Fourth year Underrepresented in Medicine (UIM) students interested in the field of radiation oncology have been invited to apply for the UF Radiation Oncology SPARK-ONC Student Program. The program, a four-week, in-person rotation, will run July 31 through August 25, 2023. Application deadline is June 1, 2023, and two students…
Daniel J. Indelicato, M.D. and and Carmen Allegra, M.D. have been honored by the National Cancer Institute, or NCI, for their achievements as members of the National Clinical Trial Network Adolescent and Young Adult Working Group to develop and implement clinical trials for adolescent and young adult…
The UF Health Shands Hospital Department of Radiation Oncology has received the coveted American College of Radiology (ACR) Radiation Oncology Practice Accreditation, awarded April 7, 2023. This is the fourth consecutive ACR accreditation for the department. ACR accreditation has been considered the gold standard in medical imaging since 1987. The…
The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) has awarded Daniel J. Indelicato, MD, Professor and Associate Vice Chair of the University of Florida Department of Radiation Oncology, its prestigious Honorary Fellowship. Dr. Indelicato accepted the Fellowship diploma in person at the Royal College, London, on March 24, 2023.
We are stronger when we face head and neck cancers together! Join UF Health and UF on Saturday, April 22, 2023, 8 am to 2 pm, for a 5k walk/run, a 10k race, and a free Head and Neck Cancer Screening and Sponsor Expo. Scan the QR code (right)…
Wellness University Event to Offer Information Regarding the Latest Advances in Preventing and Treating Head and Neck Cancer Each year, approximately 68,000 people in the United States will develop head and neck cancer, and nearly 11,000 will die from it. Fortunately, early detection and treatment can improve outcomes, and Radiation…
In January, the Florida Breast Cancer Foundation (FBCF) awarded a $14,931 Direct Service Grant to benefit breast cancer patients in Alachua County. The project, “Improving Body and Self-Image Post-Mastectomy,” was designed by a UF Radiation Oncology team led by Assistant Professor Oluwadamilola T. Oladeru, MD, MA, MBA, (right), Clinical Leader,…
Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among both men and women, and in 1999, efforts by The Prevent Cancer Foundation® led to the designation March as National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. In a UF Health MedEd Cast, Radiation Oncology Assistant Professor…
Dietmar Siemann, Ph.D., associate director of education and training at the UF Health Cancer Center and Associate Chair for Research, Department of Radiation Oncology, organized a successful Cancer Research Symposium for High School Students, which took place January 26 at West Port High School in Ocala, Florida.
In recognition of Black History Month, the UF Health Cancer Center and the UF department of radiation oncology highlighted ongoing health disparities research and hosted a collaborative and educational prostate cancer event for the Gainesville community. The Community-Partnered Cancer Disparities Research Collaborative One initiative involves the UF…
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