Dr. Christopher Smith Offers Advice on Alternative Medicine
July 8, 2015
Alternative therapies like herbs, supplements, acupuncture and meditation can help a variety of health conditions. There is growing scientific evidence on the importance of traditional/alternative therapies and their role in modern medicine, UCF Health’s new integrated medicine specialist told a community gathering June 17. Dr. Christopher Smith, a board-certified family medicine specialist who completed a…
Rheumatologist Dr. Nausheen Naz Joins UCF Health
June 18, 2015
Nausheen Naz, M.D., has joined UCF Health, the College of Medicine physician practice, to treat patients with diseases of the joints, muscles, bones and connective tissues. Dr. Naz is board certified in rheumatology and internal medicine, and is an assistant professor at the College of Medicine. “I was drawn to the College of Medicine because…
New Family and Integrative Medicine Physician Joins Practice
May 19, 2015
Christopher Smith, M.D., has joined UCF Health, the College of Medicine physician practice, to provide primary care and integrative medicine services, including scientifically-based therapies like nutritional supplements to acupuncture. “Integrative medicine, which combines certain alternative therapies with conventional Western medicine, has been a growing interest among physicians and laypeople researching healthcare options for many years,”…
Dr. Bég Educates On Lupus
May 6, 2015
More than 140 people attended the Florida Lupus Foundation annual seminar April 18 and learned from a College of Medicine faculty physician the causes, symptoms and treatments of the disease. Lupus affects the autoimmune system and can cause fatigue, skin conditions, sensitivity to sunlight, joint pain and inflammation of organs that can lead to kidney…
New Partnership Health in Medical City
April 8, 2015
UCF Health, the College of Medicine physician practice, and Florida Hospital on Wednesday unveiled an innovative and collaborative model of health care that brings a range of new providers and services to Medical City. This partnership – at the Gateway Building at the entrance of Lake Nona — allows patients to have convenient access at…
Managing Diabetes with a Three-Pronged Approach
April 7, 2015
Close to 10 percent of the population has diabetes and the life threatening disease “is just too large for one quick fix,” UCF Health endocrinologist Dr. Rema A. Gupta told members of the community at a recent “Strategies for Successful Diabetes Management” talk. The free public event was part of the Kick-Start Your Healthy New…
