UF Pediatrics in the News
FCAAP Names 2021 Chapter Award Winners
D-2438. Portraits of faculty, doctors, staff and fellows at Shand’s Congential Heart Center. Mark Steven Bleiweis, MD has been selected as the…
Internationally known pediatric lung transplant…
An internationally recognized physician who performed more than 100 lung transplants has joined the University of Florida Health Shands Children’s…
UF Department of Pediatrics receives second 2021…
“The University plans to buy WiFi hotspots across the state which will provide access for low-income families with kids with chronic medical…
Pediatric Patient Stories
Sickle Cell Loses and Sydnee Wins
“I’m active, a little bit crazy, but I’m mostly fun,” Sydnee Murphy, 8, said when asked to describe herself.
The art of pediatric patient care
Anthony Macchio was already familiar with UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital. After his second daughter, Isabel, was born with a heart defect in…
MAX-ed Out With Love
How a community came together to surprise a 17-year-old patient waiting for a heart Written by Molly Brennan and Coral Denton For most…
Monthly & Annual Events
Lectures & Lectureships
The UF Pediatrics Department holds regularly scheduled Lectures and Lectureships for faculty and staff. Speakers include our vary own pediatricians and visitors from outside organizations.
Pediatrics Science Day
The primary purpose of Pediatrics Science Day is to give trainees, whether students, post-docs, residents, fellows, or junior faculty, the opportunity to present their research to their colleagues, and to obtain scientific feed-back in a friendly environment.
Pediatric Medical Student Research Forum
This is an exciting opportunity to share your research with your peers. Open to all medical students in the United States, this forum will take place in conjunction with the annual conference of the FCAAP, which students are also welcome to attend.
Special Events
Running For Research – Prader-Willi Syndrome 2020
May is Prader-Willi Syndrome Awareness Month. Prader-Willi Syndrome, also known as PWS, is a rare genetic disorder affecting approximately 1 in every…
Call for Abstracts | 2021 Pediatric Medical…
Saturday, September 4, 2021Disney’s Yacht Club Resort in Orlando, Florida We are excited to invite everyone back to Disney for the 7th…
Call for Posters | 2021 Pediatrics Science Day
This year’s Pediatrics Science Day will be virtual. We are asking that all research be submitted as a poster via the submission form at the link…
