USF Plastic Surgery Division

I'm currently working as an Assistant Professor in the University of South Florida Physician Assistant Program. On Fridays, I continue to provide care to patients that require same day (acute care) appointments for USF Family Medicine.

Dr. Murray graduated from Loyola University Chicago with a bachelors degree in Biochemistry. He obtained his medical degree from Florida State University College of Medicine and Family Medicine Residency at Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg, Florida. He completed a Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship at USF Morsani College of Medicine and has a Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQ) in Sports Medicine. Dr. Murray serves as Team Physician for the Department of Athletics at the University of South Florida and cares for concussion patients at the USF Concussion Center. He also enjoys working as a primary care physician within USF Family Medicine department, seeing athletes ranging from young rookies to seniors with silver sneakers.

Having grown up in Tampa, I am deeply committed to serving our community with expertise and compassion. Inspired by my faith and family, I approach each patient interaction with care. We are privileged to care for our patients; thus my interactions should reflect this honor. Our learners will emulate the care we teach, so our methods will be amplified.

Dr. Hugo Narvarte completed his undergraduate training at Duke University in 1996, and obtained his MD degree from the University of South Florida in 2000. He then moved to Houston, Texas for residency training in Internal Medicine & Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine. He moved back to Tampa and joined the USF faculty in 2005.

His patient care interests include primary care in both general pediatrics and general internal medicine.

Dr. Hilal was born and raised in nearby Orlando, FL. He obtained his undergraduate and medical school degree down at the University of Miami. He then went on to complete his internal medicine residency at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX, his GI fellowship training at the University of South Florida, and an additional GI advanced endoscopy fellowship at GI Associates, LLC in Milwaukee, WI. He returned to join the USF GI faculty in August 2019.

His areas of expertise include the management of biliary strictures, acute/chronic pancreatitis, pancreatic cysts, large pre-cancerous colon polyps, and the complex endoscopic interventional procedures involved with the treatment of these diseases including Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS), and Endoscopic Mucosal Resection (EMR).

Dr. Hilal has been a member of the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG), the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), and the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) since 2016. He has multiple publications and has presented at national meetings including American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) and Digestive Disease Week (DDW) annual meetings.

He serves as the Vice Chief of Endoscopy at Tampa General Hospital. He enjoys being on faculty and teaching the gastroenterology fellows, residents, and medical students at USF. He received The Patrick Brady, MD GI Fellowship Teaching Award in 2022.

I have worked in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine for 10 years. During that time, I have been very involved in both medical student and resident education. Having the opportunity to be a part of the lives of my patients, students and residents is something I consider to be a great honor. I have two boys and they have helped me to become a better pediatrician. Together, as a family, we enjoy being outdoors when it is not too hot.

Dr. Saad graduated with honors from Austin College in Texas. His medical school training was at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. He then completed his General Surgery residency training and research fellowship in Thoracic surgery at University of Texas Health in San Antonio. After residency, he practiced as a General Surgeon in Guam for almost five years. Following his time in Guam, he completed a Fellowship in Advanced Minimally Invasive GI and Bariatric Surgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He joined the University of South Florida surgical faculty in 2017 and quickly showed interest in surgical education. He has earned several teaching awards in his tenure here at USF and serves as the General Surgery Program Director. His clinical practice is comprised of benign and malignant diseases of the Upper GI tract where he serves as faculty in the USF Joy McCann Culverhouse Center for Swallowing Disorders as well as Abdominal Wall Reconstruction/Hernia where he serves as Director of the USF Hernia Center

Charles S. Briggs, MD is a board-certified vascular surgeon who grew up in the Charlotte, North Carolina area. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from the College of William and Mary in 2003, followed by his Doctor of Medicine (MD) from Eastern Virginia Medical School in 2008. Dr. Briggs completed his General Surgery internship and residency at Boston University Medical Center in 2013, and went on to pursue advanced fellowship training in Vascular Surgery at the University of Chicago Medical Center, which he completed in 2015.

Upon finishing his fellowship, Dr. Briggs joined the faculty at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. His clinical expertise includes the management of peripheral artery disease, carotid artery disease, limb salvage, and aortic aneurysms. He is deeply committed to surgical quality, innovation, and efficiency, and continues to advance patient care through evidence-based practices and continuous improvement initiatives.