UF ENT

Thank you to all who participated in the mural painting for the upcoming UF COM H&N Cancer 5K! The group included the ENT Students’ Interest Group, Residents, Fellows, Attendings. Great job!

The 1st Annual Oto-HNS Golf Tournament was a success. Despite one team winning, there were no losers. Looking forward to next year!

SAVE THE DATE! Our 5th Annual Head and Neck Cancer Awareness 5K Fun Walk/Run and Research Fundraiser is quickly approaching. Please use the QR code below to sign up. We look forward to seeing you there!

Welcome to The Gator Nation! 🐊 The Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery is excited to work with our 2026-2027 interns who matched on March 20, 2026. See you all in July!

Congratulations to Dr. Neil Chheda for his selection to The Arnold P. Gold Foundation - Gold Humanism Honor Society! The Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) is a community of medical students, physicians, and other leaders who have been recognized for their compassionate care.

***Early View Alert*** Congratulations to Cristina Benites, MBS on her latest publications! 🐊 Does discharge location following head and neck cancer surgery affect quality outcomes? pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41679078/ Jaw-in-a-Day: Process Improvement Outcomes …-hnsfjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

Today, March 3rd, is World Hearing Day! World Hearing Day raises awareness on how to prevent deafness and hearing loss and promotes hearing care across the world. The AAO-HNS patient health website, ENTHealth.org, is an authoritative source of patient-friendly info.

On Feb 11-13, 2026 Dr. Dz directed the 6th Annual Advanced Techniques in Head & Neck Reconstruction for Fellows Course. It provided state of the art training in virtual surgical planning (VSP) and advanced H&N reconstruction. Congrats to our Flap Masters winners!

🐊 SAVE THE DATE 🐊 This year's UF ENT Head & Neck Cancer 5K will be on Saturday, April 25, 2026! More details coming soon! 🏃🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️

Congratulations to Cristina Benites MBS for her stellar work and presentation of Jaw-in-a-Day: Process Improvement and Outcomes. This is the largest series of these cases in the world and has us at the forefront for H&N reconstructive surgery! …-hnsfjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

The UF Research Poster Session and Reception held last week featured cutting-edge College of Medicine biomedical research. UF ENT was well-represented! Congrats to David Uribe Sanchez, Jerome Nashed, Edgar Uribe Sanchez, David Cohen, Kirollos Armosh and Rachel Janke!

🧡💙 Stand Up & Holler for UF ENT this #UFGivingDay! 👉 Support UF ENT residents today: uff.ufl.edu/giving-opportu… Thank you for supporting education, patient care, and innovation in our Gator community! 🐊 #UFHealthENT #GoGators #AcademicMedicine

Check out the new ENT Lab for PA Students at UF! Special thanks to Constance Weaver, Chloe Abolverdi, Sebastian Cuitiva, and Aaron Prosser for facilitating this endeavor. news.drgator.ufl.edu/2026/02/10/uf-…

Dr. George T. Singleton passed away peacefully on January 31, 2026. Services are planned for Sat 2/7 at 11am at First Presbyterian Church, 106 SW 3rd Street, Gainesville, Florida. A zoom link will also be made available. williamsthomasfuneralhome.com/obituaries/geo…

Congrats to a patient of Dr. Dz's who became UF Health's first "jaw in a day" patient! Jaw in a Day allows surgeons to remove tumors and rebuild the jaw—with teeth—in one surgery. See the full article here: ufhealth.org/stories/2026/f…

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! 🐊

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

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.🌟

🌟 It’s #GivingTuesday! 🌟 Support the UF Otolaryngology General Fund and help us advance patient care, education, and innovation in ENT. Every gift makes a difference. 💙🧡🐊 👉 uff.ufl.edu/giving-opportu…