UF’s College of Medicine names neurosurgery department: 4 things to know

Gainesville-based University of Florida College of Medicine’s neurosurgery department has become the first named department in the college’s history.

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Here are four things to know:

 

1. The department was officially named the Lillian S. Wells department of neurosurgery.

 

2. It was named in honor of significant philanthropic support from the Lillian S. Wells Foundation.

 

3. The relationship between UF’s neurosurgery department and the Wells Foundation dates back 30 years.

 

4. The most recent gift from the foundation was used to recruit a brain tumor science team.

 

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