Dr. Brian Yorkgitis

Meet UF Health Jacksonville acute care surgeon Brian Yorkgitis, DO. The UF Health TraumaOne Trauma Center is backed by University of Florida faculty surgeons, physician extenders, resident physicians, and a staff of specialists who combine the brilliance of academic excellence with the advanced clinical skills you would expect from some of the finest physicians in the country.

Christopher “Bek” Gardner saved five people with his donated organs. Christopher “Bek” Gardner, 43 was always a caretaker. It started at a young age when he took on the role of “man of the house,” vigilantly watching over his little sister and mother until she remarried when he was 16.