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UF Hires Surgeon From Suspended Program

Leon County Judge John Cooper on June 30, 2022, in a screen grab from The Florida Channel.
The Florida Channel
Leon County Judge John Cooper on June 30, 2022, in a screen grab from The Florida Channel.

University of Florida officials have hired a cardiothoracic surgeon from the University of Kentucky, a program that is under suspension for as-yet-undisclosed reasons.  Dr. Mark Plunkett will start at UF after his Aug. 14 resignation from the Kentucky school, the Gainesville Sun reports. 

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