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UCF Pegasus Health is offering flu shots to existing patients. Please call 407-266-DOCS (3627) to schedule your appointment. Remember, when it comes to the flu, prevention is the best medicine.

Dr. Leonardo Oliveira, UCF Pegasus Health’s sports medicine physician and assistant professor at the UCF College of Medicine, was invited recently to lecture on sports concussion management and cardiovascular conditions involving athletes. The presentation was part of CORA Rehabilitation Athletic Training’s National Athletic Training Month celebrations. “I received a lot of great comments from the…

UCF Pegasus Health’s Dr. Mariana Dangiolo is a winner of the first Richard Tucker Gerontology Applied Research Grants for her work incorporating geriatrics into Anatomy Lab for first-year medical students. Thanks to the efforts of Dr. Dangiolo and M-3 students Christina Hsu, Malgorzata Krzyszczak, Reid Green, and Edward Sanchez, the 17-week lab now includes training on…

Arthritis is the leading cause of disability in America, and on Saturday, a team of the College of Medicine’s new physicians group (Pegasus Health) helped lead a walk in downtown Orlando to find a cure. Dr. Shazia Bég, who specializes in rheumatology at the new faculty practice, was medical honorary chair of the Orlando 2012…

The University of Central Florida College of Medicine and UCF Pegasus Health support the Florida Academy of Physician Assistants’ plan to distribute discount drug cards to Florida Residents. For more information and to receive your card, please visit www.FAPAonline.org. Announcement from Larry M. Langford, PA-C, MPAS, Fellow of the Florida Academy of Physician Assistants, and…

One out of nine Americans suffers from chronic kidney disease, and on March 25, 600 people – including UCF Pegasus Health physicians and College of Medicine students and staff members – participated in a 5K walk to raise money to fight the disease. Pegasus Health was a platinum sponsor of the National Kidney Foundation 2012…