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Spanheimer and Collaborators Advance Depth of Exploration in How Breast Tumors Become Resistant to Therapy

March 6, 2024
Dr. Philip Spanheimer is an Assistant Professor of Surgical Oncology whose work at began in 2019. He specializes in treatment of breast cancers, complex skin cancers, sarcoma, endocrine surgery, and general oncology.  His clinical research focuses on surgical management of cancer and patient outcomes, bringing a patient centered focus to...

Clara Lee, MD, MPP Brings Experience, Grants to Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

February 9, 2024
Clara Lee, MD, MPP, FACS, brings surgical and research experience with her return to as Professor of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery.  Dr. Lee began work on an R21 NIH Grant on 2/1/24, and is progressing current work on an R01 and a sub-award on another R01.  She discussed her...

Ikonomidis Receives NIH R56 Award from National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

September 28, 2022
Congratulations to John Ikonomidis, MD, PhD, Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery on his NIH R56 award from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute for “Device-Based Pathway Intervention: Mechanistic Study of Cellular Localization of Proteolytic Enzymes in Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Disease”. 

Yeh and Collaborators receive 5 year NIH U01 Award

September 28, 2022
Dr. Jen Jen Yeh, in collaboration with Drs. Naim Rashid ( Biostatistis) and Susan Tsai (Medical College of Wisconsin) received a $4,616,009 NIH U01 award for the period 9/1/2022 – 8/31/2027 from the National Cancer Institute for the project entitled, “Integrating tumor and stroma to understand and predict treatment response”.

Aortic Network – Fenestrated or Branched Endovascular Aortic Repair (F-BEVAR)

December 16, 2021
The Stars Aligned for Patient with Extensive Aortic Aneurysm Diagnosis In July of 2013, 60-year-old Cynthia Stingone, known to her friends and family as Cindy, had a persistent cold and cough. Living in Homestead, Florida, with her husband, they enjoyed the sun and sand while dealing with the occasional hurricanes...

Customized Stent-Grafts for Patients

December 16, 2021
Starting His Care with Harvey Jeffries is a former Professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering at the Gillings School of Public Health. Over the years he has received support from doctors at , making yearly trips for his annual physical with William J Yount, MD. “Dr....