UF ENT

12/23/2025

The 2025 ENT Holiday Party on December 5 was a wonderful celebration! Thank you to everyone who helped bring it together. Wishing you all a happy and healthy holiday season! 🐊

12/17/2025

Congratulations to Dr. Si Chen, recipient of the 2024-2025 Clinical Educator Award of Distinction for MD/PhD program! 👏🐊 🏆

12/11/2025

CONGRATULATIONS to our own Brian C. Lobo, M.D., a board-certified otolaryngologist, informatics leader and longtime UF Health physician. He is now the chief medical informatics officer (CMIO) and the assistant dean of clinical informatics for the UF College of Medicine.

As CMIO, Dr. Lobo will guide informatics strategy, serve on the chief information officer’s leadership team and collaborate with leadership across UF Health hospitals, clinics and the College of Medicine, as well as nursing informatics and credentialed providers. He will support the development and training of associate chief medical informatics officers and help ensure digital tools — from Epic workflows to data and analytics platforms — enhance care delivery and clinical efficiency.

12/02/2025

🌟 It’s Giving Tuesday! 🌟
Today, we invite our community of alumni, patients, families, and friends to join us in supporting the UF Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery General Fund.

Your generosity helps us:
• Enhance patient care and access
• Support resident and fellow education
• Advance research and innovation in ENT
• Strengthen faculty and staff development
• Invest in the future of academic otolaryngology at UF

Every gift—no matter the size—makes a meaningful impact on our ability to serve our patients and train the next generation of ENT leaders.

💙🧡 Make a difference today:
👉 https://www.uff.ufl.edu/giving-opportunities/011259-otolaryngology-general-fund/

Thank you for supporting our mission and helping us continue to grow, innovate, and care for our community.
🐊💙🧡

11/12/2025

We have THREE recipients of Exemplary Teacher awards this year from the UF College of Medicine. We are so proud to have Dr. Nikita Chapurin, Dr. Jeb Justice and Dr. Austin Lam. Congratulations!!! Go Gators!

10/22/2025

The UF College of Medicine held a special reception to celebrate faculty who achieved promotion and tenure, including our very own Dr. Neil Chheda and Dr. Thomas Schrepfer! 💙🧡

We’re so proud of their dedication to excellence in teaching, research, and patient care. Please join us in congratulating them on this incredible milestone — well deserved! 👏🎉

10/16/2025

UF ENT represented in full force at the AAO-HNSF Annual Meeting in Indianapolis! From faculty, residents and students sharing research and presentations to catching up with alumni over dinner, it was an unforgettable week of learning, connection, and Gator pride. 🐊

09/16/2025

🚨 We’re hiring! 🚨

UF Health Shands ENT Clinic in Gainesville, FL is seeking an Oncology Nurse Navigator (ENT).

📍 In-person | Day Shift | Full-time

💙 Join our world-class team and support patients through every step of their cancer journey.

If you’re an RN passionate about making a difference, we’d love to hear from you!

👉 Oncology Nurse Navigator | ENT - Shands Hospital | Day Shift | Full-time in Gainesville, Florida | Careers at UF Health Shands UUF Health Shands Children's Hospital

Careers Home | UF Health Careers is hiring a Oncology Nurse Navigator | ENT - Shands Hospital | Day Shift | Full-time in Gainesville, Florida. Review all of the job details and apply today!

09/16/2025

Mark your calendars!

Join UF Health Eye Clinic at the Vision Awareness Expo on Saturday, September 27, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at UF Health The Oaks | The Oaks Mall (6201 W. Newberry Road, Gainesville).

Come explore technology, services, and resources designed to support people who are visually impaired or blind. Enjoy refreshments, connect with vendors, and even enter to win prizes — all for free, no registration required!

Help spread the word and support this great community event. 💙🧡

08/26/2025

Thank you to all those who have supported the Nicholas and Elayne Otolaryngology Resident Fund! It provided the funds needed for loupes for our PGY 2 class.

08/19/2025

🌟 Celebrating Our Chair 🌟

We are proud to share that our Chairman, Dr. Bill Collins, is featured in the Society of University Otolaryngologists (SUO) August 2025 Newsletter! 🎉

In his article, “Recruiting the Next Generation: Challenges in Academic Otolaryngology Faculty Recruitment,” Dr. Collins highlights the importance of building connections, supporting faculty, and creating a vision for the future of academic medicine.

💬 “You’re not just selling a job—you’re selling a lifestyle, a community, and a vision.” – Dr. Collins

Read more here: https://suo-aado.org/page/newsletter-august-2025

08/15/2025

Please welcome our new pediatric otolaryngologist, Dr. Henya Sandhaus! She is dual fellowship trained in pediatric otolaryngology (Medical College of Wisconsin) and cleft/craniofacial surgery (University of Utah)! Fun facts:

Favorite surgery: primary cleft lip repair
Most unique surgery performed: open repair of type IV laryngeal cleft

She is excited to join the UF ENT family and is looking forward to meeting and working with everyone!