
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
Annual Progress Reports

Each year UF Health publishes a Pediatric Progress Report that shares news and updates from UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital. Below is a list of current and previous reports.
Faculty & Staff Composition
Faculty/Staff | Total |
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Faculty | 187 |
Joint/Affiliate | 53 |
Staff | 557 |
Total | 797 |
Education Composition
Academic Type | Total |
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Residents | 53 |
Fellows | 36 |
Total | 89 |
Research Projects
Project Type | Total |
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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