Moving Together For A Cure
May 15, 2012
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…
Announcing Prescription Assistance for Florida Residents
April 20, 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…
Caring for Kidneys
March 28, 2012
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…
Happy, Healthy Seniors
March 28, 2012
More than 100 seniors from Orlando’s Palm Valley community attended a breakfast recently where they met UCF Pegasus Health Geriatrician Dr. Mariana Dangiolo and Director of Clinical Operations Linda Smelser. Linda provided an overview of Pegasus Health including its services and physician specialties. Dr. Dangiolo, who also specializes in family medicine, spoke about her focus…
Chamber Learns “Putting Patients First” from Pegasus Health
January 25, 2012
Members of the East Orlando Chamber of Commerce learned how College of Medicine doctors at UCF Pegasus Health are “putting patients first.” Pegasus Health, the college’s new faculty practice, was invited to speak at the January meeting of the chamber at the Stoneybrook East Golf Club. Dr. Abdo Asmar, a nephrologist and the director of…
Dr. Cannarozzi Is A “Top Doc”
January 13, 2012
UCF Pegasus Health’s Dr. Maria Cannarozzi has been named among the “Best Doctors in Orlando and America” for the second year in a row. The “Best Doctors” lists are based on national surveys conducted by Best Doctors Inc. and Consumers’ CHECKBOOK, which survey thousands of physicians and ask, “To whom would you turn if you…