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.

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5 Top 50 nationally ranked specialties according to U.S. News & World Report.

Patient Care

110+ outstanding subspecialty and general pediatric faculty members to learn from.

Education

$28 M in total research funding for the Department of Pediatrics

Research

U.S. News & World Report

Nationally Ranked in Five Specialties

UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital is honored to be recognized as one of the nation’s top children’s hospitals according to the 2024-2025 U.S. News & World Report Best Children’s Hospital rankings. Our pediatric experts’ commitment to providing superb care and attention is reflected in the national rankings of our outstanding pediatric specialty programs: pulmonology and lung surgery (No. 23), diabetes and endocrinology (No. 33), cardiology and heart surgery (No. 38), cancer (No. 49) and pediatric and adolescent behavioral health – top 50 in the nation.

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 five pediatric specialties, according to the U.S. News & World Report 2024-25 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.