UF Health now offers north Gainesville families enhanced services with the opening of its newest pediatric location. UF Health Pediatrics – Magnolia Parke, the first of its kind in the area, completed renovations and opened in July 2013. The 6,500-square-foot practice houses 14 exam…
Congratulations to the following department members on their recent achievements! Pediatric Gastroenterology Division welcomes Genie Beasley, M.D. Genie Beasley, M.D., graduated from medical school and completed her pediatric residency, as well as her fellowship training at the University of Florida. She was the recipient of Pediatric Resident Teacher of…
More than 25 million men and women in the U.S. have diabetes. That means it affects about one in 12 people. There are two well-known symptoms of diabetes, plus several warning signs you may not be familiar with. Dr. Desmond Schatz, medical director of the Diabetes Center of Excellence at the University of Florida explains.
Amid the bustle of people coming and going from UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital’s atrium Thursday, child patients chased and danced around toy robots fashioned from Lego kits and small motors.
Nicole Paradise-Black, MD, MEd was awarded the 2013 Walter W. Tunnessen, Jr. MD Award for the Advancement of Pediatric Resident Education.
If 3-year-old Evan skips his routine dose of cornstarch every fourth hour, the cost could be his life. He has to consume. Evan is afflicted with glycogen storage disease, a rare, life-threatening illness that is more common in Utah than any other state.
Great strides are made every day in the Department of Pediatrics. A few are highlighted below. Michael Weiss, M.D., Featured in a UF Health Commercial Dr. Weiss was selected for his work with body cooling therapy on newborns who are deprived of oxygen during birth and for his dedication to…
Bayer HealthCare has announced the 2013 recipients of the Bayer Hemophilia Awards Program (BHAP). David Markusic with the Division of Cellular and Molecular Therapy from the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Florida is one of the recipients.
Christopher Jolley, MD, a professor and the chief of pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition at the University of Florida College of Medicine, in Gainesville, agreed that the “dramatic increase in PPI usage is concerning”.
UF Health Shands Hospital is continuing to revamp its pediatrics department as part of its efforts to consolidate its UF Health Shands Children's Hospital.
