UF & The Villages: COVID-19 Testing Center
Dr. Michael Lauzardo & the UF Health Team As published in the UF Health Newsroom, “University of Florida Health experts and their collaborators completed over 2,000 COVID-19 tests in The…
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Celebrating Our Fellows’ Accomplishments
Congratulations to our fellows! As our 2nd year fellows finish their Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program this spring, we would like to congratulate two of our fellows for accepting positions at…
2019 Exemplary Teacher Award
Congratulations to DR. Vidhu Kariyawasam Dr. Vidhu Kariyasawam was recognized as a 2019 Exemplary Teacher by the University of Florida’s College of Medicine. Faculty are…
Meet Dr. Wang
The Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Medicine would like to congratulate Dr. Gary Wang in being named Interim Division Chief. Dr. Wang is the current Section Chief of the VA Infectious Diseases Section.
The Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Medicine Fights the Flu
Doctors at UF Health Shands are seeing more cases of the flu than usual, along with the rest of the country. Hospital administration is implementing restrictions to stop the flu from spreading.
Disease-carrying mosquito species tied to deforestation
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Two University of Florida infectious disease experts have found deforestation not only destroys beneficial habitats and renders the land less fertile, it also allows disease-carrying mosquitoes to multiply. An analysis of published data on deforestation and mosquitoes found that deforested tropical regions held more potentially harmful mosquito…
Dr. Nicole Iovine is recognized as a fellow by the Infectious Diseases Society of America
Nicole Iovine, M.D., Ph.D, FIDSA is an associate professor of medicine for the division of infectious diseases and global medicine at the University of Florida. Dr. Iovine was honored as a fellow by the Infectious Diseases Society of America, which is the leading professional society for infectious diseases in the…
DoM Excellence in Teaching Awards 2017 – Infectious Disease Winners
This year the department of medicine honored a number of outstanding teachers for the 2017 DoM Excellence in Teaching Awards. Our division had four physicians who were honored and recognized for their dedication to teaching our students – future physicians and scientists. Congratulations! …
IDGM Voted as Best Consult Service
The Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Medicine was voted best consult service from Hospital Medicine. The Division appreciates the recognition and will continue its effort to strive for excellence!…
International Dengue Course-Instituto Pedro Kouri
The “Pedro Kourí” Tropical Medicine Institute (IPK), located in Havana, Cuba, is a world-renowned public health institution and hospital that focuses on scientific research, academic training and clinical care. It also serves as the National Reference and Research Laboratory on Tuberculosis and Mycobacteria and the National…
