Speech Language Pathology Clinical Fellowship at UF Health Jacksonville

UF Health Jacksonville offers a unique clinical fellowship for all speech-language pathologists before they can earn their clinical certification. The…

Battling Oral Cancer

When Rose Sweat’s dentist found an unusual growth on her tongue, he referred her to a specialist to have it checked. A biopsy revealed the lump was benign and…

Don't Let Dysphagia Leave You with a Lump in Your Throat

Speech-language pathologists, or SLPs, are experienced and qualified professionals who are trained to address swallowing difficulties.

Lessons from childhood influence a career in academic medicine

July 11, 2019

Salam O. Salman, MD, DDS, an oral and maxillofacial surgeon at UF Health Jacksonville, is fortunate. The son of a Palestinian chemical engineer who was three…

Saving Smiles

Kayli Cramer is your typical Florida teen. The full-time student is an education major at Daytona State College and has a part-time job at Starbucks. When she…

Seven years after surgery, oral cancer patient is cancer-free

Denise Matteo didn’t think twice about the broken tooth that caused her to see her dentist. “He looked at it and recommended $13,000 worth of dental work,” she…

Oral cancer patient says, “A second opinion saved my life.”

Retired nurse Susan Lloyd was diagnosed with stage 4 oral cancer in 2013. “It all started with a sharp pain in my jaw that made it painful to eat,” she said.…

All roads lead oral cancer patient to UF Health Jacksonville

“When I got the results, you really could have knocked me over with a feather,” 58-year-old Roberto Johnson said concerning his diagnosis of adenoid cystic…