UF ENT

Congratulations to UF ENT Class of 2024!

We are so excited for our PGY4 resident Christina Palomo for matching into Facial Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship! Congratulations!

We are currently a recruiting a Nurse Practitioner/PA/Advanced Practitioner for ENT - The Oaks. Interested candidates may apply at the link below.

Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant | Advanced Practitioners - ENT - The Oaks | UF Health For inpatient assignment, assists the attending physician in the care and management of patients on inpatient units within the hospital. This includes making patient rounds, contributing to the decisions for daily care, writing orders, interacting with consultants, and facilitating and coordinating....

Congratulations to Sufiya Ali, BA and her faculty mentor Jennifer Mulligan, PhD on their research and podium presentation “Complement activation correlates with impaired olfactory function in CRSwNP” getting the 2nd place award at the Top Basic Science Section at COSM/ARS!

UF Rhinology “Team Sinus” had an amazing showing at COSM with 5 podium talks. They presented research featuring the role of complement, vitamin D, purine metabolism, and molecular biomarkers in chronic sinusitis.

Check out this recent article in Doctor Gator College of Medicine News featuring UF ENT!

Cultivating the next generation of otolaryngologists Resident alumnus Rufus Holloway, M.D., establishes fund to support trainee travel

Dr. Rex Haberman, Dr. Neil Chheda and Dr. Jimmy Brown all attended and presented at the 31st Scientific Meeting of the Caribbean Association of Otolaryngologists April 29-May 1.

https://caoent.com/daily-programme/

Our Shands ENT clinic is currently recruiting a oncology nurse navigator for our Head & Neck cancer division. Interested candidates can apply at the link below.

Oncology Nurse Navigator | ENT - Shands Hospital | UF Health This position will serve as a head and neck oncology patient navigator that will work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team of physicians, allied health providers and administrative support to optimize care and create and implement quality metrics for head and neck oncology patients. Prima...

Great turnout for the 2024 Head & Neck 5K/10K on Saturday, April 20th! Thank you to all who attended!

Register today for the 2024 ENT Skills for Non-ENTs CME course to be held on October 5, 2024 8:30am-3:30pm at the UF Oaks ENT Clinic!

https://ent.ufl.edu/events/2024-ent-skills-for-non-ents/

We are recruiting a high functioning, self motivated, dynamic individual to run our Oaks ENT Clinic. Click on the link below to apply.

Manager ACU Clinic IV | ENT and Allergy - The Oaks | UF Health Provides general direction, coordination and supervision of all aspects of the operational and front-end financial operations of the clinic. Directly manages all clinic non-provider staff. Must market clinic services and network with local providers and referral sources to assist in facilitating pra...

Our UF Oto/Head and Neck division won the 2024 Community Service Award from the American H&N Society for the 3rd Annual H&N 5K Run Walk Event and community engagement!

This was made possible thanks to the contributions from the UF ENT medical student Interest Group. A huge kudos and thank you to DANNY DANG – (Med 2 – leader of the ENT Interest Group) for submitting an exceptional proposal and winning the award! Also, a huge thanks to his team for all their hard work in organizing the mural painting and diligent work behind the scenes with our upcoming 5K Run Walk (April 20th). Hope to see you there!😃

CONGRATULATIONS to our chief resident Adrian Chow, M.D. on winning the Department Resident Teaching Award! He was recently honored at the UF College of Medicine wide ceremony.

Join us on April 20th for the 3rd Annual STRONGER TOGETHER Head and Neck Cancer 5K/10K hosted by UF and UF Health! Scan the QR code below to register/donate today!

It's a Match! These three amazing docs are joining our residency program in July. Welcome to the family!

UF ENT was well represented at the 33rd Annual North American Skull Base Society Annual Meeting!
• Dr. Nikita Chapurin (left) – oral presentation on skull base reconstruction with PDS plates ()
• Dr. Brian Lobo – faculty moderator on a pituitary adenoma research panel
• Anil Patel (right) rhinology research fellow - poster on cost-analysis in pituitary surgery

We are very excited to announce that Dr. Jimmy Brown (far right) has been named as the rising Southern Section Vice President for The Triological Society! We congratulate him on this very esteemed position.

