Principal investigators Dr. Dipankar Gupta, M.D., pediatric transplant physician at the University of Florida’s Congenital Heart Center, and Dr. Michael Killian, Ph.D., MSW, a College of Social Work faculty member at Florida State University, will lead the joint project enabling pediatric transplant physicians in Florida to deploy Scene’s platform to…
The University of Florida College of Medicine rose in the national research rankings while also remaining Florida’s top-ranked medical school, according to new graduate medical school rankings released today by U.S. News & World Report. It is joined in the national rankings by the No. 7-ranked College of Veterinary Medicine.
The clinical excellence award recognizes a faculty member who epitomizes excellence in patient care, is a leader in the advancement of clinical innovations, and who has had deep impact on patients, staff, peers, and trainees. Awardees will exemplify humanistic and compassionate patient care, be highly effective leading multidisciplinary…
The M.D. class of 2023 selected Shelley Collins, M.D., the associate dean for student affairs and a professor of pediatrics, as the winner of the 2023 Hippocratic Award, annually bestowed by the graduating medical school class to an exemplary teacher and mentor who embodies the ideals of the…
Winners of the Outstanding New Investigator (ONI) Award come from academia, research foundations, government, or industry, and are recognized each year based on their contributions to the field of gene and cell therapy. Each awardee will present a keynote lecture at the ASGCT Annual Meeting highlighting their scientific accomplishments…
After an extensive interview process involving UF Health and the College of Medicine, please join us in congratulating the following Department of Pediatrics faculty for their new leadership roles in the Department. We look forward to their contributions to enhancing our clinical and operational processes.
During its annual 26.2-hour event on April 1-2, Dance Marathon at the University of Florida raised an amazing $2,007,079.05 for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals at UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital.
Mansi Dalal, MD, discusses findings from a study investigating graft failure risk factors in pediatric patients receiving allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant for non-malignant disorders.
John Ligon, MD, assistant professor, Department of Pediatrics, the University of Florida College of Medicine, discusses findings from a study investigating the use of mediports to deliver CAR T-cell therapy in patients at Pediatric Real-World CAR Consortium (PRWCC) medical centers.
We would like to announce that four of our pediatric residents and one pediatric faculty have been elected to Alpha Omega Alpha (AΩA), a national medical honor society established in 1902. It is an honor signifying a lasting commitment to professionalism, leadership, scholarship, research, and community service. A lifelong honor,…
