Sweet Heart
David and Krista Kahn twin girls battled the odds of prematurity, and one also fought to survive a life-threatening heart defect. By Karen Thurston Chavez The Kahn Family, from left, Megan, Ryan, Ava,…
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Pediatric Cardiology and Heart Surgery at UF Health Ranked Among Nation’s Top 25
The UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital’s Pediatric Cardiology and Heart Surgery Program was recognized among the nation’s Top 25 congenital heart centers, according to the 2012-2013 U.S. News’ Best Children’s Hospitals rankings released in June 2012. In Florida, the University of Florida Congenital Heart Center is the highest-ranked children’s heart…
Half A Heart
By April Frawley BirdwellOriginally published in The POST Caleb spent the first four months of his life at Shands at UF, but nurses and doctors made the experience a little easier for his family. In the photo, she smiles, cradling her newborn son in the crook of her arm.
Growing Up
By Laura MizeOriginally published in The POST Years ago, children with congenital diseases often did not get to grow up. Now they do, and parents and doctors can focus on the challenges these children face along their road to adulthood. Underneath Jim Beau Reinhardt’s left lung, a synthetic patch…
Free Parking (Really!)
By Allison Wilson UF&Shands is driving forward with an exciting initiative to improve the patient experience and increase the use of services in Gainesville by offering free parking for patients and their visitors. Beginning Jan. 9, UF&Shands will offer complimentary parking for patients and their visitors, including clergy, volunteers and…
UF Health Congenital Heart Center Transplant Program Exceeds the National Survival Rates
Our multidisciplinary team approach, experience, expertise, and ongoing commitment to innovation and compassionate care has set the standard of care for children with end-stage heart failure achieving excellent long term survival rates. In a July 2011 report, The Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients has measured the percentage of patients who…
Heart Surgeon Performing Miracles
When asked during an interview with Shands why he decided to enter the field of Pediatric Cardiology, Dr. Bleiweis, without hesitation, answered, “During medical school… I saw my first open heart surgery and I knew from that moment I was going to be a heart surgeon. And the next…
Nurse Connie Receives Beverly Millard Award of Excellence
Connie Nixon, R.N. presented with the Bev Millard Award of Excellence by Dr. Richard Bucciarelli, Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics at UF. Connie Nixon, R.N. has gained the admiration, respect and love of not only the children we care for but also their parents, and those who…