Safely Celebrate the Fourth of July
More than 70% of all fireworks-related injuries happen in the weeks before and after the Fourth of July holiday, and more than 11,000 emergency room visits in…
About me
Brian Yorkgitis, D.O., is a University of Florida Associate Professor of Surgery and a board-certified acute care surgeon and ECMO physician at UF Health in Jacksonville. He also serves as Associate Chair for Community Outreach for the Department of Surgery; Associate Director of UF Health TraumaOne Flight Services; Medical Director of Pediatric Trauma and the PICU at UF Health Jacksonville; and Associate Medical Director of the Adult Trauma. Dr. Yorkgitis received his medical degree from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He completed his surgery residency in surgery at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia, as well as a fellowship in surgical critical care at Harvard/Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Yorkgitis is the tactical physician for Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.
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- Wounds and Injuries , 10 publications
- Analgesics, Opioid , 8 publications
- Wounds, Nonpenetrating , 7 publications
- Cervical Vertebrae , 5 publications
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A young patient’s path to recovery
UF Health TraumaOne team saves the life of a boy who was hit by a car while riding his bike.
