Minimally Invasive Surgery General Surgery and Surgical Oncology Top Ziad T. Awad, M.D., F.A.C.S. Medical Director Welcome to the minimally invasive surgery program offered by the department of surgery at the University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville. The program provides professional services at UF Health Jacksonville, a tertiary care teaching hospital serving northeast Florida and southeast Georgia. Patient Care Services offered by the surgeons of our section include laparoscopic or endoscopic surgical procedures as well as robotic, or robot-assisted, surgery using the da Vinci Xi surgical system. When minimally invasive procedures are an option, they typically offer patients quicker recovery and lower risk than traditional open surgery. More About Patient Care Services Education The UF Department of Surgery in Jacksonville offers graduate medical education training in our ACGME-accredited general surgery residency and surgical critical care fellowship programs. Also offered is a non-standard advanced gastrointestinal and minimally invasive surgery fellowship. Surgery Residency Advanced GI/Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship Faculty 1131 Ziad T. Awad, MD, F.A.C.S. Professor Associate Chair, Clinical Operations and Quality; Chief, Division of General Surgery; Medical Director, Minimally Invasive Surgery Program; Program Director, Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship 1370 Joseph A. Costa, DO Professor Assistant Dean for Clinical Informatics; Clerkship Director 3148 Brian Dalton, MD Assistant Professor Associate Program Director, General Surgery Residency 3059 Ruchir Puri, MBBS (MD), MS, FACS Assistant Professor Associate Program Director, General Surgery Residency; Associate Program Director, Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship Contact For information on the University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville section of minimally invasive surgery, please contact: IshShamel Williams Senior Medical Secretary (904) 244-3940 ishshamel.williams@jax.ufl.edu Ziad T. Awad, M.D., F.A.C.S. Chief, Division of General Surgery (904) 244-3940 ziad.awad@jax.ufl.edu Address Section of minimally invasive surgery UF College of Medicine – Jacksonville 653 West 8th Street, FC123rd Floor, Faculty ClinicJacksonville, FL 32209
Ziad T. Awad, MD, F.A.C.S. Professor Associate Chair, Clinical Operations and Quality; Chief, Division of General Surgery; Medical Director, Minimally Invasive Surgery Program; Program Director, Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship
Ruchir Puri, MBBS (MD), MS, FACS Assistant Professor Associate Program Director, General Surgery Residency; Associate Program Director, Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship
Address Section of minimally invasive surgery UF College of Medicine – Jacksonville 653 West 8th Street, FC123rd Floor, Faculty ClinicJacksonville, FL 32209