Rankings
UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital’s 2022-23 U.S. News & World Report
University of Florida Health Shands Children’s Hospital is one of the Southeast’s premier pediatric medical centers as U.S. News & World Report ranked it as Florida’s No. 1 children’s hospital, with five pediatric specialties earning the elite distinction of being rated among the nation’s best.
#13 Diabetes and Endocrinology
#18 Pulmonology
#26 Cardiology and Heart Surgery
#34 Neurology
#49 Cancer
Faculty & Staff Composition
| Faculty/staff | Total |
|---|---|
| Faculty | 138 |
| Joint/Affiliate | 66 |
| Education/Research | 90 |
| After-Hours Faculty | 34 |
| Staff | 419 |
| Total | 747 |
Education Composition
| Academic Type | Total |
|---|---|
| Residents | 48 |
| Fellows | 24 |
| Graduate Students | 10 |
| Post Doctoral Associates | 8 |
| Total | 90 |
Research Projects
| Project Type | Total |
|---|---|
| New projects (last 12 months) | 69 |
| Ongoing federal | 20 |
| Ongoing industry | 17 |
| Ongoing other | 35 |
| Total | 157 |
| Total Research Funding | $28 Million |
Research Areas
- Gene therapy: Hemophilia/Pompe’s
- Diabetes: Type I and Type II
- Obesity
- Glycogen Storage Disease
- Brain Injury and Recovery
- Seizures
- Cancer Survivorship
- Philadelphia Positive Leukemia
- Quality Improvement
- Outcomes
- Accountable Health Organizations
- Spinal Cord Injury & Repair