UCF Pegasus Health Instructor Educates Seniors About the Healing Power of Yoga
October 8, 2014
Nationally certified instructor Alpa Bhatia shared the mental and physical benefits of yoga with a group of 400 senior members of Life at UCF (Learning Institute for Elders) in her talk, “The Healing Power of Yoga.” She began her presentation by telling the group that “you are the new face of yoga.” Each Friday at…
Dr. Barkley Named UCF Woman Of Distinction
September 25, 2014
Dr. Lisa Barkley, a physician at UCF Pegasus Health and the College of Medicine’s assistant dean of diversity and inclusion, received a “Women of Distinction” award September 22 from UCF’s Center for Success of Women Faculty. Dr. Barkley was honored for her efforts in social justice and sustainability, specifically, for her work to “prepare tomorrow’s…
Concussions Don’t Just Happen On Football Field
September 24, 2014
As sports season kicks in for the new school year and more people head outdoors in hopes of exercising in slightly cooler temperatures, the number of concussions increases. However, Dr. Leonardo Oliveira, a sports medicine specialist at UCF Pegasus Health, the College of Medicine physician practice, says you don’t have to be an athlete to…
Dr. Asmar, UCF Residents Take Ice Bucket Challenge
August 27, 2014
The Ice Bucket Challenge for ALS continues to get national attention – and the UCF College of Medicine and one of its UCF Pegasus Health physicians are part of the fundraising effort. On August 21, the College of Medicine’s new Internal Medicine residents – led by Dr. Abdo Asmar, a UCF Pegasus Health nephrologist and…
DEXA Scans to Detect Osteopenia and Osteoporosis Now Available
August 5, 2014
About 54 million Americans have osteopenia and osteoporosis, making them more susceptible to bone fractures and breaks. Symptoms of this “silent disease” don’t normally appear until the first break happens–typically in the hip, spine or wrist. Now UCF Pegasus Health, the physician practice for the UCF College of Medicine, offers DEXA scans, widely regarded as…
UCF Pegasus Health Cardiovascular Lab Earns Echocardiography Accreditation
July 14, 2014
UCF Pegasus Health, the physician practice for the UCF College of Medicine, recently earned a three-year echocardiography accreditation in adult transthoracic and adult stress testing from the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC). Cardiovascular disease remains the primary cause of death in the United States, causing a patient to die every 39 seconds. Early diagnosis of many…
