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Lasher Family Gift Accelerates Innovative Infectious Disease Research and Education at Tampa General Hospital

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Wednesday, May 24, 2023
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TAMPA, Fla., May 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Tampa General Hospital today announced a generous gift from the Lasher family of Tampa, Florida, to support the TGH Foundation and infectious disease research programs. This is a collaboration between Tampa General Hospital and the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine.

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  • TAMPA, Fla., May 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Tampa General Hospital today announced a generous gift from the Lasher family of Tampa, Florida, to support the TGH Foundation and infectious disease research programs.
  • Tampa General Hospital is committed to becoming a recognized global leader on the forefront of infectious disease clinical care, research, and education under the direction of Drs.
  • Kim is Tampa General director of Infectious Disease Research and director of the Division of Infectious Disease and International Medicine at the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine.
  • In addition to supporting current infectious disease research efforts, the Lasher family gift will accelerate Tampa General's research program, by attracting and recruiting the world's foremost infectious disease researchers who will bring their teams, intellectual property and grants to Tampa General.

Tampa General Hospital and USF Health Neurosurgeons First in Tampa Bay to Provide Patients New Innovative Ultrasound Technology

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Monday, May 16, 2022

TAMPA, Fla., May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Focused Ultrasound, an innovative, new procedure being used by USF Health Morsani College of Medicine neurosurgeons at Tampa General Hospital (TGH) for the first time in the region offers promising treatment for people suffering from essential tremor (ET), Parkinson's disease, and other debilitating neurological disorders. The minimally invasive method is FDA-approved. 

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  • This new technology works in concert with an existing, compatible magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) unit at Tampa General.
  • USF Health Morsani College of Medicine neurosurgeons conducted this region's first Focused Ultrasound treatment for ET at Tampa General on May 14.
  • With five medical helicopters, Tampa General Hospital transports critically injured or ill patients from 23 surrounding counties to receive the advanced care they need.
  • Tampa General Hospital's footprint includes 17 Tampa General Medical Group Primary Care offices, TGH Family Care Center Kennedy, TGH Brandon Healthplex, TGH Virtual Health and 19 outpatient Radiology Centers.