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In this interview, Dr. Norrell provides key information about children with neuromuscular disorders, such as cerebral palsy, spina bifida, hereditary spastic paraplegia, chromosomal disorders, and children with gait abnormalities, such as toe-walking.
The understanding of Type 1 diabetes races forward, propelled by Big Data, technological advances, and the urgent hopes of millions globally who long for new treatments or an elusive cure.
UF Innovate Honors University of Florida Innovators at Seventh Annual Standing InnOvation Celebration…
During her preoperative appointment at University of Florida Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville in July, Nicole Lembo was shocked to hear her A1C level, which measures blood sugar, was 11.3% — far beyond the normal range of 5.7% to 6.7%.
The UF Pediatrics Department has been a proud Gator Boosters, Inc. supporter for the last 50 years! During the Florida v. Kentucky game on October 19, 2024, the UF Department of Pediatrics was recognized on the field for their decades of loyalty and…
UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital is the only health care center in the Southeastern U.S. that provides lung transplants for children. But that’s not the only thing that makes the Pediatric Lung Transplant Program at UF Health distinctive.
It’s 6 a.m. at the UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital. The first hints of a fall sunrise are dawning, and the halls are quiet while patients slumber. As the city wakes up, second-year University of Florida pediatrics resident and College of Medicine alumna Taylor Rouviere, M.D. ’23,…
The College of Medicine recognizes several department of pediatric staff members as recipients of a 2024 Exemplary Teacher Award. This award recognizes up to 10% of the College of Medicine faculty nominated by their department Chair and selected based on their teaching excellence of medical…
Recent Events 10th Annual Pediatric Medical Student Research Forum The Department of Pediatrics sponsored the 10th Annual Pediatrics Medical Student Research Forum on August 31, 2024, at Disney’s Yacht Club Resort in Orlando. This was a national stage, with over 50 students from coast to coast representing over 11…
After decades of research, gene therapy is starting to work. Shannon Boye is a professor of cellular and molecular therapeutics at the University of Florida. She is also the co-founder and chief scientific officer of Atsena Therapeutics. Shannon’s problem is this: How do you use gene therapy…
