Colon cancer may be treated or even prevented by altering microorganisms in the intestine and by combating inflammation with a clinical treatment previously used to treat inflammatory bowel diseases, according to findings from a study by lead author Ye Yang, Ph.D., and assistant scientist in the UF College of Medicine’s division of gastroenterology, hepatology and…| Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition » College of M...
It’s a potential killer. And many of the people who are most susceptible to the disease don’t even know it exists. Physicians remain uncertain of its prevalence. University of Florida Health researchers have been awarded a $2.3 million National Institutes of Health grant to screen more than 1,000 patients at health center outpatient clinics over…| Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition » College of M...
It’s in the organ’s name — you can’t live without a liver. For patients in need of a liver transplant — whether it be from acute or chronic liver failure, cancer, or metabolic diseases — a transplant can mean the difference between life and death. Now, UF Health Shands Hospital is the only program in…| Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition » College of M...
During Digestive Disease Week, Anglea Pham, MD, presents results of IBD study relating to the college students with IBD and their higher risk of poor transition to college life. Read more about the presentation and study findings by Dr. Pham here.| Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition » College of M...
Join us in congratulating David R. Nelson, M.D., in being appointed senior vice president for health affairs at UF and president of UF Health. Dr. Nelson, professor of medicine and assistant vice president for research at UF, has served as the interim for this role for almost a year. He also serves as the director…| Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition » College of M...
Ellen Zimmerman, M.D., Professor Department of Medicine and Vice Chair of Academic Affairs has been selected as a Fellow in the 2017-2018 Class of the Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) Program for Women.| gastroliver.medicine.ufl.edu