department of Radiation Oncology and Medical Director of the UF Health Proton Therapy Institute, during an Interactive Awards Event. Women Who Make a Difference…
Department Welcomes New Residents
The Department of Radiation Oncology was pleased to welcome three new first-year Residents on July 1, 2020: Physician Residents Matthew Culbert, MD, and Nicolette Drescher, MD, and Medical Physics Resident Luke Maloney, PhD. Matthew Culbert (shown center) joins the department from the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine, where he…
AACR-Minorities in Cancer Research Elects Dr. Folakemi Odedina to Serve on Council
Folakemi Odedina, Ph.D., Joint Professor in Radiation Oncology, Pharmacotherapy and Translational Research, has been chosen to serve on the AACR-Minorities in Cancer Research (MICR) Council for a three-year term (2020-2023). Dr. Odedina’s appointment was announced June 25, 2020 by Robin E. Felder, MICR Director, Membership and Professional Development. Felder noted…
White Coats for Black Lives
On June 5, 2020, at 1:00 pm, a group of Radiation Oncology physicians, residents and physicists came together to kneel in silence in remembrance of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and countless others. As health care professionals, we take a sacred vow to heal the sick…
Dr. Nancy Mendenhall Receives the 2020 Paulus Award for Clinical Excellence
On Thursday, May 14, UF husband-and-wife Radiation Oncology physicians and professors William M. Mendenhall and Nancy P. Mendenhall (shown right, with daughters Marisa and Elena) were both honored during the College of Medicine (COM) Faculty Awards Celebration. Together, the Mendenhalls bring over 75 years of leadership and service to UF…
Dr. Bill Mendenhall Honored with College of Medicine Lifetime Achievement Award
Beloved Radiation Oncology Professor William Mendenhall, MD, has been selected to receive the 2020 UF College of Medicine Faculty Council Lifetime Achievement Award and was honored on May 15 during a virtual award ceremony with Dean Tyndall. The award recognizes the…
Dr. Anamaria Yeung Leads Important Study on Side Effects of Pelvic Radiation
A study on the side effects experienced by women receiving pelvic radiation, led by Anamaria Yeung, M.D., UF Radiation Oncology Clinical Associate Professor and Residency Program Director (shown right), is now receiving national attention. In the study, published February 19 in the…
Robert Amdur, MD, Retires as Residency Program Director
Paul Okunieff, MD, Chair, has announced that Robert Amdur, MD, Radiation Oncology Professor and Rodney R. Million Professor of Radiation Oncology (shown right with Anamaria R. Yeung, MD), has retired as the department’s Residency Program Director. Anamaria R. Yeung, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, assumed the role of Residency Program Director…
