WHEN A PERSON or a loved one is afflicted with a debilitating disease that is not common, the greatest challenge is often finding a doctor with appropriate expertise and gaining access to a specialized health care team with the right experience. Patients and families often travel all over the country and even…
BMP Linked to Increased Risk of Benign Tumors Dr. Nandan Lad of Duke University Medical Center and colleagues analyzed the risk of cancers and benign tumors in nearly 4,700 patients receiving BMP as part of spinal fusion surgery. Bone morphogenetic protein is a growth factor that can promote new bone…
Just more than one year after a $10 million gift from the Lillian S. Wells Foundation Inc. to the University of Florida department of neurosurgery, the international search for a leader and a team focused on brain tumor research has come to an end. Duane Mitchell, M.D.,…
U.S. News and World Report’s Best Hospitals rankings were released July 16, 2013. Overall, UF Health was recognized as one of the top hospitals in the state and had the state’s highest ranking in neurology and neurosurgery (37th nationally). Programs at UF Health are staffed by interdisciplinary teams…
