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Experienced in Lung Transplant

Dr. Philip Efron

Intensive Care Medicine
Uf Health Medical Lab-Shands Hospital
1600 SW Archer Rd, 
Gainesville, FL 
Experienced in Lung Transplant
Uf Health Medical Lab-Shands Hospital
1600 SW Archer Rd, 
Gainesville, FL 
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Overview

Philip Efron is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Gainesville, Florida. Dr. Efron is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Lung Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Choledocholithiasis, Appendicitis, Cholecystitis, Gallbladder Removal, and Fasciotomy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 292 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Lung Transplant.

Specialties
Intensive Care Medicine
Licenses
Surgery in FL
Hospital Affiliations
Uf Health Shands Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Uf Health Medical Lab-Shands Hospital
1600 SW Archer Rd, Gainesville, FL 32610
Call: 352-265-0535
Other Locations
UF Health Shands Cancer Hospital
1515 SW Archer Rd, Gainesville, FL 32608
Call: 352-733-0111

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.

1 Clinical Trials

Persistent Inflammation, Immunosuppression and Catabolism Syndrome (PICS): A New Horizon for Surgical Critical Care Subtitle: Cardiac Dysfunction in Older Sepsis Survivors Subtitle: Development of a Designer Proline-Rich Antimicrobial Peptide Chaperone Protein Inhibitor (DPC) for Treating Sepsis
Persistent Inflammation, Immunosuppression and Catabolism Syndrome (PICS): A New Horizon for Surgical Critical Care Subtitle: Cardiac Dysfunction in Older Sepsis Survivors Subtitle: Development of a Designer Proline-Rich Antimicrobial Peptide Chaperone Protein Inhibitor (DPC) for Treating Sepsis
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: August 28, 2025
Intervention Type: Other

289 Total Publications

Sepsis Induces Age- and Sex-Specific Chromatin Remodeling in Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells.
Sepsis Induces Age- and Sex-Specific Chromatin Remodeling in Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells.
Journal: bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology
Published: November 24, 2025
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Amir Emtiazjoo is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Gainesville, Florida. Dr. Emtiazjoo is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Lung Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Interstitial Lung Disease, Pneumonia, Pulmonary Fibrosis, and Lung Transplant.

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Advanced in Lung Transplant
Dr. Abbas Shahmohammadi
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1600 Sw Archer Rd, 
Gainesville, FL 
 (0.5 miles away)
Experience:
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Languages Spoken:
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Abbas Shahmohammadi is a Pulmonary Medicine specialist and an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Gainesville, Florida. Dr. Shahmohammadi has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Lung Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Pneumonia, Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Pleurisy, Pleural Effusion, and Lung Transplant. Dr. Shahmohammadi is currently accepting new patients.

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