Patient Care
The UF Health Congenital Heart Center brings together the best knowledge, techniques, equipment, and care to achieve our goal of helping all of our cardiac children and adults lead normal, happy, and healthy lives.
Our Services
Congenital Heart Center
Our services – provided through inpatient and outpatient settings – make it possible to deliver the best quality care with outstanding results.
Interventional Cardiology
The UF Health Congenital Heart Center has a dedicated Congenital Interventional Cardiac Catheterization Lab. With Curt Fudge, MD, as its director, the UF pediatric interventional cardiologists perform about 300 diagnostic and interventional catheterizations each year.
Find Us Across the State
Gainesville, FL
UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital
1600 SW Archer Road
Gainesville, FL 32608
Gainesville, FL
UF Health Pediatric Specialties — Medical Plaza
1549 Gale Lemerand Drive
Second floor
Gainesville, FL 32610-3008
Daytona Beach, Fl
UF Health Pediatric Specialties — Halifax Health
311 N. Clyde Morris Blvd.
Suite #100
Daytona Beach, FL 32114
Ocala, Fl
UF Health Pediatric Specialties — Oakhurst
1329 SE 25th Loop
Unit 101
Ocala, FL 34471
Pensacola, Fl
The Studer Family Children’s Hospital at Sacred Heart
1 Bubba Watson Dr
Pensacola, FL 32504
Tallahassee, Fl
UF Health Pediatric Specialties — Tallahassee
2390 Phillips Road
Located within the CMS Building
Tallahassee, FL 32308
Patient Stories
Caring for Those with Congenital Heart Disease
Congenital heart defects, better known as abnormalities of the heart, remain the most prevalent type of birth defect, affecting one in every 133…
Ethan’s Race Against the Clock
After a devastating hurricane season in 2018, Michelle Byron and her family were looking forward to being back in their home in Panama City just in…
Keeping Thea All Smiles
Althea “Thea” Brown is all smiles. And her spunky personality along with her curiosity for the world around her will undoubtedly bring a grin to…
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Resources
Care and Treatment for Congenital Heart Defects
The American Heart Association explains the Care and Treatment for adults and children with Congenital Heart Defects including Surgical procedures, Cardiac catheterizations, Heart transplants, Preparing children for surgery, Feeding Tips,…
Cardiac Catheterizations for Heart Defects
The American Heart Association explains that doctors can repair some heart defects without surgically opening your chest by using a procedure called an interventional cardiac catheterization.
Feeding Tips For Your Baby with CHD
The American Heart Association explains feeding tips if your baby has a heart defect.
Special Needs For Children with a Congenital Heart Defect
The American Heart Association explains the medical needs of children with congenital heart defects.