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Department of Surgery College of Medicine – Jacksonville
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Shane Hester

Shane Hester, DO, FACS, DABS

Associate Professor; Medical Staff Vice President, UF Health Jacksonville; Associate Chief Medical Information Officer, UF Health Jacksonville; Assistant Dean for Clinical Informatics

Department: Surgery – Jacksonville
Business Phone: (904) 244-3903
Business Email: timothy.hester@jax.ufl.edu

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About Shane Hester

Timothy Hester, D.O., is a University of Florida assistant professor of surgery and a board-certified acute care surgeon at UF Health Jacksonville. He received his medical degree from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Bradenton, Florida. Dr. Hester completed his surgery residency and surgical critical care fellowship at the University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville in Jacksonville, Florida.

Additional Positions:
Medical Staff Vice President
2025 – Current · UF Health Jacksonville
Assistant Dean
2025 – Current · Clinical Informatics
Associate Chief Medical Information Officer
2023 – Current · UF Health Jacksonville
Assistant Professor
2017 – Current · University of Florida

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught

  1. MDC7600 – Surgery Clerkship

    College of Medicine

Board Certifications

  • Surgery
    American Board of Surgery
  • Surgical Critical Care
    American Board of Surgery

Clinical Profile

Specialties

  • Surgery

Subspecialties

  • Surgical Critical Care

Publications

Academic Articles

  1. Study of Insurance Type on Operative Approach and Time to Operation of Elective Inguinal Hernia Repairs

    Journal
    Journal of Surgical Research.
    Volume/Issue
    313:277-284
    [DOI]
    10.1016/j.jss.2025.06.020.
    Publisher’s Site

  2. Pediatric Traumas and Paradigm Shifts: The Necessary Adaption of the Steerable Microcatheter in Pediatric Interventional Radiology.

    Journal
    Cureus.
    Volume/Issue
    11(2)
    [DOI]
    10.7759/cureus.4125.
    [PMID]
    31049274.
    4 citations PubMed Publisher’s Site

Education

  1. Surgical Critical Care Fellowship

    University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL

  2. Surgery Residency

    University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL

  3. Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine

    Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Bradenton, FL

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(904) 244-3903
Emails:
Business:
timothy.hester@jax.ufl.edu
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
653 W 8TH ST
UFCOM-J, DEPT OF SURGERY
 JACKSONVILLE FL 322096511
Business Street:
DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY
3RD FLOOR FACULTY CENTER
655 W 8TH ST
 JACKSONVILLE FL 32209