UF Pediatrics
Dedicated to improving the health of infants, children and adolescents through world-class patient care, leading-edge research, patient advocacy and innovative medical education.
5 Top 50 nationally ranked specialties according to U.S. News & World Report.
110+ outstanding subspecialty and general pediatric faculty members to learn from.
$28 M in total research funding for the Department of Pediatrics
U.S. News & World Report
Nationally Ranked in Six Specialties
UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital again ranks among the nation’s best, with three pediatric specialties recognized as the top programs in Florida by U.S. News & World Report. We are honored to be a place where the spirit of excellent care is delivered with compassion by talented caregivers giving their best. Click the button below to learn more about the national recognition of our pediatric programs in behavioral health, cancer, cardiology & heart surgery, diabetes & endocrinology, neonatology, and pulmonology & lung surgery.
Our Focus
Patient Care
Dedicated to the highest quality patient care to improve the health of Florida’s children.
Education
Training and encouraging residents to critically evaluate clinical problems and to function as primary care physicians.
Research
Focused on bringing the latest research and most innovative treatments to patients.
Welcome to UF Department of Pediatrics
Department Chair
Welcome from Dr. Rashmin Savani
It is a genuine honor to greet you as chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Florida. And what an exciting time! UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital is once again ranked among the top children’s hospitals in Florida, ranking nationally in six pediatric specialties, according to the U.S. News & World Report 2025-26 rankings.
2024
Pediatric Progress Report
UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital is pleased to share our 2024 Pediatric Progress Report, which highlights a number of our faculty and staff’s extraordinary accomplishments, innovative research, community outreach efforts, and ways we are improving quality of care for the children entrusted to us and the families we serve. Learn more about our unique pediatric programs and the strides we’ve made over the past year.
Pediatric Education
Educational Opportunities
Excelling in Child Healthcare Education
Our primary focus is to create an educational environment which supports and meets the educational needs of each unique learner and gives each graduate the foundation they need to be successful in their individual career path.
Podcast
MedEd Cast
The official podcast of UF Health provides engaging insight on today’s trending health care topics. Learn about clinical issues and research advances from experts at UF Health Shands Hospital, one of the nation’s top academic health centers. Subscribe and join the conversation!
Education
Lectures & Lectureships
The Department of Pediatrics holds regularly scheduled lectures in multiple areas of health care. CME credit is offered on some of the lectures, see the full list for more details.
Pediatric Research
Research Faculty
Barry Byrne, M.D., Ph.D.
Dr. Barry Byrne is a clinician scientist who is studying a variety of rare diseases with specific attention to developing therapies for inherited muscle disease. As a pediatric cardiologist, his focus is on conditions that lead to skeletal muscle weakness and problems in heart and respiratory function.
News & Events
Janelle Irwin knew there was something wrong with her son, Grayson, when he was only 11 months old. The doctors in Tallahassee said his high fever…
In this episode, host Dr Phylissa Deroze is joined by Dr Michael Haller, Chief of Pediatric Endocrinology at the University of Florida, and diabetes…
How Congenital Heart Center nurse Connie Nixon found a career — and a lifelong passion — in pediatric cardiology.
