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Department of Surgery College of Medicine – Jacksonville
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Firas G Madbak

Firas G Madbak, MD, FACS, FCCP, FCCM

Professor; Chief, Division of Acute Care Surgery

Department: Surgery – Jacksonville
Business Phone: (904) 244-3416
Business Email: firas.madbak@jax.ufl.edu

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About Firas G Madbak

Firas Madbak, M.D., FACS, FCCM, is a University of Florida professor of surgery and a board-certified acute care surgeon at UF Health Jacksonville. He also served as program director of the Surgical Critical Care Fellowship training program from 2018 to 2024. He was promoted to Chief of the Division of Acute Care Surgery in the spring of 2024. Dr. Madbak received his medical degree from the University of Kentucky College of Medicine in Lexington, Kentucky. He completed his medical residency in surgery at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown, Pennsylvania, as well as a fellowship in surgical critical care at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in Newark, New Jersey.

Additional Positions:
Professor
2025 – Current · University of Florida
Chief
2024 – Current · Division of Acute Care Surgery
Associate Professor
2020 – 2025 · University of Florida
Program Director
2018 – 2024 · Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
Medical Director
2018 – 2024 · Surgical Intensive Care

Accomplishments

  1. Promotion to Associate Professor

    University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville

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

Areas of Interest

  • Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)

Publications

Academic Articles

Grants

  1. Collaborative Multidisciplinary Training Program to Foster Partnership Between Civilian and Military: Mission Zero Act

    Active

    Role:
    Other
    Funding:
    US DEPT OF HLTH AND HUMAN SER

  2. Evaluating the effect of weaning from mechanical ventilation to conventional oxygen therapy compared to heated high-flow oxygen therapy on time to tracheostomy decannulation

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    FISHER & PAYKEL HEALTHCARE

Education

  1. Trauma Critical Care Fellowship

    University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

  2. Surgery Residency

    Lehigh Valley Hospital

  3. Surgery Internship

    Loma Linda University Medical Center

  4. Doctor of Medicine

    University of Kentucky College of Medicine

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(904) 244-3416
Emails:
Business:
firas.madbak@jax.ufl.edu
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
653 W 8TH ST
 JACKSONVILLE FL 32209
Business Street:
311 N CLYDE MORRIS BLVD STE 500
 DAYTONA BEACH FL 32114