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Juliann Whitebread

Faculty Teaching and Mentoring Awardees 2016-2017

Our greatest reward in academic health care is to see a young physician, extender or investigator discover the joy of medicine on their own, and see extrinsic motivation become intrinsic motivation. When they start self-learning, and take off into the depths of our discipline on their own, we know that…

Five Year Review Successfully Completed!

The Department of Medicine was privileged to host Mark Anderson, MD, Chair of Medicine at Johns Hopkins (far left), Roy Silverstein, MD, Chair of Medicine at Medical College of Wisconsin (3rd from left), Andy Schafer, MD, former Chair of Medicine at Weill-Cornell (4th from left),…

Dr. Craig Kitchens Awarded National Award By The American Society of Hematology

Congratulations to Dr. Craig Kitchens for being named best hematology mentor by The American Society of Hematology! The award is based on the training experiences and success of the nominee’s mentees. Awardees will have had a sustained career commitment to mentoring, a significant positive impact on their mentees’ careers, and…

Dr. Kenneth Cusi Wins the 2015 College of Medicine Clinical Research Award

Congrats to Dr. Cusi! The 2015 recipient of the UF College of Medicine Faculty Research Award in Clinical Science. Dr. Cusi is the principal investigator of a number of ongoing clinical research projects. His grants focus on cutting-edge research in adult endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, both on clinical and basic…

Cloud Pharmaceuticals and the University of Florida Department of Medicine Collaborate on the Rapid Design of Novel Cancer Inhibitors

Cloud Pharmaceuticals, a therapeutics company focused on cloud-based drug design and development, and the University of Florida Department of Medicine have announced an academic collaboration that will help rapidly design and develop novel drugs to inhibit the reproduction of cancer cells. The collaboration, which will allow the two organizations…

DoM 2014 Excellence in Research Award Winners

Please join us in congratulating the DoM 2014 excellence in research award winners.  These individuals were selected by the division chiefs and members of the Research Action Committee for publishing the most impactful papers from our department in 2014. They represent the great breadth and depth of research ongoing in…

Annual DoM Celebration of Research Award Results

On October 2, 2014 the Department of Medicine had their annual Celebration of Research event, hosted by Vice Chair of Research, Dr. Mark Segal. Fellows, residents, faculty, administrators, and staff enjoyed an evening full of posters, hors d’oeuvres, wine, and an extraordinary guest speaker, Dr.

Learning from the Famed Oncologist Dr. Larry Einhorn

Dr. Lawrence Einhorn, famed oncologist and distinguished professor of medicine at Indiana University, visited the UF Department of Medicine this week to discuss how he and his team cured testis cancer. Attendee Martina Murphy, MD, Hematology/Oncology Fellow, described the experience best, “He is phenomenal. From stories, to clinical pearls, to basic…

NEW Edition of The Scope – Summer 2014!

Inside this issue: Latest Advances for Cystic Fibrosis; Rational Management of Fibromyalgia; Hospital Infection Control; New Therapies for the Treatment of Lymphomas.