The cross-Atlantic voyage is underway carrying the new cyclotron and gantry to the UF Health Proton Therapy Institute in Jacksonville. The equipment left the IBA factory in Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium, on September 24 and was loaded onto a ship in Antwerp for departure October 13. Its estimated arrival date in Jacksonville…
Congratulations to Program Coordinator Nora Martin, Radiation Oncology, who was chosen to be the PC Spotlight Award recipient for Fourth Quarter 2018. Nora was recognized for “consistently exceeding expectations and improving the administration of the Graduate Medical Education program.” Thanks Nora – great work! The Graduate Medical Education office recognizes program…
The UF Health Proton Therapy Institute (UFHPTI) has treated more than 650 adolescents and young adults and 1,600 children. It has the largest pediatric proton therapy program in the world, serving, on average, 25 children per day. Now, the institute has a new 14-passenger shuttle bus to transport patients and their…
This fall marks the eighth anniversary of the use of Intrabeam technology for breast cancer patients treated under the Multidisciplinary Breast Cancer Program at UF Health’s Department of Radiation Oncology. Traditional radiation therapy targets the entire breast and can require daily treatments at a radiation center for as long as…
For 24 years, Joanna Hammond, R.N., mother of four, dedicated much of her life to nursing and serving others. From helping new families in the hospital welcome bundles of joy to nurturing her own children, Hammond always assumed the role of caregiver. But earlier this year, that shifted. Hammond…
The Department of Radiation Oncology is pleased to announce the appointment of Drs. Mark Artz, Adam Holtzman, Natalie Lockney, and Ray Mailhot as Assistant Professors. “We are fortunate to have recruited these exceptional doctors to serve our patients, our department, and the UF Health Proton Therapy Institute,” said Dr.Paul…
The online business journal Florida Trend reported July 31 that the University of Florida has received a record $837.6 million in research funding in fiscal year 2018, surpassing the previous record set in fiscal 2016 by $113.6 million, or nearly 16 percent. More than 120 research faculty hired since 2014 have…
By Theresa Edwards Makrush Julie A. Bradley, MD; Bo Lu, PhD; and Roi Dagan, MD, MS, have been promoted to the rank of associate professor by the UF College of Medicine. “This is a very well-deserved promotion for all of them that reflects their distinction in clinical accomplishments, research and education,”…
Folakemi Odedina, Ph.D., Joint Professor in Radiation Oncology, Pharmacotherapy and Translational Research, has been awarded a 2018 Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship to help expand oncology clinical trials in Africa. Odedina will travel to South Africa this summer and collaborate with Lynette Denny, M.D., Ph.D., chair and a professor of obstetrics…
Current and former members of the Siemann Cancer Biology Lab made a total of six presentations at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting in Chicago, which took place April 14 – 18 (shown left to right are Dietmar Siemann, PhD; Dr. Jennifer Lee, post-doc at NCI; Mai Tanaka;…
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