UF Pediatrics in the News
AAP, CDC recommend COVID-19 vaccine for ages 12…
The AAP recommends adolescents ages 12 and older get vaccinated against COVID-19 now that federal health officials have signed off on the…
Drs. Kelly & Thompson begin prestigious…
For UF Health pediatricians Maria N. Kelly, M.D., and Lindsay A. Thompson, M.D., medicine was always a career certainty. For years, they have…
UF Health, Florida Department Of Health In…
Dr. Kathleen Ryan, UF Health associate division chief for pediatric infectious disease, said although pregnant women were not included in the vaccine…
Pediatric Patient Stories
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…
Like A Water Balloon in a River
When Madeline Lee went to her 28-week prenatal checkup, she was not able to see her son’s head in the sonograms. Her doctor later determined that…
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
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…
Save the Date! 2021 Pediatrics Science Day
Save the Date! We are excited to be able to host this event again and look forward to having our trainees present their research. This platform…
