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…
Therapeutic Yoga Classes Begin Sept. 5 At UCF Pegasus Health
July 1, 2014
Yoga, long touted as the antidote for stress and stiffness, is now a prescription of choice for physicians who see its benefits in areas like lowering blood pressure and helping cancer patients combat the side effects of radiation. To extend this assistance to its patients and the community, UCF Pegasus Health, the College of Medicine’s…
Seniors At Risk As Florida Temperatures Soar
July 1, 2014
With Central Florida temperatures hitting the mid 90s and humidity levels hovering at over 55 percent, doctors say the effects of extreme heat can take an especially hard toll on seniors and older visitors to Central Florida. Gerontology specialist Dr. Mariana Dangiolo, who practices at UCF Pegasus Health, the College of Medicine physician practice, says…
Dr. Barkley Honored As “Diversity Visionary”
June 12, 2014
INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine has selected Dr. Lisa Barkley, the UCF College of Medicine’s assistant dean for diversity and inclusion, as a recipient of its “Diversity Visionary Award.” “This is the only national individual honor in higher education of its kind and is being presented to Dr. Barkley as a tribute to her past and…
