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Tampa General again named the top hospital in Tampa Bay, with six specialties led or co-led by ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ Health faculty ranking in nation’s Top 50; OB-GYN rises to No. 5 in the U.S.
Tampa General Hospital (TGH) is once again and for the 10th straight year the top-ranked hospital in the Tampa Bay region, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2025-2026 Best Hospitals rankings. TGH also earned recognition as one of the Top 50 hospitals in the nation across six specialties, all led or co-led by ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ Health faculty — including OB-GYN, which rose to No. 5 in the nation and remains the No. 1 ranked program in Florida.
July 29, 2025Morsani College of Medicine, Patient Care

Dr. Anjali Kaimal to lead ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ Health’s top-ranked Department of OB-GYN
Dr. Anjali Kaimal is the new chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology for the ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ Health Morsani College of Medicine.
July 28, 2025Morsani College of Medicine

ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ Nursing Earns 2025 National Center of Excellence Designation
The University of South Florida College of Nursing has been named a 2025 Center of Excellence in Nursing Education by the National League for Nursing (NLN). This year, ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ is one of only 21 nursing education programs nationwide to receive the NLN Center of Excellenceâ„¢ (COE) designation, a prestigious recognition given to organizations that demonstrate sustained, evidence-based and substantive innovation in nursing education.
College of Nursing, Honors & Awards, Morsani College of Medicine

ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ Health physicians named to Tampa Magazine's 2025 Top Doctors list
Tampa Magazine's 2025 Top Doctors list is out, and more than 100 ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ Health physicians earned spots.

Nicole Misner receives ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ Health Culture Coin for advancing pediatric nutrition and community health
For her dedication to pediatric patient care, education and research, Misner was awarded a culture coin by Charles J. Lockwood, MD, MHCM, dean of the Morsani College of Medicine and executive vice president of ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ Health.
July 15, 2025Honors & Awards, Morsani College of Medicine

Jesse Casanova receives ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ Health Culture Coin for exemplary leadership during international delegation
Jesse Casanova, associate director of International Programs at ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ Health International, was recognized with a Culture Coin for his exceptional coordination of a multi-sector delegation to Japan. His leadership resulted in new partnerships with six Japanese institutions, including agreements with Tokyo Women's Medical University and renewed collaboration with Gifu University. The first ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ medical student has already begun research in Japan as a result of these partnerships.

CAMLS simulation specialist, future medical student recognized as ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ Health Culture Champion
Jataya Jackson, simulation operations specialist at the ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ Health Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation, was recently named a ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ Health Culture Champion for her extraordinary journey from undergraduate student to medical student.
July 9, 2025Honors & Awards

ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ, TGH successfully perform world’s first recorded bloodless heart-liver transplant surgery
Transplant surgeons at ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ Health and Tampa General Hospital have successfully performed the world’s first recorded bloodless heart-liver transplant surgery.
July 7, 2025Morsani College of Medicine, Patient Care

Crying isn’t the only clue: ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ researchers using AI to detect silent pain in newborns
Newborns in the NICU can’t tell us when they’re in pain, so a team of ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ researchers is developing AI technology that can find out. The collaboration between medicine and engineering could change the future of neonatal care.
July 7, 2025Morsani College of Medicine, Patient Care

New ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ Health study recognizes the burden of tremor for Parkinson’s disease patients
ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ Health's Dr. Robert Hauser surveyed hundreds of patients with Parkinson's disease and found that tremors pose a greater burden on their quality of life than previously reported.
June 30, 2025Morsani College of Medicine, Research

ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ to advance its position as a leader in mental and behavioral health by creating a new research center named for Sen. Darryl Rouson
The Senator Darryl E. Rouson Center for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Research at ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ will conduct rigorous research to advance the scientific understanding of the relationship between substance abuse and mental health issues, including improving treatment outcomes and reducing the societal impacts of substance abuse and mental health conditions.
June 25, 2025Morsani College of Medicine
Judy Genshaft and husband Steven Greenbaum’s recent $250,000 gift — which named the Dr. Judy Genshaft & Mr. Steven Greenbaum Dean’s Suite & Atrium — makes possible an array of cutting-edge features for both high-profile areas of the Tanjea College of Pharmacy.
June 24, 2025Taneja College of Pharmacy