Congratulations to our own Dr. Neil Chheda for his recent publication in the Annals for Thoracic Surgery Short Reports!

Longitudinal Examination of Swallowing Safety and Vocal Fold Mobility in Cardiac Surgical Patients Aspiration and vocal fold mobility impairment (VFMI) are frequently reported in adults after cardiac surgery (CS) and impede recovery. Preoperative an…

ANNOUNCING CURRENT JOB OPENINGS!
Please visit the links below to see our current open positions!

RN Specialist - ACU -- ENT Shands Hospital
https://shands.careers.ufhealth.org/jobs/RN_Specialist_-_ACU_ENT_-_Shands_Hospital_/Gainesville_Florida/100/354516/

LPN/Medical Assistant -- ENT and Allergy The Oaks
Medical Assistant/LPN -- ENT and Allergy The Oaks
https://shands.careers.ufhealth.org/jobs/LPN/Medical_Assistant_ENT_and_Allergy_-_The_Oaks/Gainesville_Florida/100/354518/

https://shands.careers.ufhealth.org/jobs/Medical_Assistant/LPN_ENT_and_Allergy_-_The_Oaks/Gainesville_Florida/100/354519/

RN Specialist - ACU | ENT - Shands Hospital | UF Health The registered nurse will possess specialized knowledge and skills to provide patient-centric care to patients in a physician's office setting. Will provide clinical nursing assessments; act as patient care advocate; and provide support, counseling and education to patients. Will be responsible for....

Please see the link below publicizing a story written by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Lane DeGregory highlighting their smell and taste researchers. Congratuations to Dr. Justice for being featured!

https://www.facebook.com/UFMBI/posts/pfbid0p1NEaw6dPRhWxrPSt4iQLocSnw2x5A6uU4hX3a6cCu4CL4k6aQUoTVXigEwua5rsl

For decades, a Florida woman had no sense of smell. Can she get it back? As the pandemic stole millions of people’s “fifth sense,” Barbara Walker’s seemed to be coming back. But why?

Congratulations to Dr. Si Chen! UF College of Medicine has recognized her as a recipient of a 2023 Exemplary Teacher Award!

Congratulations to Dr. Brian Lobo! UF College of Medicine has recognized him as a recipient of a 2023 Exemplary Teacher Award! And, in recognition for working with UF Innovate, which is the UF Technology Licensing program and having intellectual property disclosures for the University, he has also been given an Innovator Award! Keep up the great work Dr. Lobo!

Congratulations to our own Dr. Jimmy Brown for serving as a Grand Rounds speaker at NYU on Monday December 4, 2023 at 7:00am!

Otolaryngology Grand Rounds: "Overview of Surgical Advances in Adult OSA (Potential Impact of Pleiotropic Pharmacotherapy)"

We are excited to Welcome Dr. Justin Cottrell to UF Health ENT The Oaks Lecture Hall December 4, 2023 at 7:00am for a Grand Rounds presentation.

Dr. Peter Dziegielewski is featured in the following UF College of Medicine podcast: Updates in Head and Neck Cancer, UF Health MedEd Cast.

Listen on Apple Podcasts:

‎UF Health MedEd Cast: Updates in Head and Neck Cancer on Apple Podcasts ‎Show UF Health MedEd Cast, Ep Updates in Head and Neck Cancer - Nov 13, 2023

We want to say Happy Veterans Day to all veterans, and a special thank you to our own Dr. Jimmy Brown and Tim Hornyak!😀

Happy Halloween from UF ENT! Trach or Treat!

The Q&A blog with Dr. Thomas Schrepfer on ear foreign bodies is now available. Check it out at the link below!

UF Health Expert Answers FAQs on Ear Foreign Bodies - UF Health Children seem to have a fascination with putting objects into their ears. Whether it’s a marble, bead, cotton swab, pencil or even a bug, objects can easily…

Happy Halloween!